Bad Accidents on the Water

水上嚴重事故


Introduction

Many people died in water accidents in Canada and the USA.

許多人在加拿大和美國的水上事故中喪生。

Main Body

In Ontario, a man died in a river. The boat driver drank alcohol. The police arrested the driver.

在安大略省,一名男子在河中喪生。船隻駕駛員飲酒了。警方已逮捕該名駕駛員。

In Nova Scotia, two accidents happened. One young man died near an island. On a lake, a 70-year-old man died. A 58-year-old man is still missing.

在新斯科舍省,發生了兩起事故。一名年輕男子在島嶼附近喪生。在湖上,一名70歲的男子喪生。一名58歲的男子目前仍失蹤。

In Massachusetts, police found an old man on a beach. He died because he went under the water and could not breathe.

在麻薩諸塞州,警方在海灘上發現一名老人。他因潛入水中無法呼吸而喪生。

Conclusion

Police are still looking for more information about these deaths.

警方仍在尋找關於這些死亡事件的更多資訊。

Vocabulary Learning

🚨 The 'Past' Pattern

Look at these words from the text:

  • died (not die)
  • drank (not drink)
  • arrested (not arrest)
  • happened (not happen)
  • found (not find)

The Secret: To tell a story about something that is finished, we change the action word.

Most words just get an -ed at the end: arrestarrested happenhappened

Some words are rebels and change completely: drinkdrank findfound

Quick Example for A2:

  • Today: I drink water.
  • Yesterday: I drank water.

Vocabulary Learning

accident (n.)
Something bad that happens by chance and often hurts people
Example:The car accident happened because of the rain.
arrested (v.)
When the police take someone away because they broke the law
Example:The police arrested the man for stealing the bag.
missing (adj.)
When someone or something cannot be found
Example:The little girl has been missing since yesterday.
breathe (v.)
To take air into your lungs and send it out again
Example:It is hard to breathe when you are underwater.
Practice A2 words in a crossword