Teenager in Court for Terrorist Plans
青少年因恐怖計畫被傳喚上庭
Introduction
A 17-year-old boy from Melbourne is in court. Police say he wanted to help terrorists.
一名來自墨爾本的17歲少年正出庭受審。警方表示他想要協助恐怖分子。
Main Body
Police searched the boy's home in March. They found a flag from a terrorist group. They also found computer files. These files explained how to make bombs and how to stop trains.
警方在三月搜查了該少年的住家。他們發現了一面恐怖組織的旗幟，還發現了電腦檔案，內容解釋了如何製造炸彈以及如何使火車停駛。
The boy used the internet to find Jewish buildings in Melbourne. He looked at pictures of knives. He also looked for busy roads with many cars.
該少年利用網路搜尋墨爾本的猶太建築物。他查看了刀具的照片，並尋找車流量大的繁忙道路。
In jail, the boy said he can make big bombs. One doctor says the boy only read about these things. But the police say he is dangerous. They worry he will teach his brother and sister to be terrorists.
在獄中，該少年聲稱他能製造大型炸彈。一名醫生表示該少年僅僅是閱讀過相關資料，但警方則認為他很危險，擔心他會教導自己的兄弟姊妹成為恐怖分子。
Conclusion
The judge will decide next week if the boy can go home.
法官將於下週決定該少年是否可以回家。
Vocabulary Learning
🔍 The "Action" Pattern
To speak like an A2 student, you need to connect People to Actions. Look at how the story tells us what happened:
- Police searched
- Police found
- The boy used
- The boy looked
The Secret: In English, when we talk about the past, we often just add -ed to the action word.
Example from the text:
search searched
look looked
Wait! Some are different:
find found (This is a special word, it doesn't use -ed).
💡 Simple Word Groups
Notice how the text uses simple words to describe places. You can use this to build your own sentences:
- Home (Private place)
- Court / Jail (Legal places)
- Roads / Buildings (City places)