Bomb Blast in Damascus

大馬士革發生炸彈爆炸

Jul 2, 2026, 20:52

Introduction

A bomb exploded at a cafe in Damascus on Thursday. Many people died or were hurt.

週四在大馬士革的一家咖啡店發生炸彈爆炸，造成多人死亡或受傷。

Main Body

A man went into a cafe on Al-Nasr Street. He put a bomb under a table and left. The bomb exploded at 3:00 PM. Six people died and 22 people were hurt.

一名男子進入位於 Al-Nasr 街的一家咖啡店。他將炸彈放置在桌下後離開。炸彈於下午 3:00 爆炸，造成 6 人死亡，22 人受傷。

The cafe is near a big court. This court is where the government judges old leaders. Some people from the old government are still in the city. They are dangerous.

該咖啡店靠近一座大型法院。這座法院是政府審理前領導人的地方。一些前政府人員仍留在市內，他們非常危險。

Other bombs happened in May and June. A group called IS often does these attacks. President Ahmed al-Sharaa wants to stop these groups and make the city safe.

五月和六月也發生過其他炸彈襲擊。一個名為 IS 的組織經常發起這類攻擊。總統 Ahmed al-Sharaa 希望制止這些組織，使城市恢復安全。

Conclusion

The government is looking for the man. Other countries say this attack was very bad.

政府正在搜尋該名男子。其他國家表示這次襲擊非常惡劣。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Talking about the Past

Look at these words from the story: exploded, died, happened.

These are "Past Action" words. To make many English words talk about yesterday, we just add -ed at the end.

Explode $\rightarrow$ Exploded
Happen $\rightarrow$ Happened

⚠️ The 'Rule Breakers'

Some words are rebels. They don't use -ed. You must memorize them:

Go $\rightarrow$ Went (Example: "A man went into a cafe")
Put $\rightarrow$ Put (It stays the same!)
Die $\rightarrow$ Died (Small change, but it's a a basic past form)

📍 Word Order: The 'Where' and 'When'

In A2 English, we usually put the Time or Place at the end of the sentence:

The Action $\rightarrow$ The Place $\rightarrow$ The Time
A bomb exploded $\rightarrow$ at a cafe $\rightarrow$ on Thursday.

Vocabulary Learning

exploded (v.)

To blow up or burst suddenly

Example:The balloon exploded when it touched the needle.

court (n.)

A place where a judge decides if someone is guilty of a crime

Example:The man had to go to court for stealing a car.

government (n.)

The group of people who rule a country

Example:The government makes new laws for the city.

judges (v.)

To decide if someone did something wrong

Example:The teacher judges the students' art projects.

dangerous (adj.)

Something that can hurt you or cause problems

Example:It is dangerous to walk alone in the dark forest.

attacks (n.)

Acts of violence against a person or place

Example:The soldiers protected the city from enemy attacks.

Practice A2 words in a crossword→