Violence in Calgary and Toronto

卡加利與多倫多的暴力事件


Introduction

Police in Calgary and Toronto helped people after attacks with weapons.

卡加利與多倫多的警察在有人使用武器襲擊後提供了協助。

Main Body

On Thursday morning, a man was hurt in Calgary. He had very bad injuries. The police caught one person.

週四早上,一名男子在卡加利受傷。他的傷勢非常嚴重。警方逮捕了一人。

On Wednesday night, two people were hurt in Toronto. They went to the hospital. They are okay now.

週三晚上,兩人在多倫多受傷。他們被送往醫院。目前他們情況穩定。

The police in Toronto did not catch the bad people. They want help from the public to find them.

多倫多警方尚未逮捕犯罪者。他們希望大眾能提供協助以尋找他們。

Conclusion

Police caught one person in Calgary, but the people in Toronto are still free.

卡加利警方逮捕了一人,但多倫多的嫌犯仍在逃。

Vocabulary Learning

Time Words

Look at how the story tells us when things happened:

  • Thursday morning
  • Wednesday night

To talk about a specific time in the past, we use: Day \rightarrow Time of day

Example: "Monday afternoon" or "Friday night"


Action words (The Past)

When something is finished, we change the word. Look at these changes from the text:

  1. Help \rightarrow Helped
  2. Hurt \rightarrow Hurt (This word stays the same!)
  3. Catch \rightarrow Caught

Quick Tip: Most words just need an -ed at the end to show it happened yesterday.

Vocabulary Learning

violence (n.)
Using physical force to hurt someone
Example:The police want to stop violence in the city.
attacks (n.)
Sudden acts of violence
Example:The police are investigating the attacks.
weapons (n.)
Objects used to fight or hurt people, like knives or guns
Example:It is illegal to carry dangerous weapons.
injuries (n.)
Damage to a person's body
Example:The man had serious injuries after the accident.
public (n.)
All the people in a community or city
Example:The police asked the public for information.
Practice A2 words in a crossword