Three Reports of Violence and Crime
三起暴力與犯罪報告
Introduction
This report talks about three crimes in Washington, Connecticut, and Florida.
本報告討論關於華盛頓、康涅狄格州與佛羅里達州的三起犯罪事件。
Main Body
In Washington, Caelick Bradley died. Two people, Humberto and Aydee, stole his bank card. Police found the body. Aydee shot Caelick after a fight. They say they did not do it. They have a trial in August.
在華盛頓,Caelick Bradley 死亡。兩名人士 Humberto 與 Aydee 偷走了他的銀行卡。警方發現了屍體。Aydee 在爭執後槍擊了 Caelick。他們聲稱自己沒有做這件事。他們將於八月出庭。
In Connecticut, two men, Carlos and Alexander, hit a person with a car. The person hurt their legs. Then, a man had a gun. Carlos says he used the gun to protect himself. The police are still checking the facts.
在康涅狄格州,兩名男子 Carlos 與 Alexander 開車撞到了一個人。該人士腿部受傷。隨後,一名男子持有槍支。Carlos 表示他使用槍支是為了保護自己。警方仍在核實事實。
In Florida, a man named Bart died. He was a soldier. He and a woman fought about a parking space. The woman shot him. She says she did it to protect herself. The lawyers are now deciding the charges.
在佛羅里達州,一名名為 Bart 的男子死亡。他是一名軍人。他與一名女子因停車位發生爭執。該女子槍擊了他。她聲稱這是為了保護自己。律師目前正在決定起訴罪名。
Conclusion
These people are waiting for their court dates.
這些人正在等待他們的出庭日期。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ THE 'ACTION' PATTERN
Look at how the stories describe what happened. To get to A2, you need to move from single words to Simple Past sentences.
The Pattern:
Person Action (Past) Object/Detail
Examples from the text:
- Aydee shot Caelick.
- Police found the body.
- Two men hit a person.
💡 Simple Rule: To tell a story about the past, change the action word.
- Say Said
- Do Did
- Fight Fought
Quick Vocabulary Bank:
- Court dates Official meetings with a judge.
- Charges The specific crime a person is accused of.