Police Officer Dies After Shooting
一名警員在槍擊後死亡
Introduction
On July 3, police officers shot a man. The man was a police officer from Florence.
7月3日，警察開槍擊中一名男子。該名男子是一名來自佛羅倫斯的警員。
Main Body
Police went to a house at 9:00 PM. A man named Dustin Zink was there. He had a gun. He wanted to hurt himself and other people.
警察在晚上9點前往一處住宅。一名叫 Dustin Zink 的男子在現場。他持有槍支，企圖傷害自己及他人。
Police talked to the man, but he did not stop. The man shot his gun many times. Then, four police officers shot their guns at him.
警察嘗試與該男子溝通，但他並未停止。該男子多次開槍。隨後，四名警察向他開槍。
Police took the man to the hospital. He died there. No other police officers were hurt. People in the area stayed inside their homes.
警察將該男子送往醫院，但他隨後在那裡死亡。沒有其他警察受傷。該地區的居民留在室內。
Conclusion
The Kentucky State Police are now looking into the case.
肯塔基州警目前正在調查此案。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ The "Right Now" vs. "Then"
In this story, everything happened in the past. To tell a story about yesterday or last year, we change the action word (verb).
The Pattern: Most words just get an -ed at the end.
- Talk → Talked
- Stay → Stayed*
The Rule Breakers (Irregular): Some words change completely. You must memorize these because they don't follow the -ed rule:
- Go → Went
- Have → Had
- Do → Did
🔍 Key Word Focus: "Hurt"
Notice the word hurt in the text:
- "He wanted to hurt himself..."
- "No other police officers were hurt."
Strange Fact: The word hurt is a "mirror word." It stays the same in the present and the past.
Today I hurt my arm. Yesterday I hurt my arm.
💡 Quick Tip: Ownership
Look at how we show who owns what:
- The man's gun His gun
- The officers' guns Their guns