US Navy Stops Search for Missing Sailor
美國海軍停止搜救失蹤水手
Introduction
The US Navy stopped looking for a missing sailor. The sailor disappeared after a helicopter landed in the sea.
美國海軍已停止搜救一名失蹤水手。該名水手在直升機墜海後失蹤。
Main Body
A helicopter landed in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday. Four people were on the helicopter. Three people are safe. One person is missing.
週三有一架直升機墜落在阿拉伯海。直升機上共有四人，其中三人安全，一人失蹤。
Many planes and ships looked for the sailor. They searched a very large area for 102 hours. Many US Navy and Air Force teams helped.
許多飛機與船隻搜救該名水手。他們在一個極其廣闊的區域內搜尋了 102 小時。許多美國海軍與空軍團隊提供了協助。
The military says no enemy attacked the helicopter. They do not know why the helicopter landed in the water. They are still studying the accident. The Navy did not say the sailor's name yet.
軍方表示沒有敵軍攻擊該直升機。他們目前尚不清楚直升機墜海的原因，仍在調查此次事故。海軍尚未公布該名水手的姓名。
Conclusion
The search ended on Sunday. Experts are still looking for the cause of the crash.
搜救行動於週日結束。專家仍在調查墜機原因。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 The 'Finished' Action
Look at these words from the story:
- Stopped
- Landed
- Searched
- Ended
The Secret: When we talk about things that happened and are over, we often add -ed to the end of the action word.
Examples from the text →
The search ended(It is not searching now).A helicopter landed(It is on the water now).
Try this simple shift:
- Stop Stopped
- Search Searched
- Help Helped
📦 Useful 'Small' Words
These words help us describe where or how things happen:
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| In | Inside a place | In the sea |
| For | A length of time | For 102 hours |
| Yet | Up until now | Did not say... yet |