Plane Lands Hard in New York River
飛機在紐約河流硬著陸
Introduction
A seaplane landed hard in the East River on Sunday. Two people had small injuries.
一架水上飛機週日在東河硬著陸，導致兩人輕傷。
Main Body
The plane had eight passengers. It landed at 12:01 p.m. near the NY Skyport. One part of the wing broke during the landing. Firefighters pulled the plane to a dock.
該飛機有八名乘客。它於中午 12:01 在 NY Skyport 附近著陸。著陸過程中，機翼的一部分發生斷裂。消防員將飛機拖至碼頭。
Two people went to the hospital. One woman is 75 years old. Her name is Ada Todd. She had a small injury.
兩人被送往醫院。其中一名女性 75 歲，名叫 Ada Todd，她受了輕傷。
The plane came from East Hampton. The pilot called for help. A police helicopter flew to the river to help the plane.
該飛機來自 East Hampton。機師請求救援，隨後一架警察直升機飛往河流協助該飛機。
Conclusion
The plane is now safe. The FAA is looking for the reason for the accident.
飛機目前已安全。FAA 正在調查事故原因。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking about the PAST
In this story, everything happened yesterday. To tell a story about the past, we change the action word.
The Simple Pattern: Word now Word then Land Landed Break Broke Pull Pulled Go Went Fly Flew
💡 Quick Tip: Most words just need -ed at the end (Landed, Pulled). But some words are "rebels" and change completely (Go Went).
Example from text: "The plane came from East Hampton." (It does not say 'comed' because 'come' is a rebel word!)