The Case of Martyn Edward Tann

Martyn Edward Tann 案

Jul 6, 2026, 07:13
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Introduction

A judge in Western Australia looked at the case of Martyn Edward Tann. Martyn disappeared from Mullaloo Beach in April 2013.

西澳大利亞州的一名法官審理了 Martyn Edward Tann 的案件。Martyn 於 2013 年 4 月在 Mullaloo 海灘失蹤。

Main Body

Martyn was a student. He loved the ocean and diving. On April 2, 2013, he went into the water alone. He wanted to swim to a buoy in the sea.

Martyn 是一名學生。他熱愛海洋與潛水。2013 年 4 月 2 日，他獨自進入水中，想要游向海上的個浮標。

Some people saw strange dolphins. Then they saw bubbles in the water. After that, Martyn was gone. People found his bag on the beach, but they did not find him.

有些人看到了奇怪的海豚。接著他們看到水中出現氣泡。之後，Martyn 就失蹤了。人們在海灘上找到了他的袋子，但沒有找到他本人。

Police found a white shirt. The shirt had holes in it. A shark expert said a shark probably made those holes. Police also found a hair, but they do not know whose hair it is yet.

警方發現了一件白色襯衫。襯衫上有洞。鯊魚專家表示，這些洞很可能是鯊魚造成的。警方還發現了一根頭髮，但他們目前還不知道這根頭髮屬於誰。

Conclusion

The judge says Martyn is dead. He believes a shark killed him.

法官判定 Martyn 已死亡，他相信 Martyn 是被鯊魚殺害。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 The 'Past Time' Pattern

To tell a story about something that happened before, we often add -ed to the action word. This is the simplest way to move from A1 to A2 English.

Look at these changes from the story:

  • Look →\rightarrow Looked
  • Disappear →\rightarrow Disappeared
  • Want →\rightarrow Wanted

Special Words (The 'Rule Breakers') Some words don't follow the -ed rule. You just have to memorize them:

  • Go →\rightarrow Went
  • See →\rightarrow Saw
  • Find →\rightarrow Found
  • Is →\rightarrow Was

Quick Guide for Your Own Sentences: If it happened yesterday or in 2013, use the Past Form.

Example: "I walk to school" (Every day) →\rightarrow "I walked to school" (Yesterday).

Vocabulary Learning

disappeared (v.)
went away suddenly so that you cannot see them
Example:The cat disappeared under the bed.
ocean (n.)
the very large area of salt water that covers most of the Earth
Example:Whales live in the deep ocean.
diving (n.)
the sport of swimming deep under the water
Example:I like diving to see the colorful fish.
buoy (n.)
a floating object in the sea used as a marker
Example:The swimmer swam toward the red buoy.
bubbles (n.)
small balls of air inside a liquid
Example:I can see bubbles in my soda.
expert (n.)
a person who knows a lot about a subject
Example:The computer expert fixed my laptop.
probably (adv.)
used to say that something is likely to happen
Example:It is cloudy, so it will probably rain today.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→