Police and Three People Die in Ohio

俄亥俄州一名警察與三人死亡


Introduction

A police officer and three other people died in Wayne County.

在韋恩縣,一名警察與另外三人死亡。

Main Body

The problem started on Sunday night in Rittman, Ohio. People called 911. They said people were fighting and using guns.

問題始於週日在俄亥俄州的里特曼。有人撥打 911,稱有人在打鬥並使用槍械。

Police arrived at the house. People shot at the police. One police officer died.

警察到達該房屋後,有人向警察開槍。一名警察因此死亡。

Sheriff Tom Ballinger said three other people died. Two other police officers and a police dog were hurt.

警長 Tom Ballinger 表示,另有三人死亡。另外兩名警察和一隻警犬受傷。

Now, a special group called the BCI is looking at the case. They want to know what happened.

目前,一個名為 BCI 的特別小組正在調查此案,他們想了解事情的經過。

Conclusion

The police are still studying the deaths of four people.

警方仍在研究四人死亡的經過。

Vocabulary Learning

⏱️ The 'Past' Action Trick

Look at these words from the story:

  • Started
  • Called
  • Arrived

The Secret: To talk about something that finished in the past, we often just add -ed to the end of the action word.

How to use it: Today I walk → Yesterday I walked Today I call → Yesterday I called


⚠️ The 'Rule Breakers'

Some words are rebels. They don't use -ed. They change completely:

  • DieDied (This one follows the rule!)
  • SaySaid (Rebel! No 'ed')
  • Is/AreWas/Were (Big rebels!)

Example from text: "They said people were fighting."


🧩 Quick Build

Person + Past Action + Place/Thing

Police → arrived → at the house. People → called → 911.

Vocabulary Learning

officer (n.)
A member of the police force
Example:The police officer helped the lost child.
fighting (v.)
Hitting or arguing with another person
Example:The two boys were fighting over a toy.
arrived (v.)
To reach a place
Example:The train arrived at the station at 10 AM.
hurt (adj.)
To feel pain or have an injury
Example:My leg is hurt after the fall.
studying (v.)
Looking at something carefully to understand it
Example:The doctor is studying the X-ray.
Practice A2 words in a crossword