Theft at the Lalique Museum

Lalique 博物館發生盜竊案


Introduction

Three people stole expensive jewelry from the Lalique museum in France on Sunday morning.

週日上午,有三個人在法國的 Lalique 博物館偷走了昂貴的珠寶。

Main Body

Three people with masks broke a door at 5:30. They used hammers to break six glass boxes. They took about 25 pieces of crystal jewelry. The jewelry is worth 4.5 million euros.

三個戴著面具的人在 5:30 破壞了一扇門。他們使用錘子打破了六個玻璃櫃。他們拿走了約 25 件水晶珠寶。這些珠寶價值 450 萬歐元。

The alarm worked, but the security company did not call the police. A cleaning worker called the police instead. The thieves left the museum before the police arrived. The police are now looking at videos to find the thieves.

警報器確實地響了,但保安公司沒有通知警方。反而是由一名清潔工員報警。小偷在警察到達前就離開了博物館。警察目前正在查看監視影片以尋找竊賊。

Many museums in France have problems with theft. Thieves stole from the Louvre and other museums recently. These museums did not have enough cameras. Now, the government wants better security for all museums.

法國許多博物館都面臨盜竊問題。最近羅浮宮及其他博物館也發生過盜竊案。這些博物館當時缺乏足夠的攝影機。現在政府希望所有博物館都能有更好的保安措施。

Conclusion

The museum is closed now. The police are still looking for the thieves.

博物館目前已關閉。警察仍在尋找竊賊。

Vocabulary Learning

🕰️ The 'Done' Action (Past Tense)

In this story, everything happened in the past. To talk about things that are finished, we usually add -ed to the end of the action word.

Examples from the text:

  • work → worked
  • call → called
  • arrived

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

  • steal → stole
  • break → broke
  • take → took

📦 Grouping Things (Quantifiers)

How do we describe 'how many'? Look at these combinations:

Number + ObjectThree people / Six glass boxes / 25 pieces

Amount + Money4.5 million euros

Vague Amount + ObjectMany museums / Enough cameras

Vocabulary Learning

expensive (adj.)
Costs a lot of money
Example:The diamond ring is very expensive.
jewelry (n.)
Beautiful objects like rings or necklaces made of gold or silver
Example:She wears gold jewelry every day.
worth (adj.)
Has a particular value in money
Example:This old painting is worth one million dollars.
security (n.)
People or systems that protect a place from danger
Example:The airport has very strict security.
thieves (n.)
People who steal things
Example:The thieves took the money and ran away.
theft (n.)
The act of stealing something
Example:The police are investigating the theft of the car.
government (n.)
The group of people who control a country
Example:The government wants to build new schools.
Practice A2 words in a crossword