Many Shootings in US Cities
美國多個城市發生槍擊事件
Introduction
Many people were hurt in shootings in different US cities. Police arrested some people.
美國不同城市的槍擊事件導致許多人受傷，警方已逮捕部分人士。
Main Body
In Boston, people shot others in five different streets. Thirteen people were hurt and two people died. A city leader wants a big meeting to make the city safe.
在波士頓，有人在五條不同的街道開槍。共有十三人受傷，兩人死亡。一名城市領導人希望召開一次大型會議，以確保城市安全。
In Los Angeles and Seattle, people were watching the World Cup. In Los Angeles, four people were hurt. In Seattle, six people were hurt. Police were ready to help.
在洛杉磯和西雅圖，當時人們正在觀看世界盃。在洛杉磯，有四人受傷；在西雅圖，有六人受傷。警方已準備好提供援助。
In Ohio, there were shootings in Dayton and Westerville. In Dayton, a man shot people during a fight. Police arrested him. In Westerville, two men shot a person after a holiday party. Police arrested them.
在俄亥俄州，戴頓和威斯特維爾發生了槍擊事件。在戴頓，一名男子在爭執過程中開槍，警方已將其逮捕。在威斯特維爾，兩名男子在假期派對後開槍射擊一名人士，警方已將他們逮捕。
Conclusion
Police are still looking for the reasons for these crimes.
警方仍在調查這些犯罪行為的原因。
Vocabulary Learning
🚨 Focus: Action and Result
Look at how we describe things that happened in the past using the word shot.
The Pattern: [Person] shot [Someone else]
- A man shot people.
- People shot others.
Wait! What about the victims? When we don't know who did it, or we want to talk about the people who got hurt, we use were hurt.
- Thirteen people were hurt.
- Six people were hurt.
Quick Guide for A2:
- Use shot for the person doing the action.
- Use were hurt for the people receiving the action.
Vocabulary bridge:
- Fight Two people disagreeing angrily.
- Arrested Police take a person to jail.