Young Man Hurt After Fall in Surfers Paradise

衝浪者天堂一名年輕男子墜樓受傷


Introduction

Tyler Calleja is 18 years old. He is very sick in the hospital after he fell from a building on the Gold Coast.

Tyler Calleja 今年 18 歲。他在黃金海岸從一棟建築物墜落,目前在醫院情況危急。

Main Body

The accident happened on Sunday morning. A worker found Tyler on the ground. He was not awake. Police think he fell while he tried to go into his home.

事故發生在週日上午。一名工人發現 Tyler 躺在地上,當時他處於昏迷狀態。警方認為他在嘗試進入家中時墜落。

Tyler is a strong runner. He just finished a long race. He also ran a very long race before to help sick children.

Tyler 是一名強力的跑者。他剛完成了一場長跑賽事。此前他也曾參加過一場長距離賽跑以幫助患病兒童。

His football club wants to help him. They asked people for money for his medical bills. People gave more than $70,000 by Wednesday.

他的足球俱樂部希望提供幫助,因此呼籲大眾捐款支付醫療費用。截至週三,捐款金額已超過 7 萬美元。

Conclusion

Tyler is still very sick. The police are still looking for more information about the fall.

Tyler 目前情況依然危急。警方仍在尋找關於此次墜落的更多資訊。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Talking about the Past

Look at how the story tells us what happened. We change the ending of the word to show it is finished.

The 'ed' Pattern

  • happen \rightarrow happened*
  • finish \rightarrow finished*
  • ask \rightarrow asked*

The 'Rule-Breakers' (Irregular) Some words change completely. You just have to remember them:

  • fall \rightarrow fell*
  • give \rightarrow gave*

Quick Tip: Use these when you talk about yesterday, last week, or Sunday morning.

Vocabulary Learning

accident (n.)
Something bad that happens by mistake
Example:The car accident happened because of the rain.
awake (adj.)
Not sleeping
Example:I was wide awake at three o'clock in the morning.
medical bills (n.)
Money you must pay for doctor or hospital help
Example:He has many medical bills after his surgery.
information (n.)
Facts or details about something
Example:I need more information about the bus schedule.
Practice A2 words in a crossword