Parents Arrested for Leaving Children Alone
父母將孩子單獨留在房內被捕
Introduction
Police arrested two people from Florida. They left two young children alone in a hotel room.
警方在佛羅里達州逮捕了兩人。他們將兩個年幼的孩子單獨留在飯店房間內。
Main Body
On July 4, hotel workers heard a baby cry. They went into the room. They found two children in beds. No adults were there.
7月4日，飯店員工聽到嬰兒哭聲，進入房間後發現兩個孩子在床上，現場沒有任何成年人。
Police looked at cameras. The parents, Brian and Allison Cannella, were at the pool. They drank alcohol for about one hour. They did not watch their children.
警方查看監視器，發現父母 Brian 與 Allison Cannella 當時在泳池邊，喝酒約一小時，期間並未照顧孩子。
Family friends took the children. The children are safe. Police took the parents to jail. Allison Cannella is a rich lawyer and business woman.
家庭朋友接走了孩子，孩子目前安全。警方將父母逮捕入獄。Allison Cannella 是一位富有的律師兼 businesswoman。
Conclusion
The parents must go to court on September 1.
父母必須在9月1日出庭。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 The "Past-Tense" Secret
Look at these words from the story:
- Arrested
- Left (Special form of leave)
- Heard (Special form of hear)
- Found (Special form of find)
The Pattern When we talk about things that already happened, we change the action word.
Most words just add -ed Arrested Some words are 'rebels' and change completely Leave becomes Left
Why this helps you reach A2: To tell a story, you cannot use today's words. You must move the action to the past.
Quick Guide:
- I watch (Now) I watched (Then)
- They drink (Now) They drank (Then)
- They go (Now) They went (Then)