Police Search for Man After Three People Die

三人死亡,警方正搜捕一名男子


Introduction

Police in Bedfordshire are looking for a man. A woman and two children died in Great Denham.

貝德福德郡警方正在尋找一名男子。在 Great Denham 有一名女性和兩名兒童死亡。

Main Body

Police went into a house on Monday. They found a woman and her two daughters. They are dead. Police think a man named Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma killed them.

警方於週一進入一棟房屋。他們發現一名女性及其兩個女兒。她們已經死亡。警方認為一名名為 Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma 的男子殺害了她們。

The man left the UK on Saturday. He went to the airport and flew to Zimbabwe. Police in Zimbabwe know about the case. Now, UK police and Zimbabwe police are working together to find him.

該男子於週六離開英國。他前往機場飛往津巴布韋。津巴布韋警方已知曉此案。目前,英國警方與津巴布韋警方正合作尋找他。

Police are in the streets to keep people safe. A police leader said this is a very sad event. He said other people in the town are safe.

警方在街道上巡邏以確保民眾安全。一名警方領導者表示這是一個非常悲傷的事件。他表示鎮上的其他居民是安全的。

Conclusion

Police want to know about anything strange from last Friday and Saturday. They are still looking for the man.

警方想了解上週五和週六是否有任何異常情況。他們仍在尋找該名男子。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Talking About the Past

In this story, we see how to change action words to show something already happened.

The Rule: Add -ed to the end of the word.

  • Look \rightarrow Looked
  • Work \rightarrow Worked

Examples from the text:

  • "Police looked for a man" (They did this before now).
  • "Zimbabwe police are working together" \rightarrow If they finished, we would say "They worked together."

⚠️ The 'Rule Breakers' (Irregular Words)

Some words do not follow the -ed rule. You must memorize these because they are very common.

NowThen (Past)
GoWent
FindFound
LeaveLeft
SaySaid

Check the story: "Police went into a house" (Not goed). "They found a woman" (Not finded).

Vocabulary Learning

search (v.)
To look for someone or something carefully
Example:The police search for the missing keys in the garden.
case (n.)
A specific situation or a police investigation
Example:The detective is working on a difficult case.
event (n.)
Something that happens, especially something important
Example:The wedding was a very happy event for the family.
strange (adj.)
Not normal or unusual
Example:I heard a strange noise coming from the kitchen.
Practice A2 words in a crossword