Two People Die After Poisoning in Patiala
帕蒂亞拉發生中毒事件，兩人死亡
Introduction
Police are looking at a sad event in Patiala. Four people in one family drank poison. Two people died.
警方正在調查發生在帕蒂亞拉的一起悲劇。一個家庭中的四名成員喝了毒藥，其中兩人死亡。
Main Body
The family had a father, a mother, and two children. The father and the 11-year-old daughter died in the hospital. The mother and the 14-year-old son are still in the hospital.
這個家庭包括一名父親、一名母親和兩個孩子。父親和11歲的女兒在醫院中死亡。母親和14歲的兒子目前仍在住院。
Police think the father had no job. He had no money. He also had problems with other family members about money.
警方認為父親當時失業且沒有錢。他與其他家庭成員在金錢方面也存在問題。
Police think the father gave poison to his family first. Then he drank the poison himself. Police are now checking the evidence to find the truth.
警方認為父親先給家人服用毒藥，然後自己才喝下毒藥。警方目前正在檢查證據以查明真相。
Conclusion
Two people are dead and two are in the hospital. Police are still working on the case.
兩人死亡，兩人住院。警方仍在調查此案。
Vocabulary Learning
📌 The 'Possession' Pattern
Look at how the story describes people. It uses words to show who belongs to whom.
The Pattern: [Person] [Relationship]
- The father (The man in the family)
- The mother (The woman in the family)
- The daughter (The girl child)
- The son (The boy child)
💡 Simple 'No' (Negation)
To say someone does NOT have something, we use had no + [thing]. This is a very fast way to describe a bad situation:
- Had no job He was unemployed.
- Had no money He was poor.
🛠️ Word Build: Time & Age
In A2 English, we describe people's age by putting the number before the person:
- 11-year-old daughter
- 14-year-old son
Tip: Use the hyphen (-) to connect the age to the person!