Police Reports on Four Deaths

警方報告四起死亡事件


Introduction

Police report four different crimes. People died in these events.

警方報告了四起不同的犯罪事件,這些事件中有人死亡。

Main Body

In Swansea, a car hit a motorcycle. A young man is in jail. Police think he used drugs and killed a person.

在斯旺西,一輛車撞上了一輛摩托車。一名年輕男子目前在獄中。警方認為他使用了藥物並導致一人死亡。

In Aberdeen, two women fought at a bus stop. One woman pushed the other woman. The woman died. Police are checking the facts now.

在阿伯丁,兩名女子在公車站發生爭執。其中一名女子將另一名女子推倒,導致該女子死亡。警方目前正在核實事實。

In Australia, a 16-year-old boy stabbed a man. The man tried to get help but he died. The boy must go to court on September 10.

在澳洲,一名16歲少年刺傷一名男子。該男子曾試圖尋求幫助,但最終死亡。該少年必須於9月10日出庭。

In Pineville, a father went into a house. He stabbed his five-year-old son. The boy died. This was a family fight.

在派恩維爾,一名父親進入一棟房屋,刺傷其五歲兒子。男孩死亡。這是一起家庭衝突。

Conclusion

Police and judges are still looking at these cases.

警方與法官仍在審理這些案件。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The "Action-Result" Pattern

In this story, we see a very simple way to tell a sequence of events: Action \rightarrow Result.

Look at these examples:

  • One woman pushed the other woman \rightarrow The woman died.
  • A father stabbed his son \rightarrow The boy died.

💡 How to use it

To reach A2, stop using long sentences. Use two short ones to show a cause and an effect.

Simple Rule: [Person] + [Simple Verb] + [Object] \rightarrow [Result].

Words to know from the text:

  • Hit: To touch something hard (Car \rightarrow Motorcycle).
  • Push: To move someone away with force.
  • Stab: To hurt someone with a knife.

🚩 Quick Tip: 'The' vs 'A'

Notice how the writer starts with 'A woman' (we don't know her) and then says 'The woman' (now we know which woman).

A \rightarrow The

Vocabulary Learning

crime (n.)
An action that is against the law
Example:Stealing a car is a serious crime.
jail (n.)
A place where people are kept as a punishment
Example:The thief spent two years in jail.
facts (n.)
Things that are known to be true
Example:The police need all the facts before they make a decision.
stabbed (v.)
Cut someone with a sharp object like a knife
Example:The attacker stabbed the man in the arm.
court (n.)
A place where a judge decides if someone is guilty
Example:The man must go to court to explain what happened.
judges (n.)
People who make legal decisions in a court
Example:The judges listened to the evidence in the case.
Practice A2 words in a crossword