Woman Arrested for Attacking Housemate in Ibaraki
茨城縣女子襲擊同居室友被捕
Introduction
Police arrested a 49-year-old woman. She hurt another woman who lived with her.
警方逮捕了一名 49 歲女子，她傷害了另一名與其同住的女子。
Main Body
The attack happened on June 29 in Koga. The woman, Masae Sakurai, used a needle and thread to sew the other woman's lips. The victim could not speak.
這起襲擊事件於 6 月 29 日發生在古河。名為 Masae Sakurai 的女子使用針線將另一名女子的嘴唇縫合。受害者因此無法說話。
On June 30, the victim left the house. She went to a shop and wrote a note for help. The police came to help her.
6 月 30 日，受害者離開了住處。她前往一家商店並寫下求救便條。警方隨後趕到救援。
The victim was afraid of Sakurai. She stayed in the house for a long time. Other people say Sakurai gave homes to people who had no place to live.
受害者很害怕 Sakurai，因此在該屋內住了很長時間。其他人表示 Sakurai 會提供住所給無家可歸的人。
The victim and Sakurai had a fight. Sakurai became very angry. Police are now talking to other people in the house.
受害者與 Sakurai 發生爭執，Sakurai 變得非常憤怒。警方目前正在與屋內的其他人員進行詢問。
Conclusion
Masae Sakurai is in jail. Police are still studying why she did this.
Masae Sakurai 目前在獄中。警方仍在調查她這樣做的原因。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 The 'Past' Storyteller
To reach A2, you must move from now to then. Look at how this story uses Past Simple verbs to show a sequence of events.
The Pattern: Action → Result
- The Action: Police arrested (arrest + ed)
- The Result: She hurt (stayed the same)
Common 'Past' Changes in this Text:
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Regular (Just add -ed):
- happen → happened
- use → used
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Irregular (The word changes):
- go → went
- write → wrote
- give → gave
- become → became
💡 A2 Tip: The 'No-Change' Verb Some words are rebels. They do not change at all. Example: "Sakurai hurt another woman." (Today: I hurt. Yesterday: I hurt.)