Woman Accused of Killing Twins

女子被指控殺害雙胞胎


Introduction

Andrea Renee Shaw is 23 years old. She lives in Idaho. The police say she killed her two small children.

Andrea Renee Shaw 23 歲,居住在愛達荷州。警方表示她殺害了自己的兩個幼兒。

Main Body

The police studied the case for a long time. They say Andrea killed the babies. They say she stopped them from breathing on purpose. Now, Andrea is in jail.

警方對此案研究了很長時間。他們表示 Andrea 殺害了孩子,稱她故意讓孩子窒息。目前 Andrea 正在獄中。

Andrea says the babies died because of vaccines. She says the medicine was bad. She is suing a group of doctors. She says the doctors lied about the vaccines.

Andrea 則稱孩子是因為疫苗而死亡的。她表示藥物有問題,並正起訴一群醫生,指控醫生在疫苗問題上撒謊。

Other doctors say Andrea is wrong. They say vaccines do not stop babies from breathing. Andrea's lawyer says she is innocent. He wants to use other doctors to help her.

其他醫生則表示 Andrea 的說法是錯誤的。他們認為疫苗不會導致孩子窒息。Andrea 的律師則稱她是無辜的,並希望尋求其他醫生的協助。

Conclusion

Andrea is in jail. She goes to court again on July 14.

Andrea 目前在獄中。她將於 7 月 14 日再次出庭。

Vocabulary Learning

⚖️ Who is doing what?

In this story, we see a pattern of People \rightarrow Actions.

1. The Police

  • studied (past)
  • say (present)

2. Andrea

  • lives (present)
  • is (present)
  • says (present)

3. The Lawyer

  • wants (present)

💡 The 'S' Rule

Look at the words: lives, says, wants.

When we talk about one person (He, She, Andrea, The Lawyer), we add an -s to the action word in the present.

  • Police (many people) \rightarrow say
  • Andrea (one person) \rightarrow says

Quick Guide:

  • I say \rightarrow She says
  • I live \rightarrow She lives
  • I want \rightarrow He wants

Vocabulary Learning

accused (adj.)
When someone is said to have done something wrong or illegal.
Example:The man was accused of stealing the car.
on purpose (adv.)
Doing something because you wanted to do it, not by accident.
Example:He broke the glass on purpose because he was angry.
vaccines (n.)
Medicine that protects people from getting a disease.
Example:The baby needs vaccines to stay healthy.
suing (v.)
Taking a person or company to court to get money for a problem.
Example:She is suing the company for the accident.
innocent (adj.)
Not guilty of a crime.
Example:The jury decided that the woman was innocent.
court (n.)
The place where legal decisions are made by a judge.
Example:The lawyer spoke to the judge in court.
Practice A2 words in a crossword