Police Catch Men in Two Crimes Against Children

警方逮捕兩名侵害兒童的男子


Introduction

Police in India and Australia caught two men. These men hurt and killed children.

印度和澳洲警方逮捕了兩名男子。這些男子傷害並殺害了兒童。

Main Body

In Assam, India, a girl died. She was eight years old. A young man killed her. He says he did not hurt her in a sexual way, but the family says he did.

在印度亞薩姆邦,一名八歲女孩死亡。一名年輕男子殺害了她。他聲稱自己沒有對她進行性侵,但家屬表示他確實這麼做了。

In Queensland, Australia, police caught a 50-year-old man. He took two girls, ages 13 and 15, on a train. He hurt them. He also had drugs.

在澳洲昆士蘭,警方逮捕了一名50歲的男子。他帶著兩名分別為13歲和15歲的女孩搭火車,並傷害了她們。他身上還持有毒品。

Police in Australia think this man hurt other children too. They want more people to talk to them.

澳洲警方認為這名男子可能還傷害了其他兒童。他們希望更多人能與他們聯繫提供資訊。

Conclusion

Both men are in jail now. The courts will decide their punishment.

兩名男子目前都已被監禁。法院將決定他們的懲罰。

Vocabulary Learning

🔍 Focus: Talking about the Past

In this story, we see words like caught, died, killed, and took. These are 'past' words. They tell us the action is finished.

How it works: Most words just add -ed to the end.

  • hurt \rightarrow hurt (stays same)
  • kill \rightarrow killed
  • die \rightarrow died

The 'Tricky' Ones: Some words change completely. You just have to memorize these:

  • catch \rightarrow caught
  • take \rightarrow took

Example from the text: "Police caught two men." \rightarrow This happened before now. It is over.

Vocabulary Learning

caught (v.)
To capture or find someone who did something wrong.
Example:The police caught the thief after a long chase.
sexual (adj.)
Related to physical intimacy or sex.
Example:The doctor discussed sexual health with the patient.
drugs (n.)
Chemical substances that change how the body or mind works.
Example:Some drugs are used as medicine, but others are illegal.
jail (n.)
A place where people are kept as a punishment for a crime.
Example:The man had to stay in jail for two years.
punishment (n.)
A penalty for doing something wrong.
Example:His punishment for breaking the window was to pay for a new one.
Practice A2 words in a crossword