Irish Man Gets 14 Years in Prison for Killing American Woman

一名愛爾蘭男子殺害美國女子 被判處14年徒刑


Introduction

A court in Budapest says an Irish man killed an American tourist in 2024.

布達佩斯的一座法院表示,一名愛爾蘭男子在 2024 年殺害了一名美國遊客。

Main Body

Mackenzie Michalski went to a club in Budapest. Then she disappeared. Police found a man from Ireland. He said he killed her at his home. He did not call a doctor to help her.

Mackenzie Michalski 前往布達佩斯的一家夜總會。隨後她失蹤了。警方發現了一名來自愛爾蘭的男子。他承認在家中殺害了她。他當時並未呼叫醫生救治她。

The man tried to hide the crime. He cleaned his house. He put the body in a cupboard. Then he drove the body to a forest near a lake.

該男子試圖掩蓋罪行。他清理了房屋。他將屍體放入一個櫃子中。隨後他將屍體開車運往湖泊附近的森林。

Police looked at his computer. The man searched for how to hide a dead body. He also searched for information about the police. He wanted to know if the police could find him.

警方檢查了他的電腦。該男子曾搜尋如何隱藏屍體。他還搜尋了有關警方的資訊。他想知道警方是否能找到他。

Conclusion

The man is in prison now. He must leave Hungary after his prison time.

該男子目前在 prison 服刑。他在服刑期滿後必須離開匈牙利。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ THE 'TIME-SATE' SECRET

Look at the story. It tells us what happened in the past. To do this, English uses a special ending: -ed.

The Pattern:

  • Clean \rightarrow Cleaned*
  • Search \rightarrow Searched*
  • Disappear \rightarrow Disappeared*

Wait! Some words are 'rebels' and change completely:

  • Go \rightarrow Went*
  • Say \rightarrow Said*
  • Find \rightarrow Found*

Why this matters for A2: If you want to tell a story about yesterday or last year, you cannot use the 'now' word.

He clean the house (Wrong) ✅ He cleaned the house (Right)

Vocabulary Learning

disappeared (v.)
Went away suddenly and cannot be found
Example:The cat disappeared from the garden.
crime (n.)
An action that is against the law
Example:Stealing a car is a serious crime.
cupboard (n.)
A piece of furniture with shelves and doors for storing things
Example:The plates are in the kitchen cupboard.
forest (n.)
A large area of land covered with many trees
Example:We went for a walk in the forest.
prison (n.)
A building where criminals are kept as punishment
Example:The thief spent two years in prison.
Practice A2 words in a crossword