Police Kill Man in Houston
休士頓警方擊斃一名男子
Introduction
ICE agents killed a man from Mexico. His name was Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. This happened in Houston on July 7.
ICE 特務擊斃了一名來自墨西哥的男子，其名為 Lorenzo Salgado Araujo。此事發生於 7 月 7 日的休士頓。
Main Body
ICE agents stopped a white van. The agents say the man used the van as a weapon. They say they shot him to protect themselves.
ICE 特務攔截了一輛白色貨車。特務聲稱該男子將貨車當作武器。他們表示開槍是為了保護自己。
Three people were in the van. They say the man did nothing wrong. They say the agents shot the van for no reason.
車內當時有三個人。他們表示該男子沒有做錯任何事。他們聲稱特務在沒有理由的情況下就對貨車開槍。
The agents did not have cameras on their clothes. The government says they had no money for cameras. Some people say the agents are often unfair to Latino people.
特務的身上沒有佩戴攝影機。政府表示是因為沒有經費購買攝影機。有些人認為特務經常對拉丁裔人士不公平。
Conclusion
The government and the FBI are now looking for the truth.
目前政府與 FBI 正在調查真相。
Vocabulary Learning
🛑 The "Action Word" Shift
Look at how we talk about things that already happened. We change the word to show it is in the past.
How it changes:
- Stop → Stopped
- Kill → Killed
- Happen → Happened
The Rule: Just add -ed to the end of the action. This tells the listener the story is over.
Notice the Difference:
- Today: The agents stop the van. (Now)
- July 7: The agents stopped the van. (Past)
Quick List of Past Actions from the Story:
- Shot (Special word: Shoot → Shot)
- Used (Use → Used)
- Were (Be → Were)