Police Search for Missing Girl in Donald

警方在 Donald 搜尋失蹤女孩


Introduction

Police in Victoria are looking for a 13-year-old girl. They found a body in the woods.

維多利亞州的警方正在尋找一名 13 歲的女孩。他們在森林中發現了一具屍體。

Main Body

Layla Jeffery disappeared on July 4. Police and dogs searched the area near the river. They found a body on Thursday. Police think the body is Layla.

Layla Jeffery 於 7 月 4 日失蹤。警方與搜救犬在河流附近的區域進行搜尋。他們在週四發現了一具屍體。警方認為該屍體就是 Layla。

Police went to a house in Donald on Friday. They looked for clues. They arrested a 16-year-old boy from Swan Hill. He is talking to the police now.

警方於週五前往 Donald 的一棟房屋。他們在該處尋找線索。他們逮捕了一名來自 Swan Hill 的 16 歲少年。他目前正在與警方配合調查。

Two women are also helping the police. People in the town are very sad and scared because of this event.

另有兩名女性也在協助警方。鎮上的居民對此事件感到非常悲傷且恐懼。

Conclusion

The police are still working. They want more information from the public.

警方仍在調查中。他們希望公眾能提供更多資訊。

Vocabulary Learning

🔍 Focus: The 'Action-Done' Pattern

In this story, many things already happened. To talk about the past, we often add -ed to the end of the word.

See how it changes:

  • Search \rightarrow Searched
  • Look \rightarrow Looked
  • Arrest \rightarrow Arrested

💡 Simple Rule

If you want to tell someone about yesterday or last week, use this -ed ending.

Example from text: "Police and dogs searched the area." (This means the search is finished)


⚠️ The 'Rule-Breaker'

Some words are rebels! They don't use -ed. You must memorize them.

  • Find \rightarrow Found (Not "finded")
  • Go \rightarrow Went (Not "goed")

Example from text: "They found a body." "Police went to a house."

Vocabulary Learning

disappeared (v.)
To go away and not be seen
Example:The cat disappeared into the garden.
searched (v.)
To look for something or someone carefully
Example:I searched for my keys for ten minutes.
clues (n.)
Pieces of information that help find an answer
Example:The detective found a clue at the crime scene.
arrested (v.)
When police take a person to the police station
Example:The police arrested the man for stealing.
event (n.)
Something that happens, especially something important
Example:The school concert was a great event.
public (n.)
All the people in a community
Example:The park is open to the public.
Practice A2 words in a crossword