American Man Dies in Thailand
美國男子在泰國死亡
Introduction
Police in Thailand are looking into the death of Connor Murphy. He was a 32-year-old man from America. He died in water on July 7.
泰國警方正在調查 Connor Murphy 死亡的原因。他是一位 32 歲的美國男子，於 7 月 7 日溺水身亡。
Main Body
Mr. Murphy lived in a big house in Samut Prakan. One day, he shouted at security guards. Then, he swam into a lake. He became very tired and drowned. Divers found his body in the water.
Murphy 先生住在三 ponds 府 (Samut Prakan) 的一棟大房子裡。有一天，他對保安大吼大叫，然後游進了一個湖中。他感到非常疲憊，最終溺水身亡。潛水員在水中發現了他的屍體。
Police looked at his house. The house was very dirty. There was paint on the walls and ceilings. There was black trash on the kitchen tools. His partner said he was asleep when this happened.
警方搜查了他的房子，發現屋內非常髒亂。牆壁和天花板上有油漆，廚房用具上則有黑色垃圾。他的伴侶表示事發時他正在睡覺。
One friend said Mr. Murphy was sick. The friend said Mr. Murphy thought gold could give him special powers. Police found two needles and some pills in his car. They do not know if these things caused his death.
一名朋友表示 Murphy 先生生病了。該朋友稱 Murphy 先生認為黃金能賦予他特殊能力。警方在他的車內發現了兩支注射針與一些藥片。他們目前尚不清楚這些物品是否導致了他的死亡。
Conclusion
The police are waiting for the hospital. The doctors will check his body to find the real cause of death.
警方正在等待醫院的消息。醫生將會對屍體進行檢查，以找出真正的死因。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ The 'Past' Story
When we tell a story about something that already happened, we change the end of the action word.
The Pattern: Add -ed
- Look → Looked*
- Shout → Shouted*
- Wait → Waited*
The 'Rule Breakers' Some words don't follow the pattern. You just have to memorize them:
- Die → Died (This one is easy!)
- Swim → Swam (Changes completely)
- Become → Became (Changes completely)
- Say → Said (Changes completely)
Quick Map for your Brain:
Now Then
- I live in a house He lived in a house.
- He swims He swam.
- I find it Divers found it.