Police Catch Man for Killing Family

警方逮捕殺害家人的男子


Introduction

Police in South Africa caught a British man. He may have killed his wife and two children in England.

南非警方逮捕了一名英國男子。他可能在英國殺害了自己的妻子和兩個孩子。

Main Body

A woman and her two daughters died in their home in Bedfordshire. The father, Ndodana Tshuma, left England on a plane to Zimbabwe. He did this before the police found the bodies.

一名女性及其兩名女兒在貝德福德郡的家中死亡。父親 Ndodana Tshuma 在警方發現屍體之前,已搭機離開英國前往津巴布韋。

Many police groups from different countries worked together. They looked for the man in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Finally, police found and arrested him in Johannesburg on Friday.

許多來自不同國家的警方單位共同合作。他們在津巴布韋和南非搜尋該名男子。最終,警方於週五在約翰尼斯堡發現並逮捕了他。

The man is 45 years old. The UK government says he killed three people. Now, the police want to bring him back to England for a trial.

該名男子 45 歲。英國政府表示他殺害了三人。現在警方希望將他押回英國受審。

Conclusion

The man is in a South African prison. He waits to go back to the UK.

該名男子目前在南非監獄中,等待被押回英國。

Vocabulary Learning

The 'Who Did What' Pattern

Look at these sentences from the story:

  • Police caught a man.
  • He killed his wife.
  • Police found the bodies.

The Secret Formula \rightarrow Person + Action + Thing/Person

In A2 English, we often use this simple order to tell a story.

Action Words (Past Time): Notice how the words change to show the story happened yesterday:

  • Catch \rightarrow Caught
  • Kill \rightarrow Killed
  • Find \rightarrow Found
  • Leave \rightarrow Left

Quick Map: Ndodana Tshuma (Person) \rightarrow left (Action) \rightarrow England (Place) Police (Person) \rightarrow arrested (Action) \rightarrow him (Person)

Vocabulary Learning

caught (v.)
The past tense of catch; to capture someone
Example:The police caught the thief after a short chase.
bodies (n.)
The physical parts of dead people
Example:The police found the bodies inside the house.
arrested (v.)
When police take a person away because they think they committed a crime
Example:The man was arrested for stealing a car.
government (n.)
The group of people who rule a country
Example:The government makes new laws for the city.
trial (n.)
A meeting in a court to decide if someone is guilty of a crime
Example:The man will have a trial next month.
prison (n.)
A building where criminals are kept
Example:He spent two years in prison.
Practice A2 words in a crossword