Police Kill a Man in Houston
休斯頓警方槍殺一名男子
Introduction
Federal police and Houston city leaders are angry. They disagree about how Lorenzo Salgado Araujo died.
聯邦警察與休斯頓市領導層感到憤怒。他們對於 Lorenzo Salgado Araujo 的死因持有不同意見。
Main Body
ICE officers stopped a white van. Lorenzo drove the van. The government says Lorenzo tried to hit an officer with the car. They say the officer shot him to stay safe.
ICE 官員攔截了一輛白色廂型車。Lorenzo 是該車的駕駛者。政府聲稱 Lorenzo 試圖用車撞擊一名警員。他們表示警員是為了安全才開槍射擊他。
Three people were in the van. They say the officer was not in danger. They say the officer shot Lorenzo from the side of the car. The police did not want to stop Lorenzo. They stopped him because he looked like another man.
車內有三個人。他們表示警員當時並不存在危險。他們稱警員是從車側射擊 Lorenzo。警方並非有意攔截 Lorenzo，而是因為他看起來像另一個人才將其攔下。
City leaders in Houston want to see the evidence. The FBI has the car and the body. The government will not show the video from the officer's camera. They say the camera did not work.
休斯頓的市領導層希望查看證據。FBI 目前掌控著該車輛與遺體。政府拒絕公開警員隨身攝影機的影片。他們聲稱攝影機當時故障了。
Conclusion
The FBI and the government are still studying the case. Houston leaders want the truth.
FBI 與政府仍在研究此案。休斯頓領導層希望得知真相。
Vocabulary Learning
🔍 Focus: Action Words (Past Tense)
In this story, everything happened in the past. To talk about yesterday or last year, we often add -ed to the end of the word.
Examples from the text:
- Stop → stopped
- Look → looked
⚠️ The 'Rule Breakers'
Some words are 'rebels.' They don't use -ed. You must memorize them as they are:
- Say → said
- Drive → drove
💡 Quick Pattern
Subject + Past Action + Object
- Lorenzo (Subject) → drove (Action) → the van (Object).
- Police (Subject) → stopped (Action) → him (Object).
Use this simple structure to tell a story in English! → Person + Did Something + Thing.