Police Look for Missing Old Couple in Melbourne

警方在墨爾本尋找失蹤老夫婦

Jul 12, 2026, 09:13
AustraliaSociety

Introduction

Police are looking for Colin and Claudette. They are an old couple. They left their care home on Saturday without telling anyone.

警方正在尋找 Colin 和 Claudette。他們是一對老夫婦，週六在未告知任何人的情況下離開了安養院。

Main Body

The couple left the home at 11:15 am. They went to two shopping centers. They bought medicine and ate food. At 5:30 pm, someone saw their white car on the Monash Freeway.

這對夫婦於上午 11:15 離開安養院。他們去了兩家購物中心，買了藥並用餐。下午 5:30，有人在 Monash 高速公路上看到他們的白色汽車。

Claudette is 83. She uses a wheelchair and needs medicine every day. She has a brain illness. Colin is 89. He has Alzheimer's disease and forgets things.

Claudette 83 歲，她使用輪椅且每天需要服藥。她患有腦部疾病。Colin 89 歲，他患有阿茲海默症，容易遺忘事情。

Their daughter, Linda, says this is not normal. She thinks they did not like the care home. A neighbor checked their house, but the house was empty.

他們的女兒 Linda 表示這並不正常。她認為他們不喜歡那家安養院。一名鄰居檢查了他們的住家，但屋內沒有人。

Conclusion

The couple is still missing. Police ask people to call Triple Zero if they see them or their car.

這對夫婦仍然失蹤。警方呼籲民眾若看到他們或其汽車，請立即撥打 Triple Zero。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 The "Past Action" Pattern

In this story, we see words that tell us something already happened. To reach A2, you must recognize these "Past Version" words.

Change the word → Change the time

  • Leave (now) →\rightarrow Left (Saturday)
  • Go (now) →\rightarrow Went (11:15 am)
  • Buy (now) →\rightarrow Bought (at the center)
  • Eat (now) →\rightarrow Ate (at the center)
  • See (now) →\rightarrow Saw (on the freeway)

The Secret Rule: When you see these words (left, went, bought, ate, saw), the person is not doing it now. They did it before.

👥 Describing People (The "Has" Rule)

We use "Has" to talk about a health problem or a feature:

Colin→has→Alzheimer’s disease\text{Colin} \rightarrow \text{has} \rightarrow \text{Alzheimer's disease} Claudette→has→a brain illness\text{Claudette} \rightarrow \text{has} \rightarrow \text{a brain illness}

Simple Tip: Use has for one person. Use have for many people.

Vocabulary Learning

missing (adj.)
When someone or something cannot be found
Example:The police are looking for the missing cat.
couple (n.)
Two people who are married or in a relationship
Example:The old couple likes to walk in the park.
care home (n.)
A place where old or sick people live and are looked after
Example:My grandmother lives in a care home.
medicine (n.)
Something you drink or swallow to feel better when you are sick
Example:I take my medicine every morning.
wheelchair (n.)
A chair with wheels used by people who cannot walk
Example:He uses a wheelchair to move around the house.
illness (n.)
A disease or a period of being sick
Example:A cold is a common winter illness.
normal (adj.)
Something that is usual or expected
Example:It is normal to feel nervous before a test.
empty (adj.)
Containing nothing; with nothing inside
Example:The glass is empty, please give me more water.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→