Man in Trouble for Visiting Criminal's Old Home

男子因進入罪犯舊居而面臨法律問題


Introduction

A 43-year-old man from Yea is in trouble with the law. He went into a place where a criminal lived and put a video of it on the internet.

一名來自 Yea 的 43 歲男子面臨法律問題。他進入了一個罪犯曾居住的地方,並將影片上傳到網路。

Main Body

Leif Hughes is a video maker. In April, he went to a house in Thologolong. He says he wanted to find his drone. Then he went inside a metal container. He filmed the inside and posted it online. Many people watched the video.

Leif Hughes 是一名影片製作者。四月份,他前往 Thologolong 的一棟房屋。他說他想找回他的無人機。隨後他進入了一個金屬貨櫃,拍攝內部情況並將其上傳到網路。許多人都觀看了這段影片。

This place was the home of Dezi Freeman. Freeman was a bad man. Last year, he killed two police officers. The police looked for him for 200 days. Finally, the police killed Freeman on March 30.

這個地方是 Dezi Freeman 的住所。Freeman 是一個危險的人。去年,他殺害了兩名警員。警方追緝了他 200 天,最終警方於 3 月 30 日將 Freeman 擊斃。

Jacinta Allan is a leader in Victoria. She says the video was very bad. Now, the police charged Leif Hughes with a crime. He told the police he was sorry and went to them.

Jacinta Allan 是維多利亞州的領導人。她表示該影片非常不妥。現在,警方已指控 Leif Hughes 犯法。他向警方表示歉意並主動投案。

Conclusion

The man must go to court in October.

該男子必須在十月份出庭。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Talking about the Past

In this story, almost everything happened before now. To tell a story in English, we often change the action word (verb) to show it is finished.

The Pattern: Most words just need an -ed at the end.

  • Watch \rightarrow Watched
  • Post \rightarrow Posted
  • Charge \rightarrow Charged

The 'Rule Breakers' (Irregular): Some words change completely. You have to memorize these!

  • Go \rightarrow Went
  • Say \rightarrow Said
  • Find \rightarrow Found

Quick Look:

  • Present: He goes to a house. (He does this often)
  • Past: He went to a house. (He did it once in April)

📦 Simple Word Groups

Notice how the text describes people. Use these simple pairs to build A2 descriptions:

PersonDescription
Leif Hughesa video maker
Dezi Freemana bad man
Jacinta Allana leader

Vocabulary Learning

criminal (n.)
A person who has done something against the law
Example:The police caught the criminal after a long search.
container (n.)
A large box used for sending or storing things
Example:The ship carries many metal containers across the ocean.
officer (n.)
A member of the police force
Example:The police officer helped the lost child find his parents.
charged (v.)
To say officially that someone did a crime
Example:The man was charged with stealing a car.
court (n.)
The place where a judge decides if someone is guilty of a crime
Example:He must go to court to talk to the judge.
Practice A2 words in a crossword