Former Basketball Player Arrested in Tennessee

前籃球員在田納西州被捕

Jul 13, 2026, 16:32
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Introduction

Lagerald Vick played basketball for the University of Kansas. Police in Memphis arrested him. They say he tried to kill a man.

Lagerald Vick 曾在堪薩斯大學打籃球。孟菲斯警方將其逮捕，稱其企圖謀殺一名男子。

Main Body

On July 4, Vick had a fight with a man at an apartment. The man tried to leave. Vick shot the man in the back. The man saw a photo of Vick and told the police it was him.

7 月 4 日，Vick 在一處公寓與一名男子發生爭執。該男子試圖離開，Vick 則從背後向其開槍。該男子在看到 Vick 的照片後，告訴警方正是他所為。

Vick has other problems with the law. In April, police said he stole things and broke a house. He must go to court for these crimes on July 30.

Vick 還有其他法律問題。警方在 4 月時表示他涉嫌盜竊及闖入民宅。他必須在 7 月 30 日就這些罪行出庭。

When Vick was at university, he had a problem with a female student. The school said he hit her. He was a great basketball player, but he left school early for personal reasons.

Vick 在就讀大學期間，曾與一名女學生發生糾紛。校方表示他毆打了該女學生。儘管他是一名優秀的籃球員，但因個人原因提前離校。

Conclusion

Vick is in jail now. He will go to court soon.

Vick 目前在獄中，很快將會出庭。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 The "Past Time" Secret

Look at these words from the story:

  • Played
  • Arrested
  • Tried
  • Shot

What is happening here? Most of these words end in -ed. This is the easiest way to tell a story about yesterday or last year.

The Pattern: Base word + ed →\rightarrow Past action

  • Play →\rightarrow Played
  • Arrest →\rightarrow Arrested

Watch out! Some words are "rebels" and change completely. They don't use -ed:

  • See →\rightarrow Saw
  • Tell →\rightarrow Told
  • Go →\rightarrow Went

Quick Logic Check: If you see -ed, the action is finished.

  • He played basketball. (He is not playing now).
  • He tried to kill. (The attempt happened in the past).

Vocabulary Learning

arrested (v.)
When police take a person away because they think the person committed a crime.
Example:The police arrested the man for stealing a car.
apartment (n.)
A set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a large building.
Example:I live in a small apartment in the city.
crimes (n.)
Illegal actions that are against the law.
Example:Stealing and fighting are serious crimes.
court (n.)
The place where a judge and jury decide if someone is guilty of a crime.
Example:He must go to court to talk to the judge.
personal reasons (n.)
Private things in a person's life that they do not want to tell others.
Example:She left her job for personal reasons.
jail (n.)
A building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime.
Example:The thief is in jail for one year.
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