Water Accidents in North America
北美水上事故
Introduction
Three accidents happened in rivers and a lake. One person died, two people were saved, and one person is missing.
三起事故發生在河流與湖泊。一人死亡，兩人獲救，一人失蹤。
Main Body
A man went swimming in the Delaware River on Friday. He drank alcohol and did not come back to the boat. Police and the Coast Guard looked for him, but they found his body.
一名男子週五在特拉華河游泳。他飲酒後未能回到船上。警方與海岸防衛隊搜尋後，發現了他的屍體。
A husband and wife were in kayaks on Lake Huron on Thursday. The wind was strong and their boats tipped over. They did not wear life jackets. The police saved them both.
一對夫婦週四在休倫湖划皮艇。當時風力強勁，他們的船翻覆了。他們當時沒有穿著救生衣。警方將兩人全部救起。
Two people were in kayaks on the Ohio River on Thursday. One person is safe. The other person is missing. The police stopped the search at night.
兩人在週四於俄亥俄河划皮艇。其中一人平安，另一人則失蹤。警方於入夜後停止搜尋。
Conclusion
One person died in Philadelphia. Two people are safe in Lake Huron. One person is still missing in Ohio.
費城有一人死亡。休倫湖有兩人平安。俄亥俄州仍有一人失蹤。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 The 'Past Story' Tool
To talk about things that already happened, we change the action word (verb). Look at these changes from the text:
- Go → Went
- Drink → Drank
- Find → Found
- Stop → Stopped
The Rule: When you tell a story about 'Friday' or 'Thursday', you cannot use the present word. You must use the 'Past' version.
🛑 Saying 'No' in the Past
Notice how the text says things that did not happen:
"did not come back" "did not wear life jackets"
Pattern: Did not + Normal Word
It doesn't matter if the action is 'come' or 'wear'—once you use did not, the action word stays in its simple, present form.
Wrong: did not went $
Right: did not go