Trouble in Southampton After Court Case
法院案件後南安普頓出現混亂
Introduction
Vickrum Digwa killed Henry Nowak. Now, many people in the UK are angry and fighting.
Vickrum Digwa 殺害了 Henry Nowak。現在英國許多人感到憤怒並發生衝突。
Main Body
Vickrum Digwa killed Henry Nowak with a knife. Digwa lied to the police. The police put handcuffs on Henry, but Henry was dying. A judge sent Digwa to prison for 21 years.
Vickrum Digwa 使用小刀殺害了 Henry Nowak。Digwa 對警察撒謊。警察將手銬扣在 Henry 身上,但當時 Henry 已經瀕臨死亡。法官判處 Digwa 監禁 21 年。
People saw a video of the police. They became angry and started protests in Southampton. Some people fought the police. Eleven police officers were hurt. The police arrested some people for this violence.
民眾看到了警察的影片後,變得非常憤怒並在南安普頓開始抗議。部分人士與警察發生衝突,導致 11 名警員受傷。警方已就此暴力行為逮捕部分人士。
Some people say the police treat people differently because of their skin color. Some say the police are mean to white people. Other people say the police are mean to Black people. A computer program also gave wrong information about a police officer.
有些人認為警察會因為膚色而採取不同的待遇。有人說警察對白人很刻薄,也有人說警察對黑人很刻薄。此外,一個電腦程式也提供了關於一名警察的錯誤資訊。
Digwa used a religious knife called a kirpan. This is usually legal, but not for killing. Now, some people are attacking Sikh people because they are angry.
Digwa 使用了一把名為 kirpan 的宗教之刀。這通常是合法的,但不能用於殺人。現在,部分人士因憤怒而攻擊錫克教徒。
Conclusion
The city is still not safe. People are still arguing about the police.
這座城市依然不安全。人們仍針對警察問題地爭論不休。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Action' Pattern
In this story, we see many things happening in the past. To tell a story, we change the end of the word.
The Rule: Most words just add -ed to show it already happened.
- Lie Lied (He lied to the police)
- Start Started (They started protests)
- Arrest Arrested (Police arrested people)
The 'Rule-Breakers': Some words change completely. You must remember these:
- Kill Killed (Regular)
- See Saw (Irregular)
- Become Became (Irregular)
- Give Gave (Irregular)
Quick Guide for A2: If you want to talk about yesterday or a finished event, look at the verb. If it's a normal action, add -ed. If it's a special word like saw or gave, it changes its shape.