Car Explosion on Highway 290
290號公路發生汽車爆炸
Introduction
Police finished a first report about a car explosion on June 4, 2026. The accident happened on a road near Chicago.
警方已完成一份關於2026年6月4日汽車爆炸的初步報告。該事故發生在芝加哥附近的一條道路上。
Main Body
A Volkswagen car exploded at 10:00 a.m. The car was very broken and the windows broke. Many police and bomb experts came to help.
一輛福斯汽車於上午10:00爆炸。車體嚴重損毀且車窗破碎。許多警察與炸彈專家前來協助。
Police closed the road for nine hours. They looked for clues. One man died in the car. Doctors are still checking how he died.
警方封閉道路九小時以尋找線索。一名男子在車內死亡，醫生仍在檢查其死因。
The FBI looked at the event. They say only one person was involved. Other people are not in danger.
FBI調查了此事件。他們表示僅有一人涉入，其他人並無危險。
Conclusion
The road is open now. Federal police and doctors are still working on the case.
道路現在已重新開放。聯邦警察與醫生仍在處理此案。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Time & Past Actions
In this story, everything happened in the past. To reach A2, you need to see how we change simple words to show something is "finished."
The Pattern: Adding -ed Look at how these words change:
- Finish → Finished
- Happen → Happened
- Explode → Exploded
- Close → Closed
Quick Rule: When you see -ed at the end of an action word, the event is over. It is not happening now.
Special Words (The Rule-Breakers): Some words don't follow the -ed rule. They change completely:
- Break → Broke
- Die → Died (follows the rule)
- Are → Were (not in text, but used for 'many police')
Example from text: "The accident happened on a road" → It is over. The accident is in the past.