Police Stop Foreign Criminals in Canada
加拿大警方攔截外國犯罪分子
Introduction
Durham Police talked about Project Jetsetter. They studied people who come to Canada to commit crimes.
達勒姆警方討論了「Jetsetter 計畫」。他們研究了那些來到加拿大從事犯罪活動的人。
Main Body
Some people from Romania and India used legal papers to enter Canada. They stole money and cars. They did over 200 crimes. They stole 2.6 million dollars.
一些來自羅馬尼亞和印度的人使用合法文件進入加拿大。他們盜取金錢和車輛。他們犯下了 200 多起罪行，盜取了 260 萬美元。
These criminals lied about cars to buy them cheaply. They also stole jewelry from old people. They did this many more times than before.
這些犯罪分子在購買汽車時撒謊，以便低價購買。他們還盜取老年人的珠寶。他們這樣做的次數比以前多得多。
These people moved fast. They left Canada before the police found them. Police worked for 5,000 hours to stop them.
這些人的行動迅速。在警方發現他們之前，他們就離開了加拿大。警方工作了 5,000 個小時才將他們攔截。
Conclusion
Project Jetsetter is still working. Police arrested 46 people. They are still looking for 164 more people.
「Jetsetter 計畫」仍在進行中。警方逮捕了 46 人，目前仍在追緝另外 164 人。
Vocabulary Learning
🚩 Action Words (Past Tense)
To tell a story about the past, we often add -ed to the end of the word. Look at these examples from the text:
- Talk → Talked
- Study → Studied
- Use → Used
- Work → Worked
The Rule: If you see -ed, the action is finished.
💡 Irregular Words
Some words are 'rebels.' They do not follow the -ed rule. You must memorize these:
- Steal → Stole (Not stoled)
- Do → Did (Not doed)
- Lie → Lied (Regular, but looks different!)
- Leave → Left (Not leaved)
🔢 Counting Things
When we talk about big amounts, we use numbers and words together:
- 200 crimes → A lot of crimes.
- 2.6 million dollars → A very big amount of money.
- 5,000 hours → A long time of work.