Bad Car Accidents in the UK and Canada
英國與加拿大的嚴重車禍
Introduction
Police report many car accidents in the UK and Canada. Some people died and some people are hurt.
警方報告指出英國與加拿大發生了許多車禍。部分民眾死亡,部分民眾受傷。
Main Body
In New Brighton, a man on a bicycle hit a van and died. A 65-year-old woman drove a car. Police arrested her because she did not stop.
在 New Brighton,一名騎單車的男子撞上貨車後死亡。一名 65 歲的女性駕駛該車,由於她並未在事故後停車,警方已將其逮捕。
In Tiptree, a car hit a man on a bicycle. The man died four days later. Police arrested an 18-year-old man. He was not safe to drive.
在 Tiptree,一輛車撞上了一名騎單車的男子。該男子於四天後死亡。警方逮捕了一名 18 歲的男子,其駕駛狀態並不安全。
In Calgary, cars hit six people on the street in four days. One person died. Two children were hurt. The drivers stayed at the accidents.
在 Calgary,四天內共有六名行人遭車輛撞擊。其中一人死亡,兩名兒童受傷。駕駛員在事故發生後留在現場。
Conclusion
Police are looking for more information. They want to talk to people who saw the accidents.
警方正在尋找更多資訊,希望能與目擊者接觸。
Vocabulary Learning
🛑 Action Words: Past vs. Now
Look at how the story changes from things that already happened to things happening now.
The Past (Finished) These words end in -ed or change their shape to show the event is over:
- Hit → Hit (stays the same)
- Die → Died
- Arrest → Arrested
- Stay → Stayed
The Present (Now) These words describe what is happening right now:
- Look → Looking
- Want → Want
🚲 Who did it? (The Subject)
In English, we put the person first, then the action.
A man (Person) hit (Action) a van (Object)
Police (Person) arrested (Action) her (Object)
📍 Location Clues
When we talk about a city or a country, we use In:
- In New Brighton
- In Tiptree
- In Calgary
- In the UK