Old Letter Helps Men Win Money
舊信幫助男子贏錢
Introduction
Two men found an old box in a park. They used a letter from the box to win money on a horse race.
兩名男子在公園發現了一個舊盒子。他們利用盒子裡的一封信，在馬賽中贏得了金錢。
Main Body
A man named Marius worked in Crystal Palace Park. He found a metal box from 1964. Inside the box, there were four coins and a letter. The letter said to bet money on a horse with a name like 'Santa Claus'.
一名叫 Marius 的男子在 Crystal Palace 公園工作。他發現了一個 1964 年的金屬盒子。盒子裡有四枚硬幣和一封信。信中提到要投注一匹名字像「聖誕老人」的馬。
Josh Smalls read the letter. He found a horse named 'Christmas Day'. Josh and Mayor Christine Harris bet money on this horse.
Josh Smalls 閱讀了這封信，他找到了一匹名叫「聖誕日」的馬。Josh 與市長 Christine Harris 投注了這匹馬。
The horse 'Christmas Day' won the race. The people won a lot of money. The Mayor gave her money to two charities to help sick people and students.
「聖誕日」這匹馬贏得了比賽。他們贏了很多錢。市長將她的錢捐給了兩家慈善機構，用以幫助病人與學生。
Conclusion
The people won the bet. Now, the old letter and coins are in a museum.
他們贏得了這場賭注。現在，這封舊信和硬幣已被收藏在博物館中。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Past Actions (The 'ED' Rule)
Look at these words from the story:
- Find Found
- Work Worked
- Use Used
- Bet Bet
The Pattern: When we talk about things that happened before (like in 1964), we change the action word.
Most words just get a -ed at the end.
- Example: Work Worked.
Some words are "rebels" and change completely.
- Example: Find Found.
Quick Tip: If you see -ed, the story is already finished!