Bad News in Winnipeg
溫尼伯的噩耗
Introduction
Three bad things happened in Winnipeg. A man died in a police fight and two houses burned.
溫尼伯發生了三起不幸事件。一名男子在與警方衝突中死亡，另有兩棟房屋被燒毀。
Main Body
On May 29, a man stole a car. He hit a police car. He went into a house and held three people. He had a gun and a knife. He started a fire in the house. The man went outside with his gun. The police shot him and he died. The family lost their home.
5月29日，一名男子偷了一輛車。他撞上了一輛警車。隨後他進入一棟房屋並挾持了三個人。他持有槍支和刀具。他在屋內縱火。該男子隨後持槍走到室外。警察將其擊斃，該男子死亡。該家庭失去了他們的家。
On Friday, a fire started in an apartment on Ross Avenue. One person died in the fire.
週五，Ross Avenue 的一棟公寓發生火災。一名人員在火災中喪生。
On Saturday, another fire started on Flora Avenue. Firefighters saved three people. One person went to the hospital because they were very sick.
週六，Flora Avenue 再次發生火災。消防員救出了三人。其中一人因傷勢嚴重被送往醫院。
Conclusion
Police and fire officers are still looking for answers. One family has no home now.
警方與消防人員仍在尋找原因。一個家庭現在失去了住所。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 The 'Past' Pattern
In this story, everything already happened. To tell a story about the past, we often add -ed to the action word.
Look at the change:
- Start → Started
- Burn → Burned
- Save → Saved
⚠️ The 'Rule Breakers' Some words are rebels. They don't use -ed. You must memorize them:
- Go → Went
- Have → Had
- Die → Died (Regular)
- Lose → Lost
Quick Guide for A2: If you want to talk about yesterday, check if the word is a 'Rebel' or a 'Regular' (-ed).