Attack on Turkish Fishing Boat in the Black Sea

黑海土耳其漁船遭襲擊


Introduction

A Turkish fishing boat was attacked near Crimea. One person died and four people were hurt.

一艘土耳其漁船在克里米亞附近遭到襲擊,造成一人死亡,四人受傷。

Main Body

The boat's name was DURU 67. It was hit on Friday near Sevastopol. Another boat helped the crew. The Turkish Coast Guard then took the hurt people to a hospital in Kastamonu.

該船名為 DURU 67,於週五在塞瓦斯托波爾附近遭到擊中。另一艘船協助了船員,隨後土耳其海岸警衛隊將傷者送往卡斯塔蒙努的醫院。

Ukraine often attacks boats in this area. They use drones and missiles. They want to stop boats that help Russia. Other Turkish boats had problems here before.

烏克蘭經常在該區域襲擊船隻,使用無人機和飛彈,目的是為了阻止援助俄羅斯的船隻。此前已有其他土耳其船隻在此遇到問題。

Russia says these attacks are terrorism. Turkey is angry. Turkey says these attacks are dangerous for people and the sea.

俄羅斯表示這些襲擊屬於恐怖主義。土耳其對此感到憤怒,稱這些襲擊對人員及海洋都非常危險。

Conclusion

One person is dead and four are hurt. The Black Sea is not safe now.

一人死亡,四人受傷。目前黑海並不安全。

Vocabulary Learning

🚩 The 'Action' Pattern

Look at how the story tells us what happened. It uses a simple formula: Person/Thing + Action (Past).

  • Boat \rightarrow was attacked
  • Person \rightarrow died
  • Boat \rightarrow helped
  • Coast Guard \rightarrow took

Easy Rule for A2: To talk about the past, we often add -ed to the end of the word.

  • Help \rightarrow Helped
  • Attack \rightarrow Attacked

🌊 Useful Words for Locations

When we talk about where something is, we use these small words:

  1. Near (close to): near Crimea / near Sevastopol
  2. In (inside a place): in this area / in Kastamonu

Quick Tip: If you can touch it or it is very close \rightarrow use Near. If you are inside the borders of a city or country \rightarrow use In.

Vocabulary Learning

attacked (v.)
To try to hurt or damage someone or something using force.
Example:The dog attacked the cat in the garden.
crew (n.)
The group of people who work on a ship or plane.
Example:The ship's crew worked hard to save the boat.
drones (n.)
Small aircraft without a pilot that are controlled from a distance.
Example:The photographer used drones to take pictures of the city.
missiles (n.)
Powerful weapons that are sent through the air to hit a target.
Example:The army used missiles to destroy the enemy base.
terrorism (n.)
The use of violence and fear to achieve political goals.
Example:Many countries work together to stop terrorism.
dangerous (adj.)
Something that can cause harm or death.
Example:It is dangerous to swim in this river because the water is fast.
Practice A2 words in a crossword
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