Police Search for Missing Woman Nancy Guthrie
警方搜尋失蹤女子 Nancy Guthrie
Introduction
Police are looking for Nancy Guthrie. She is 84 years old. She disappeared from her home in Arizona on February 1, 2026.
警方正在尋找 Nancy Guthrie。她今年 84 歲，於 2026 年 2 月 1 日在亞利桑那州的家中失蹤。
Main Body
Police have a video of a person with a mask and a gun. They found blood in the house. Some experts think Nancy is dead because she is old and sick. They think the criminal wanted money from her daughter, Savannah.
警方擁有一段畫面，內容是一名戴著面具且持有槍械的人。他們在屋內發現了血跡。部分專家認為 Nancy 已經死亡，因為她年事已高且身體有疾。他們認為犯罪者是想向她的女兒 Savannah 勒索金錢。
Police are waiting for DNA tests. These tests take a long time. The FBI and the family offer $1.1 million to people who have information.
警方目前正在等待 DNA 測試結果。這些測試需要較長時間。FBI 與家屬向提供線索的人提供 110 萬美元。
Savannah Guthrie is a famous news person. She asks the public for help. People made a memorial for Nancy, but the family took it away.
Savannah Guthrie 是一位著名的新聞工作者。她請求大眾協助。民眾為 Nancy 設置了紀念區，但家屬隨後將其移除。
Conclusion
Police are still looking for the person in the mask. They are waiting for more evidence.
警方仍在搜尋那名戴面具的人。他們正在等待更多證據。
Vocabulary Learning
🔍 The 'Who' and 'What' Pattern
In this story, we see how to describe people and their status using simple patterns. For A2, focus on how we connect a person to a quality.
1. Describing People (The 'Is' Pattern)
- She is 84 years old.
- Savannah Guthrie is a famous news person.
- Nancy is old and sick.
Pattern: [Person] [is] [Description/Job/Age]
2. Action and Purpose (The 'Want' Pattern)
- The criminal wanted money.
When someone has a goal, we use want.
- I want water.
- They want information.
3. Time and Waiting
- Tests take a long time.
- Police are waiting.
Notice that we use waiting for when we expect something to happen.
- Waiting for DNA tests Waiting for the bus Waiting for a friend