Dangerous Guns in Sydney Crime Groups

悉尼犯罪集團的危險槍械


Introduction

Police in Sydney are worried. Criminals are using very strong guns now.

悉尼警方目前深感憂慮,因為犯罪分子現在正使用威力強大的槍械。

Main Body

On Saturday, a man shot a big gun at a funeral in Punchbowl. He shot the wall many times. He wanted to hurt people from a crime group called the Coconut Cartel.

週六在 Punchbowl 的一場葬禮上,一名男子使用大型槍械開火。他向牆壁多次射擊,意圖傷害一個名為 "Coconut Cartel" 的犯罪集團成員。

Crime groups get these guns in bad ways. They steal them or hide them in big ships. Some groups even use 3D printers to make gun parts. These guns are very dangerous for police.

犯罪集團透過非法手段獲取這些槍械。他們採取盜搶或將槍械隱藏在大船中運送。部分集團甚至利用 3D 打印機製造槍支零件。這些槍械對警方而言非常危險。

Police arrested two men. One is 17 and one is 23. They must stay in jail until they go to court.

警方逮捕了兩名男子,分別為 17 歲及 23 歲。他們在出庭前必須被拘留於監獄中。

Conclusion

Police are still looking for more information. They want to stop these dangerous guns in the city.

警方仍在尋找更多資訊,希望能根除市區內的這些危險槍械。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡️ Action Words: The Past

In this story, things already happened. To talk about the past, we often add -ed to the word.

The Pattern: Now → Then WantWanted HurtHurt (Some words stay the same!) ArrestArrested


📦 Describing Things (Adjectives)

Look at how the writer describes the guns and the people. The describing word comes before the thing.

  • Strong guns
  • Big gun
  • Dangerous guns

Tip: If you want to describe something, put the 'feeling' or 'size' word first.


💡 Simple Word Pairs

  • Crime groups → People who do bad things together.
  • 3D printers → Machines that make objects.
  • In jail → Inside a prison.

Vocabulary Learning

worried (adj.)
feeling unhappy because you are thinking about problems
Example:The mother is worried about her son.
criminal (n.)
a person who does something against the law
Example:The police caught the criminal yesterday.
funeral (n.)
a ceremony for a person who has died
Example:Many people went to the funeral to say goodbye.
cartel (n.)
a group of people or businesses that work together to control prices or illegal activities
Example:The drug cartel is very powerful in that country.
arrested (v.)
when police take someone away because they think they committed a crime
Example:The police arrested the man for stealing a car.
court (n.)
the place where a judge decides if someone is guilty of a crime
Example:He must go to court to talk to the judge.
Practice A2 words in a crossword