Man Attacks People at Penn Station

男子於賓州車站攻擊民眾

Jun 9, 2026, 16:33
USSociety

Introduction

Police are looking into a crime at Penn Station. A man stabbed five people on Sunday evening. Police caught a 51-year-old man.

警方正在調查賓州車站發生的一起犯罪事件。一名男子於週日晚上刺傷五人。警方已逮捕一名 51 歲男子。

Main Body

The attack started after 7:00 PM. A man used a knife to hurt five men. Two men had deep cuts on their face and neck. They needed doctors to fix the cuts. The man's name is Hector Deleon. He has no home.

攻擊發生在晚上 7 點之後。一名男子使用刀具傷害五名男子。其中兩名男子的面部和頸部有深切口，需要醫生救治。該男子名叫 Hector Deleon，是一名無家可歸者。

Some people disagree about the man's past. One lawyer says the man has no crimes in New York. Other reports say the man had seven arrests since 2008. He had problems with drugs and violence in New Jersey and New York.

部分人士對該男子的過去持有不同意見。一名律師表示該男子在紐約沒有犯罪記錄。但其他報導指出，該男子自 2008 年以來曾被逮捕七次，在新澤西州和紐約州有藥物與暴力問題。

Mayor Zohran Mamdani thanked the police for catching the man. Secretary Sean Duffy said the violence is bad. Now, the government and Amtrak want to make the station safer.

市長 Zohran Mamdani 感謝警方逮捕該男子。秘書 Sean Duffy 表示這種暴力行為非常惡劣。目前，政府與 Amtrak 希望提升車站的安全性。

Conclusion

The man is in jail. Police are now working to make the station more secure.

該男子目前在獄中。警方現正致力於提升車站的安全性。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The Power of 'Has' vs 'Had'

In this story, we see a big difference between now and the past. This is the secret to moving from A1 to A2.

1. Now (Present State) When we talk about someone's current life, we use has/have.

  • He has no home. (He is homeless now)
  • The man has no crimes. (His record is clean now)

2. Before (Past State) When we talk about things that happened years ago, we use had.

  • The man had seven arrests. (This happened in the past)
  • He had problems with drugs. (This was his old life)

Quick Map: Current Life →\rightarrow Has Old Life →\rightarrow Had

🛠 Word Building: 'Safe' →\rightarrow 'Safer' →\rightarrow 'Secure'

Notice how the text talks about making the station better. To reach A2, you need to describe changes.

  • Safe (Standard) →\rightarrow The station is safe.
  • Safer (Comparing) →\rightarrow We want to make it safer than before.
  • Secure (Stronger/Official) →\rightarrow Police make the station secure.

Simple Tip: Use -er when you want to say something is 'more' than it was before.

Vocabulary Learning

crime (n.)
An action that is against the law
Example:Stealing a car is a serious crime.
stabbed (v.)
To cut someone with a sharp object like a knife
Example:The attacker stabbed the victim in the arm.
disagree (v.)
To have a different opinion from someone else
Example:I disagree with you about the best movie.
arrests (n.)
When police take a person to the station because they think they committed a crime
Example:The man had three arrests for stealing.
violence (n.)
Physical force used to hurt someone
Example:The city wants to stop violence in the streets.
secure (adj.)
Safe from danger or attack
Example:The airport is very secure with many guards.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→