Police Find Missing 81-Year-Old Woman
警方尋獲失蹤81歲婦女
Introduction
Valerie Hargrave is 81 years old. She lived in Christchurch. She was missing for a few days, but now the police found her.
Valerie Hargrave 今年81歲，住在基督城。她失蹤了幾天，但現在警方已經找到她了。
Main Body
Ms. Hargrave disappeared on Thursday evening. Police looked for her near a supermarket and a river. They looked in many places in the city.
Hargrave女士於週四晚上失蹤。警方在一家超市和一條河流附近搜尋，在城市的許多地方進行了尋找。
Police and 30 volunteers worked together. They walked in public parks and streets. They did not go inside private houses.
警方與30名志願者共同合作，他們在公共公園和街道上走訪，但沒有進入私人住宅。
Police found Ms. Hargrave in Ferrymead. She was very cold, but she could talk to the police officers.
警方在Ferrymead找到了Hargrave女士。她當時非常冷，但仍能與警察員交談。
Conclusion
Ms. Hargrave went to the hospital. Her family knows she is safe.
Hargrave女士前往醫院就醫，她的家人得知她平安無事。
Vocabulary Learning
🔍 The 'Past' Power-Up
To reach A2, you must move from now to then. Look at how the story changes the words to show things already happened:
The Transformation List
- Live Lived
- Look Looked
- Walk Walked
- Work Worked
💡 The Golden Rule Most English action words just need a -ed at the end to move them into the past.
⚠️ The 'Rule Breakers' (Irregular) Some words change completely. You must memorize these:
- Go Went
- Find Found
- Do Did
Quick Example: Now: I walk in the park. Then: I walked in the park.