Police Officer Shot in Pasadena

帕薩迪納一名警員遭槍擊

Jun 11, 2026, 19:10
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Introduction

The Pasadena Police Department showed a video. A police officer was shot on September 7, 2025.

帕薩迪納警察局公開了一段影片。一名警員於2025年9月7日遭槍擊。

Main Body

Two officers stood in a parking garage. A third officer drove a car to them. One officer took out his gun and pointed it at the car. Then he put the gun away.

兩名警員站在停車場內。第三名警員開車向他們駛去。一名警員掏出槍指向該車，隨後將槍收起。

The driver also took out his gun. The driver's gun fired. The bullet hit the other officer in the shoulder. The officer is healthy now.

駕駛者也掏出了槍。駕駛者的槍開火了，子彈擊中另一名警員的肩膀。該名警員目前情況穩定。

Chief Gene Harris said the officers played a dangerous game. This is not allowed at work. The police department punished the officers.

局長 Gene Harris 表示，這些警員在玩一場危險的遊戲。這在工作時間是不被允許的。警察局已對這些警員進行處分。

Conclusion

The officers have punishments. Now, the Los Angeles District Attorney is checking if they broke the law.

警員已受到處分。目前洛杉磯地區檢察官正在核查他們是否違法。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ THE "PAST ACTION" PATTERN

To reach A2, you must move from now to then. This story uses a simple pattern to describe finished events.

The Magic Ending: -ED Look at how these words change to show the action is over:

  • Show →\rightarrow Showed
  • Point →\rightarrow Pointed
  • Play →\rightarrow Played
  • Punish →\rightarrow Punished

The 'Rule Breakers' (Irregular) Some words don't follow the -ed rule. You just have to memorize them:

  • Stand →\rightarrow Stood
  • Drive →\rightarrow Drove
  • Take →\rightarrow Took
  • Put →\rightarrow Put (Stays the same!)
  • Hit →\rightarrow Hit (Stays the same!)

Quick Logic If you want to tell a story about yesterday or last year, use these forms.

Example: "The officer took out his gun" (Not "take").

Vocabulary Learning

department (n.)
A special part of a large organization
Example:The fire department helps people during fires.
pointed (v.)
To aim something in a specific direction
Example:He pointed his finger at the map.
fired (v.)
To make a gun shoot a bullet
Example:The soldier fired the gun at the target.
shoulder (n.)
The part of the body between the neck and the arm
Example:She carried the bag on her left shoulder.
allowed (adj.)
Permitted or let to happen
Example:Smoking is not allowed in the hospital.
punished (v.)
To give a penalty for doing something wrong
Example:The teacher punished the student for talking in class.
punishments (n.)
Penalties for breaking a rule
Example:The school has different punishments for bad behavior.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→
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