Police Find Name of Man in National Park
警方在國家公園發現一名男子的身分
Introduction
Police found the name of a man in Washington state. His name was Joseph Louis Serrao Jr.
警方在華盛頓州發現了一名男子的姓名，他叫 Joseph Louis Serrao Jr.
Main Body
In July 2000, people found a dead man in Olympic National Park. He was in a tent and a sleeping bag. He had winter clothes and a saw. Police did not know his name because they had no fingerprints.
2000年7月，有人在奧林匹克國家公園發現一名死者。他當時身處帳篷和睡袋中。他穿著冬衣並擁有一把鋸子。由於沒有指紋，警方當時不知道他的姓名。
In 2024, a special lab looked at the man's DNA. They looked for his family. They found family members in Hawaii.
2024年，一家專業實驗室分析了該男子的DNA，並尋找其親屬。隨後在夏威夷找到了他的家人。
The family gave their DNA to the police. The DNA matched. The man was Joseph Louis Serrao Jr. He disappeared in 1998.
家人將他們的DNA提供給警方，結果比對成功。該男子正是 Joseph Louis Serrao Jr.，他於1998年失蹤。
Conclusion
Now the police know who the man was. The case is finished after twenty-six years.
現在警方已確認該男子的身分。這起案件在經過二十六年後終於破案。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 The "Past" Switch
To tell a story about something that happened before now, we change the action word. Look at how these words from the text change:
- Find Found
- Know Knew (The text uses did not know)
- Give Gave
The Secret Rule: When we say "No" in the past, we use did not + the normal word.
❌ Police did not knew (Wrong) ✅ Police did not know (Right)
📦 Stuff and Places
Beginners often mix up a and the. Here is the simple logic from the story:
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A = Any one / The first time we mention it. "...found a dead man" (We don't know him yet).
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The = This specific one / We already talked about it. "The family gave..." (The specific family from Hawaii).
🔑 Word Bank for A2
| Word | Simple Meaning |
|---|---|
| Disappeared | Went away; gone |
| Matched | Was the same |
| Case | The police problem |