Police Officer Dies in Terrorist Search

警方搜捕恐怖分子期間一名警員殉職


Introduction

A police officer in Toronto died on Thursday. Police were looking for people who attacked the U.S. Consulate.

多倫多一名警員於週四殉職。警方當時正在搜捕襲擊美國領事館的人員。

Main Body

Police went to a tall building in North York. A man shot and killed Officer Marc Pinizzotto. Police caught Nicholas Bennett. He is 19 years old. He is in jail for murder. Another person, Zara Jabbi, is missing. She is dangerous.

警方前往北約克的一棟高樓。一名男子開槍殺死了 Marc Pinizzotto 警員。警方逮捕了 Nicholas Bennett,他 19 歲,目前因謀殺罪入獄。另一名人員 Zara Jabbi 仍失蹤中,她非常危險。

Police think this group is from Iraq. A man named Mohammad Al-Saadi leads them. This group hates the U.S. and Israel. They attacked the U.S. Consulate in March.

警方認為該組織來自伊拉克,由一名叫 Mohammad Al-Saadi 的男子領導。該組織仇視美國與以色列,他們在三月襲擊了美國領事館。

Police are also looking for other criminals. Some people pay these shooters to attack houses and businesses. Other people think this is a fight between the U.S. and Iran. A special group is now checking the police work.

警方同時也在搜捕其他罪犯。有些人出錢雇傭這些槍手襲擊住宅與商家。另有人士認為這是美國與伊朗之間的鬥爭。目前有一個特別小組正在審查警方的工作。

Conclusion

Police are still looking for Zara Jabbi. They want to stop the dangerous group.

警方仍在搜捕 Zara Jabbi,他們希望阻止該危險組織。

Vocabulary Learning

🔍 The Power of 'Who'

In this story, we see a very useful way to join two ideas into one sentence using the word who. This helps you move from simple A1 sentences to A2 sentences.

How it works: Instead of saying two short sentences:

  • Police were looking for people.
  • These people attacked the consulate.

We combine them → Police were looking for people who attacked the consulate.


🛠️ Let's try this pattern:

PersonConnectionAction
A manwholeads the group
A personwhois dangerous
Criminalswhoattack houses

Quick Rule: Use who when you are talking about a person and you want to give more information about them immediately.

Vocabulary Learning

consulate (n.)
A small office that represents a country in another city or country
Example:I went to the consulate to get a new visa.
murder (n.)
The crime of killing another person
Example:The man was sent to prison for murder.
missing (adj.)
When a person cannot be found
Example:The police are looking for the missing child.
dangerous (adj.)
Something or someone that can hurt you
Example:Be careful, that dog is dangerous.
criminals (n.)
People who do illegal things or break the law
Example:The police caught the criminals after the robbery.
businesses (n.)
Companies that sell things or services to make money
Example:There are many small businesses on this street.
Practice A2 words in a crossword