The Search for Nancy Guthrie
尋找 Nancy Guthrie
Introduction
Police and helpers are looking for Nancy Guthrie. She is 84 years old. She disappeared from her home in Arizona on February 1.
警方與志願者正在尋找 Nancy Guthrie。她現年 84 歲，於 2 月 1 日在亞利桑那州的家中失蹤。
Main Body
Police think a bad person took Nancy. They saw a person with a mask on a video. Some people searched for her in Mexico. They looked near a river, but they did not find her.
警方認為 Nancy 是被歹徒擄走的。他們在一段影片中看到一名戴面具的人。有些人前往墨西哥尋找她，在河流附近搜尋，但仍未發現她的蹤跡。
Police also arrested some men. These men make videos on the internet. One man is Alexander Zabel Jr. The police say these men caused problems for the city.
警方還逮捕了幾名男子。這些男子在網路上製作影片。其中一名男子是 Alexander Zabel Jr.。警方表示這些人給城市帶來了麻煩。
The police do not have a suspect for Nancy yet. Her family wants to find her. They will give 1 million dollars to the person who helps find her.
警方目前尚未發現 Nancy 案件的嫌疑人。她的家人希望能找到她。他們將向幫助找到她的人提供 100 萬美元的獎金。
Conclusion
The police are still looking for Nancy Guthrie. They do not have a suspect now.
警方仍在尋找 Nancy Guthrie，目前尚未有嫌疑人。
Vocabulary Learning
🔍 The 'People' Pattern
In this story, we see how to talk about people using Who and Their.
1. Using 'Who' to connect ideas Instead of two short sentences, we use who to describe a person.
- The person helps find her.
- The person who helps find her.
2. Showing Ownership Look at how the text talks about things belonging to people:
- Nancy Her home
- Nancy Her family
3. Action Words (Simple Past) Notice how the story changes verbs to show things happened before now:
- See Saw
- Find Found (not find)
- Look Looked
Quick Tip: To reach A2, stop saying "The person is... he helps." Start saying "The person who helps."