Two Court Cases About Murder
兩起謀殺案
Introduction
Courts in Victoria and Queensland are looking at two different crimes.
維多利亞州與昆士蘭州的法院正在審理兩起不同的罪案。
Main Body
In Victoria, Jaeden Tito and Rabii Zahabe killed Gavin Preston. They planned the crime carefully. They used special cars to drive away fast. Police found DNA on a mask and gloves.
在維多利亞州，Jaeden Tito 和 Rabii Zahabe 殺害了 Gavin Preston。他們精心策劃了這起罪行。他們使用特製的車輛以便快速逃離。
Levi Tito wrote a letter for her son. She used a computer program called AI to help her write it. The lawyers are now talking about the prison time for the men.
Levi Tito 為她的兒子寫了一封信。她使用了一個名為 AI 的電腦程式來協助撰寫。律師們目前正在討論這兩名男子的刑期。
In Brisbane, Mark Waden is in court. The police say he killed Priscilla Brooten in 2018. They say he hid her body in a hole on his land.
在布里斯本，Mark Waden 正在出庭受審。警方指控他在 2018 年殺害了 Priscilla Brooten。他們稱他將屍體藏在自己土地的一個洞中。
Mark's lawyers say there is no body. They say Priscilla was very sad and liked to hide from people. They think she might still be alive.
Mark 的律師表示並沒有發現屍體。他們稱 Priscilla 當時非常憂鬱且喜歡避世。他們認為她可能仍然在世。
Conclusion
The Victoria court is deciding the punishment. The Queensland jury is deciding if Mark Waden is guilty.
維多利亞州法院正在決定懲罰，而昆士蘭州陪審團則在決定 Mark Waden 是否有罪。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 THE "ACTION" PATTERN
Look at how we describe people doing things in the past. We just use a simple word change:
- Plan Planned
- Use Used
- Kill Killed
- Hide Hid
How to use this for A2: To tell a story about yesterday, take the action word and add -ed.
Example: "They planned the crime."
Watch out! Some words are rebels and change completely:
Quick Vocabulary List
- Court: A place for law
- Guilty: Did the bad thing
- Punishment: The penalty for the crime