Two Women and a Baby Die in Water

兩名女子與一名嬰兒溺水身亡


Introduction

Police in Pennsylvania and Ohio are looking into two deaths in water.

賓夕法尼亞州與俄亥俄州的警方正在調查兩起溺水死亡事件。

Main Body

A one-year-old girl died in Philadelphia on Thursday. Police found water on the floor and in a sink. The girl went to the hospital, but she died.

一名一歲的女嬰於週四在費城死亡。警方在地板和洗臉盆中發現了積水。該女嬰被送往醫院,但最終仍不幸死亡。

Police are now searching the house. They want to find more information about the accident.

警方目前正在搜索該房屋。他們希望找到更多關於這起事故的資訊。

In Ohio, a woman died at Alum Creek State Park on June 10. She went under the water and did not come up. People helped her out of the lake, but she died at the hospital.

在俄亥俄州,一名女子於6月10日在Alum Creek州立公園死亡。她沉入水下後未能浮出水面。儘管有人將她救出湖中,但她仍於醫院宣告死亡。

Conclusion

Police in both states are still working on these cases.

兩個州的警方仍在處理這些案件。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Talking About the Past

In this news story, we see a pattern: things that happened and finished. To tell a story in English, we often change the end of the action word.

The Pattern: Adding -ED

  • Help \rightarrow Helped
  • Search \rightarrow Searched

The Trick: Words that change completely Some words are 'rebels' and don't follow the -ed rule. You must memorize these:

  • Go \rightarrow Went
  • Find \rightarrow Found
  • Do \rightarrow Did

Quick Guide Present \rightarrow Past I go to the park \rightarrow I went to the park. I help my friend \rightarrow I helped my friend.

Vocabulary Learning

looking into (v.)
trying to find out the truth about something
Example:The police are looking into the cause of the fire.
searching (v.)
looking carefully for something or someone
Example:I am searching for my lost keys in the living room.
information (n.)
facts about someone or something
Example:I need more information about the train schedule.
accident (n.)
something bad that happens by chance
Example:He had a car accident on the highway.
cases (n.)
specific situations or legal problems being studied
Example:The detective is working on three different cases.
Practice A2 words in a crossword