Shark Attacks Woman at Coogee Beach
庫吉海灘發生鯊魚攻擊女性事件
Introduction
A 35-year-old woman is very sick. A shark attacked her at Coogee Beach in Sydney on Saturday morning.
一名 35 歲的女性傷勢嚴重。週六上午在悉尼的庫吉海灘，她遭到一隻鯊魚攻擊。
Main Body
The shark attacked the woman at 11:15 a.m. It bit her leg and arms. A doctor and a man on a board helped her. They took her to St Vincent’s Hospital. She needs a big operation.
鯊魚於上午 11 點 15 分攻擊該名女性。它咬傷了她的腿部和手臂。一名醫生和一名衝浪板男子提供了協助。他們將她送往聖文森醫院。她需要進行一次大手術。
The city closed three beaches. Men used jet skis and drones to find the shark. The shark stayed in the water for 45 minutes and then swam away.
市政府關閉了三個海灘。人員使用水上摩托車和無人機尋找鯊魚。該隻鯊魚在水中停留了 45 分鐘後游走。
Sharks are moving to new places because the ocean is warmer. More people swim in the sea now. This is dangerous. Four people died from shark attacks in Australia this year.
由於海洋溫度升高，鯊魚正遷徙到新地點。現在更多人在海中游泳，這非常危險。今年澳洲已有四人死於鯊魚攻擊。
Conclusion
The woman is still very sick. The beaches are closed for now.
該名女性目前傷情依然嚴重。海灘暫時關閉。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking about the Past
In this story, we see how to describe things that already happened. We change the action word (verb) to show it is over.
The Pattern: Most words just need an -ed at the end.
- Attack → Attacked
- Stay → Stayed* (change y to i)
- Close → Closed* (just add d)
The Rule-Breakers: Some words are special. They change completely. You must memorize these:
- Bit (from Bite)
- Took (from Take)
- Swam (from Swim)
- Died (from Die)
Quick Example: Today: The shark swims. Saturday: The shark swam.
📍 Where and When
To reach A2, you must place time and place at the end of your sentence.
Wrong: On Saturday morning a shark attacked her. Right: A shark attacked her at Coogee Beach (Place) on Saturday morning (Time).