Plane Crash in Missouri

密蘇里州發生飛機墜毀事故

Jun 14, 2026, 18:41
USSociety

Introduction

A small plane crashed on Sunday. Twelve people died.

週日有一架小型飛機墜毀，造成12人死亡。

Main Body

The plane left Butler Memorial Airport at 11:30 a.m. It tried to go back to the airport. Then it hit the grass near a highway.

該飛機於上午11時30分離開 Butler Memorial 機場。隨後嘗試返回機場，但撞向公路附近的草地。

One pilot and eleven skydivers were on the plane. The plane caught fire. Police and fire fighters put out the fire.

機上有一名機師與11名跳傘員。飛機起火後，警方與消防員將火撲滅。

Many police groups arrived to help. The police closed the highway. They need to study the crash site.

許多警政單位抵達支援。警方封閉了公路，以便調查墜毀現場。

Conclusion

The police do not know the names of the people. They do not know why the plane crashed.

警方目前尚未得知死者身分，也不清楚飛機墜毀的原因。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Talking about the Past

In this story, everything happened yesterday. To tell a story about the past, we often add -ed to the end of the action word.

Look at the changes:

  • Crash →\rightarrow Crashed
  • Try →\rightarrow Tried
  • Close →\rightarrow Closed
  • Arrive →\rightarrow Arrived

⚠️ The 'Rule Breakers'

Some words are special. They do not use -ed. You must memorize these ' rebels':

  • Leave becomes →\rightarrow Left
  • Hit stays →\rightarrow Hit
  • Catch becomes →\rightarrow Caught
  • Do becomes →\rightarrow Did (or do not →\rightarrow did not)

💡 Quick Tip: Negative Past

To say something didn't happen, use: did not + normal word.

  • Example: They do not know (Now) →\rightarrow They did not know (Past).

Vocabulary Learning

crashed (v.)
hit something hard and suddenly
Example:The car crashed into a tree.
pilot (n.)
a person who flies a plane
Example:The pilot landed the plane safely.
skydivers (n.)
people who jump from a plane with a parachute
Example:The skydivers jumped from the sky.
highway (n.)
a big, fast road for cars
Example:There are many cars on the highway.
site (n.)
a place where something happened
Example:The police are at the crash site.
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