Knife Attacks in the UK

英國發生持刀攻擊事件


Introduction

Police in London and Lancashire are looking into two knife attacks.

倫敦和蘭開夏郡的警方正在調查兩起持刀攻擊事件。

Main Body

A man died in Southall, London on June 10. His name was Gurbhej Singh. He was 26 years old and from India. Another man was hurt, but he is okay now.

6月10日在倫敦Southall有一名男子死亡。他名叫Gurbhej Singh,來自印度,現年26歲。另一名男子受傷,但目前已無大礙。

Police arrested seven men. They let six men go. One man is still with the police. Police want to see videos and talk to people to find the reason for the attack.

警方逮捕了七名男子。其中六人已獲釋,仍有一人在警方看管中。警方希望查閱監視錄像並詢問相關人士,以找出攻擊的原因。

In Brierfield, a man attacked a 17-year-old girl with a knife. The girl had a cut on her neck. She went to the hospital and left on Saturday.

在Brierfield,一名男子持刀攻擊一名17歲少女。該少女頸部被割傷,送院治療後於週六出院。

Police arrested Junaid Nawaz. He is 30 years old. He will go to court in Blackburn.

警方逮捕了30歲的Junaid Nawaz。他將在Blackburn出庭。

Conclusion

Police are still working on both cases.

警方仍在處理這兩起案件。

Vocabulary Learning

🕰️ Talking about the Past vs. Now

Look at how the story changes from Past (things that happened) to Present (things happening now).

1. The Past (Finished) We use -ed or special words for things that are over.

  • Arrested → happened already.
  • Died → happened already.
  • Went → (The past of 'go') she is no longer at the hospital.

2. The Present (Now) We use words like is, are, and still.

  • Is okay → he is fine at this moment.
  • Are working → the police are doing the job right now.
  • Is still with → he has not left the police station yet.

Quick Pattern Map:

Past Event \rightarrow Result Now

  • He was 26 \rightarrow He is dead.
  • She went to hospital \rightarrow She is home.
  • They arrested men \rightarrow One man is still there.

Vocabulary Learning

attack (n.)
An act of fighting or hitting someone suddenly and violently
Example:The police are investigating the attack.
arrested (v.)
When the police take someone away to a police station because they think they did something wrong
Example:The police arrested the man yesterday.
reason (n.)
The cause of something or why something happened
Example:What is the reason for your late arrival?
court (n.)
The place where a judge decides if someone is guilty of a crime
Example:He must go to court to talk to the judge.
case (n.)
A legal matter or a police investigation
Example:The police are working on a difficult case.
Practice A2 words in a crossword