Woman Dies in Brazil Sport Accident
巴西發生體育意外導致一名女子死亡
Introduction
A 21-year-old woman died on Saturday. She fell from a bridge in Limeira, Brazil. Her safety rope was not connected.
一名21歲的女子於週六死亡。她在巴西利梅拉（Limeira）的一座橋上墜落。她的安全繩未連接。
Main Body
The woman was Maria Eduarda. She wanted to jump from a bridge. The bridge was 40 meters high. The workers did not tie the rope to her. She fell and died.
該名女子名為 Maria Eduarda。她想從一座橋上跳下。該橋高40公尺。工作人員沒有將繩子繫在她身上。她墜落後死亡。
Police arrested six people. Three men are in jail. The police say these men knew the jump was dangerous. Two men tried to run away in the woods, but the police found them.
警方逮捕了六人。其中三名男子被關押。警方表示這些男子知道跳橋很危險。兩名男子曾試圖在森林中逃跑，但被警方發現。
The city of Limeira is angry. They told the government the bridge was dangerous before. Now the city wants to take the government to court.
利梅拉市的居民感到憤怒。他們之前就曾告知政府該橋很危險。現在該市打算起訴政府。
Conclusion
The police are still studying the case. They want to know who is responsible.
警方仍在調查此案。他們想確定誰應承擔責任。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 THE 'PAST' STORY
Look at these words from the text: died, fell, wanted.
In English, we often add -ed to show something happened yesterday or a long time ago.
- Want (Now) → Wanted (Past)
- Connect (Now) → Connected (Past)
Wait! Some words are 'rebels'. They change completely. You must memorize them:
- Fall → Fell
- Die → Died (This one is regular!)
- Do → Did
🏗️ BUILDING SENTENCES
To describe a person or thing in the past, use WAS (for one person).
The bridge was 40 meters high. The woman was Maria.
Quick Tip: If you want to say "no" in the past, use did not + the normal word.
❌ The workers did not tied (Wrong) ✅ The workers did not tie (Right)