Police Remove Old Bombs from Homes
警方從住家移除舊炸彈
Introduction
Police in Melbourne and Los Angeles found dangerous materials in some houses. They took the materials away to keep people safe.
墨爾本與洛杉磯的警方在部分住家中發現了危險物質。他們將這些物質移走以確保民眾安全。
Main Body
In Melbourne, police found old dynamite in a storage room. People left their homes. Police used a robot and sandbags. They blew up the dynamite safely. It was very old and not a crime.
在墨爾本，警方在儲藏室發現了舊炸藥。民眾隨後離開了住家。警方使用機器人與沙袋，安全地將炸藥引爆。這些炸藥年代久遠，不涉及刑事犯罪。
In Los Angeles, police found two old military bombs in houses. One bomb was from World War II. Experts looked at the bombs. The bombs were not dangerous.
在洛杉磯，警方在住家中發現了兩枚舊軍用炸彈。其中一枚來自第二次世界大戰。專家檢查過後，確認這些炸彈並不危險。
Police told people to leave their homes for a short time. Then, the police said the area was safe. People went back to their houses.
警方要求民眾短暫撤離住家。隨後，警方宣布該區域已恢復安全，民眾便回到了家中。
Conclusion
The police removed all the dangerous materials. Now the streets are safe again.
警方已移除所有危險物質。現在街道已再次恢復安全。
Vocabulary Learning
🛠️ Action Words (Past Tense)
In this story, everything already happened. To talk about the past, we often add -ed to the end of the word.
Examples from the text:
- Find → Found (Special change!)
- Use → Used*
- Look → Looked*
- Tell → Told (Special change!)
🏠 Places & Things
Notice how the writer describes where things are. We use words like in or from to show location:
📍 In a storage room 📍 In houses 📍 From World War II
💡 Simple Logic: "Not"
To make a sentence negative (saying 'no'), we use not:
- "It was not a crime."
- "The bombs were not dangerous."
Tip: Use 'not' after 'was' or 'were' to describe a situation in the past.