Two Men Die During Jump in Utah
兩名男子在猶他州跳傘時死亡
Introduction
Two men died during a BASE jump in Utah. One man was a famous athlete named Andy Lewis.
兩名男子在猶他州進行定點跳傘時死亡。其中一名男子是著名的運動員 Andy Lewis。
Main Body
Police went to a desert area on Sunday. They found two dead men. One was Andy Lewis, 39 years old. The other man was 50 years old. Police do not know why the accident happened.
警方於週日前往一處沙漠地區。他們發現兩名死亡男子。其中一名是 39 歲的 Andy Lewis。另一名男子為 50 歲。警方目前尚不清楚事故發生原因。
Andy Lewis was a famous extreme athlete. He won four world championships from 2008 to 2011. He also broke a world record in China. In 2012, he performed with Madonna at the Super Bowl.
Andy Lewis 是一位著名的極限運動員。他在 2008 年至 2011 年間贏得四次世界冠軍。他還在中國打破了一項世界紀錄。2012 年，他與馬丹娜在超級盃共同演出。
Lewis had a business for new jumpers. He knew the sport was dangerous. Studies show that BASE jumping is more dangerous than skydiving. Many people die in this sport every year.
Lewis 經營過一家面向新跳傘者的企業。他深知這項運動非常危險。研究顯示，定點跳傘比高空跳傘更危險。每年都有許多人在這項運動中喪生。
Conclusion
Police are still looking for more information about the deaths.
警方仍在尋找關於這些死亡事件的更多資訊。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking about the Past
In this story, we see a lot of words that describe things that already happened. To reach A2, you need to recognize these "Past" words.
The 'ED' Pattern Most action words just need -ed at the end to move from today to yesterday:
- Perform Performed
- Happen Happened
The 'Rule Breakers' Some words change completely. You must memorize these because they don't follow the -ed rule:
- Go Went
- Find Found
- Win Won
- Break Broke
- Do Did (used here as do not know for current state, but did for past action)
Quick Logic Check If you see "2008" or "Sunday," look for these past words. It tells you the story is over.