Parents Go to Prison for Killing Baby
父母虐殺嬰兒被判入獄
Introduction
Jamie Varley and John McGowan-Fazakerley hurt and killed their adopted son, Preston Davey.
Jamie Varley 和 John McGowan-Fazakerley 傷害並殺害了他們領養的兒子 Preston Davey。
Main Body
Preston was one year old. He lived with the parents for four months. The parents hurt him many times. They did not let him sleep. They took bad videos of him.
Preston 當時一歲大。他與這對父母共同生活了四個月。父母多次傷害他。他們不讓他睡覺，還拍了關於他的糟糕影片。
Preston died in July 2023. Jamie Varley said the baby fell in the bath. This was a lie. Doctors found forty injuries on the baby's body. Something blocked the baby's throat and he died.
Preston 於 2023 年 7 月死亡。Jamie Varley 聲稱嬰兒在浴缸中跌落，但這是謊言。醫生在嬰兒身上發現了四十處傷痕。有東西阻塞了嬰兒的喉嚨導致其死亡。
Jamie and John had good jobs. They looked like good people. But they were cruel. Jamie did the most harm. John saw the injuries but he did not stop Jamie.
Jamie 和 John 擁有不錯的工作。他們看起來像好人，但實際上非常殘忍。Jamie 造成了最多的傷害，而 John 雖然看到了傷痕卻沒有阻止 Jamie。
Conclusion
The court said Jamie Varley is a murderer. John McGowan-Fazakerley is also guilty because he did not help the child.
法院判定 Jamie Varley 是謀殺犯。John McGowan-Fazakerley 同樣有罪，因為他沒有救助該名兒童。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Past' Secret
In this story, we see many words ending in -ed. This tells us the story happened before now.
Look at these changes:
- Live lived
- Block blocked*
- Look looked
Wait! Not all words follow the rule. Some words are 'rebels' and change completely. These are very common in A2 English:
| Now | Then | Example from text |
|---|---|---|
| Go | Went | Parents go to prison (This is a headline, but they went there) |
| Say | Said | Jamie Varley said the baby fell |
| Do | Did | Jamie did the most harm |
| See | Saw | John saw the injuries |
💡 Tip: If you want to talk about yesterday, check if the word is a 'regular' (-ed) or a 'rebel' (special change).