Two Violent Crimes in Jacksonville and Boston
傑克遜維爾與波士頓發生兩起暴力犯罪
Introduction
Police in Jacksonville and Boston are looking for criminals. Two different attacks happened in these cities.
傑克遜維爾與波士頓的警方正在搜尋犯罪者。這兩座城市發生了兩起不同的襲擊事件。
Main Body
In Jacksonville, a man in his 50s died on Monday. Someone stabbed him on Atlantic Boulevard. He went to the hospital, but he died.
在傑克遜維爾，一名50多歲的男子於週一死亡。有人在Atlantic Boulevard刺傷了他。他被送往醫院，但隨後去世。
In Boston, someone shot three people on Sunday evening. This happened near O’Day Playground. The three people are in the hospital.
在波士頓，有人於週日晚上槍擊了三名路人。事件發生在O’Day Playground附近。這三名人士目前正在醫院治療。
The people in Boston are very sick. However, the police say they will live.
波士頓的受傷者情況危殆。然而，警方表示他們將會倖存。
Police in both cities are looking for the bad people. They did not catch anyone yet.
兩座城市的警方都在搜尋犯罪者。目前尚未逮捕任何人。
Conclusion
The police are still working. They have no suspects now.
警方仍在調查中。目前沒有任何嫌疑人。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 The "Past Time" Trick
Look at how we talk about things that already happened. We add -ed to the action word to move it to the past.
- Happen (now) Happened (yesterday)
- Stab (now) Stabbed (Monday)
🚑 Word Pairs
Some words always travel together to give us a clear picture:
- In his 50s (He is between 50 and 59 years old)
- Sunday evening (The end of the day)
🛑 The "Not Yet" Rule
When something hasn't happened but we expect it to, we use did not + yet.
They did not catch anyone yet.
This tells us the police are still searching!