Woman Dies During Rope Jump in Brazil
巴西女子在進行繩索跳躍活動中死亡
Introduction
Police in São Paulo, Brazil, are looking into the death of a 21-year-old woman. She died during a rope-jumping activity.
巴西聖保羅警方正在調查一名 21 歲女子的死亡事件。她在進行繩索跳躍活動時死亡。
Main Body
The accident happened on a Saturday at an old bridge in Limeira. Maria Eduarda jumped from the bridge. She did not have the safety ropes on her body. She fell 130 feet and died.
這起事故發生在週六的一座位於利梅拉的舊橋上。Maria Eduarda 從橋上跳下，但她身上沒有繫安全繩，導致她從 130 英尺高處墜落身亡。
Police arrested three instructors. These men did not have a permit to work at the bridge. Some men tried to run away, so the police used a helicopter to find them.
警方逮捕了三名教練。這些人在該橋工作並未持有許可證。部分人員企圖逃跑，因此警方出動直升機將其搜獲。
The police are now checking the equipment. They want to know why the instructors did not check the safety ropes before the jump.
警方目前正在檢查設備。他們想知道為什麼教練在跳躍前沒有檢查安全繩。
Conclusion
Three men are in jail. They face charges for the death of the woman.
三名男子目前在獄中，他們將面臨導致該名女子死亡的指控。
Vocabulary Learning
⚠️ The 'Did Not' Pattern
In this story, we see a a very important way to say "no" about things that happened in the past.
The Secret: When we use did not, the action word (verb) stays in its simple, present form. It does not change to the past.
- Wrong: She did not
had... - Right: She did not have... (Simple form)
Look at these examples from the text:
- "She did not have the safety ropes."
- "These men did not have a permit."
- "...instructors did not check the safety ropes."
Quick Guide for A2 Learners:
- Positive: She had ropes. (Past form)
- Negative: She did not have ropes. (Helper word + Simple form)
Common words to use with this pattern:
- did not go
- did not see
- did not work