Plane Crash in Missouri
密蘇里州發生飛機墜毀事故
Introduction
A plane crashed near Butler, Missouri. Twelve people died.
在密蘇里州巴特勒附近發生一起飛機墜毀事故，造成十二人死亡。
Main Body
The plane had one pilot and eleven skydivers. The plane turned left and fell fast. It hit the ground near the airport. Then the plane caught fire.
該飛機載有一名機師與十一名跳傘員。飛機向左轉後急速墜落，撞擊在機場附近的地面，隨後起火。
Many people died in the crash. Some were teachers. Some were experts in skydiving. Some were new students.
許多人在墜機事故中喪生。其中有些人是教師，有些人是跳傘專家，還有些人是新學生。
Experts are now looking for the cause. They want to know if the plane was old or broken. They will finish their report in 2027.
專家目前正在調查原因，旨在確認飛機是否過舊或損壞。他們將於2027年完成報告。
Conclusion
The experts are still working. The town is sad for the families.
專家仍在調查中。鎮上的居民對這些家庭深感悲痛。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Some' Secret
In this story, we see a pattern used to describe different groups of people:
- Some were teachers.
- Some were experts.
- Some were students.
How to use this: When you have a big group, you don't need to name every person. Use 'Some' to pick a few.
Example path: Big group (The crash victims) → Small group (Teachers) → Some were teachers.
Action Words (Past Time)
Notice how the story tells us what happened. All the words end in a specific way or change to show the event is finished:
Crashed Happened before Turned Happened before Hit Happened before
A2 Tip: To tell a story about yesterday or last year, add -ed to the end of the action word (like crash crashed).