The Missing Journalist Arlindo Chissale
失蹤記者 Arlindo Chissale
Introduction
Arlindo Chissale is a journalist. He disappeared on January 7, 2025, in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.
Arlindo Chissale 是一名記者。他於 2025 年 1 月 7 日在莫三比克的 Cabo Delgado 失蹤。
Main Body
Arlindo worked for a political party. He said the elections were not fair. He also wrote stories about bad things the army and rebels did to people.
Arlindo 曾在一個政黨工作。他說選舉並不公平。他也撰寫過關於軍隊和叛軍對平民所為的惡行報導。
Arlindo had problems with the police before. The police arrested him in 2022, but he did nothing wrong. Some people say he helped the government, but others say he helped rebels.
Arlindo 之前與警方有過矛盾。警方在 2022 年逮捕了他，但他並沒有做錯任何事。有些人說他協助過政府，但也有人說他協助過叛軍。
On January 7, Arlindo took a bus. A friend told him to be careful. Then, he stopped talking to everyone. Some people say men in uniforms took him away by force.
1 月 7 日，Arlindo 搭乘了公車。一名朋友提醒他要小心。之後，他便與所有人失去了聯繫。有些人說，是一些穿著制服的人強行將他帶走了。
Conclusion
Nobody knows where Arlindo Chissale is now. The government does not give any answers.
沒有人知道 Arlindo Chissale 現在身在何處。政府沒有提供任何答案。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ Talking about the Past
To reach A2, you need to move from the present to the past. Look at how the story changes verbs to show things already happened:
The Pattern: Add -ed
- Work → Worked
- Stop → Stopped*
- Arrest → Arrested
The Pattern: Change the whole word (Irregulars)
- Is → Was
- Say → Said
- Take → Took
Quick Rule: If you want to tell a story about yesterday or last year, you cannot use the base word.
Wrong: He take a bus yesterday. ❌ Right: He took a bus yesterday. ✅
Word Link:
Disappeared → Gone and not found.
Force → Using power/strength to make someone do something.