Two Stories About Medical Emergencies
兩個關於醫療緊急情況的故事
Introduction
This report tells two stories. One happened in France and one happened in Wales. In both stories, people had seizures.
這份報告講述了兩個故事。一個發生在法國，另一個發生在威爾斯。在這兩個故事中，都有人發生癲癇發作。
Main Body
In France, police found a dead woman and a four-year-old child. The woman had a seizure and died. The child was very hungry and thirsty. The child could not open the door. Police entered through a window to save the child.
在法國，警方發現一名死亡的女性和一名四歲孩童。該女性因癲癇發作而死亡。孩童非常飢餓且口渴。孩童無法打開房門。警方透過窗戶進入以救出孩童。
In Wales, two children were at the beach. A 14-year-old child had a seizure in the water. A 12-year-old child pulled the other child out of the sea. Doctors helped the child at the hospital.
在威爾斯，有兩名孩童在海灘。一名14歲的孩童在水中發生癲癇發作。一名12歲的孩童將另一名孩童從海中拉出。醫生在醫院為該孩童提供治療。
Now the child in Wales is healthy. Doctors are still studying why the seizures happened.
現在威爾斯的孩童已恢復健康。醫生仍在研究癲癇發作的原因。
Conclusion
Doctors are still checking the woman in France. The child in Wales is now well.
醫生仍在檢查法國的女性。威爾斯的孩童現在已經康復。
Vocabulary Learning
🏥 The 'Past' Pattern
In these stories, we see words that tell us something already happened. This is the most important thing for A2 learners to notice.
The 'Past' Word List
- happened
- found
- died
- could
- entered
- pulled
How it works → Most of these words end in -ed. This is a signal that the action is finished.
- Example: Find (Now) → Found (Past)
- Example: Die (Now) → Died (Past)
Quick Look: State of Being Notice how the story changes from the past to the now:
- Past: The child was hungry.
- Now: The child is healthy.
Was → used for one person in the past. Is → used for one person right now.