Court Study About the Death of Bridgette Porter
關於 Bridgette Porter 之死的法庭調查
Introduction
A court in New South Wales is looking at why a ten-year-old girl died in 2020.
新南威爾斯州的一座法院正在調查一名十歲女孩於 2020 年死亡的原因。
Main Body
The girl's parents asked for this study. They wanted to know why the killer can leave the hospital for some hours. They also wanted the girl's name to be public.
女孩的父母要求進行此次調查。他們想知道為什麼兇手可以離開醫院數小時。他們還希望女孩的名字能夠公開。
The killer has a mental illness called schizophrenia. A doctor tried to help the killer before the crime, but the killer did not get the help. The court wants to know why the medical system failed.
兇手患有一種稱為精神分裂症的精神疾病。在犯罪前曾有醫生嘗試幫助兇手，但兇手並未獲得幫助。法院想知道醫療系統為何失靈。
The killer did bad things to animals in 2019. He wrote in a book that he wanted to kill people. He had many knives. His father did not think these things were a big problem.
兇手在 2019 年對動物殘行虐待。他在日記中寫道他想殺人。他擁有多把刀。他的父親並不認為這些是大問題。
Conclusion
The court study is still happening. Ten people will talk to the court to explain what happened.
法庭調查仍在進行中。將有十人向法院說明當時發生了什麼事。
Vocabulary Learning
The Power of "Want"
In this story, we see a pattern used to describe goals or desires. To reach A2, you need to know how to connect a person's wish to an action.
The Pattern:
Person + want/wanted + to + Action
Examples from the text:
- They wanted to know... (Goal: Information)
- He wanted to kill... (Goal: Violence)
Quick Guide:
- Use want to for now (I want to learn English).
- Use wanted to for the past (The parents wanted to know).
Word Swap: "Bad" vs "Big"
Notice how the writer uses simple adjectives to describe a situation:
- "did bad things"
- "a big problem"
At an A2 level, you don't need fancy words. Using bad and big is a clear way to show if something is negative or serious.