Plane Crash in Texas Kills Business Leader Joshua Baer

德州飛機墜毀 商業領袖 Joshua Baer 喪生

Jun 17, 2026, 21:34
USTechnology

Introduction

A small plane crashed on a road in Laredo, Texas. Six people were on the plane. One man, Joshua Baer, died.

一架小型飛機在德州拉雷多的一條道路上墜毀。機上共有六人，其中一名男子 Joshua Baer 喪生。

Main Body

The plane flew from Mexico to Texas on Tuesday. The pilots said the plane had no power and little fuel. Then, the plane hit a road and a car.

該飛機於週二從墨西哥飛往德州。飛行員表示飛機失去動力且燃油不足。隨後，飛機撞上了一條道路和一輛車。

Five people survived the crash. They went to the hospital. Five police officers also needed help because of smoke.

五人在墜機中倖存，他們被送往醫院。此外，五名警察也因煙霧影響而需要救援。

Joshua Baer was 50 years old. He started a big company called Capital Factory. He helped many new technology businesses. Important leaders in Texas said he was a great man.

Joshua Baer 享壽 50 歲。他創立了一家名為 Capital Factory 的大公司，幫助了許多新科技企業。德州的重要領袖表示他是一位偉大的人物。

Conclusion

Government experts are now looking at the plane. They want to find out why it crashed.

政府專家目前正在檢查該飛機，希望能找出墜毀原因。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 The "Past Story" Pattern

When we talk about things that already happened, we change the action word. Look at these changes from the story:

  • Fly →\rightarrow Flew
  • Say →\rightarrow Said
  • Hit →\rightarrow Hit (stays the same!)
  • Go →\rightarrow Went

💡 Simple Rule: To tell a story in the past, you cannot use the present word.

Wrong: He start a company. ×\times Right: He started a company. ✓\checkmark

Quick Vocabulary List for A2:

  • Survivor →\rightarrow A person who lives after a bad event.
  • Fuel →\rightarrow The "food" or energy for a plane or car.
  • Expert →\rightarrow A person who knows a lot about one thing.

Vocabulary Learning

crashed (v.)
To hit something hard, causing damage
Example:The car crashed into a tree.
fuel (n.)
Material like gas or oil used to make a machine move
Example:The plane needs more fuel to fly to New York.
survived (v.)
To stay alive after a dangerous event
Example:Only two people survived the boat accident.
company (n.)
A business that sells things or provides services
Example:My sister works for a big computer company.
experts (n.)
People who know a lot about a specific subject
Example:The experts are studying the old painting.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→