Three Plane Crashes in the USA
美國發生三起飛機墜毀事故
Introduction
Three planes crashed in California, Missouri, and Texas. 21 people died.
在加州、密蘇里州與德州有三架飛機墜毀，共 21 人死亡。
Main Body
On June 15, a big military plane crashed in California. Eight people died. The plane was old. Experts think the engine or the controls broke. The Air Force will study the crash for six months.
6月15日，一架大型軍用飛機在加州墜毀，造成8人死亡。該飛機機齡較老，專家認為可能是引擎或控制系統故障。空軍將花六個月時間研究此次墜毀原因。
On June 14, a skydiving plane crashed in Missouri. Twelve people died. The plane lost power and turned quickly. Then it fell into a field. The NTSB is checking the plane now.
6月14日，一架跳傘飛機在密蘇里州墜毀，造成12人死亡。飛機失去動力並快速轉向，隨後墜入一片田野。NTSB 目前正在檢查該飛機。
On June 16, a small business jet crashed on a road in Texas. One person died. The airport director says a part of the plane broke. The NTSB is also studying this crash.
6月16日，一架小型商務噴射機在德州的一條道路上墜毀，造成1人死亡。機場主管表示是飛機的一個零件損壞。NTSB 也在研究此次事故。
Conclusion
Government workers are studying these three crashes. They want to know why 21 people died.
政府人員正在研究這三起墜毀事故，希望能查明為何有 21 人死亡。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Past' Secret
Look at these words from the story:
- Crashed
- Died
- Broke
These tell us things happened before now.
The Simple Rule: Most of the time, we just add -ed to the end of a word to move it to the past.
Crash Crashed
Study Studied
The 'Rule-Breakers': Some words change completely. You just have to memorize them!
Break Broke
Die Died (This one is easy!)
Quick Tip: When you see -ed, think: 'This is already finished.'