Police Catch a Kangaroo in Quebec

魁北克警方捕捉到一隻袋鼠


Introduction

Police in Quebec caught a red kangaroo. The animal lived in a place without a legal permit.

魁北克警方捕捉到一隻紅袋鼠。這隻動物之前生活在一個沒有合法許可證的地方。

Main Body

The kangaroo ran away on June 12. People saw it in the fields of Boucherville. The government said the owner did not follow the law. In Quebec, you need a special paper to have a kangaroo.

這隻袋鼠在6月12日逃跑了。人們在Boucherville的田野中看到牠。政府表示主人並未遵守法律。在魁北克,飼養袋鼠需要一份特殊的證明文件。

Some zoos wanted to help. But the government said no. They wanted professional workers to catch the animal. They did not want people or cars to be in danger.

一些動物園想要幫忙,但政府拒絕了。他們希望由專業人員來捕捉這隻動物,以免行人或車輛陷入危險。

On June 16, a team of doctors and officers caught the kangaroo. They used a special medicine to make it sleep. Then, they took the animal to the Granby Zoo.

6月16日,一支由醫生和警員組成的團隊捕捉到了這隻袋鼠。他們使用了一種特殊的藥物讓牠入睡,隨後將這隻動物帶到了Granby動物園。

Conclusion

The kangaroo is healthy now. The government is looking for the owner to punish them.

這隻袋鼠現在很健康。政府正在尋找主人以對其進行處罰。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 The 'Past' Trick

Look at these words from the story:

  • Caught (from catch)
  • Lived (from live)
  • Ran (from run)
  • Saw (from see)
  • Said (from say)

When we talk about things that already happened (like the kangaroo in June), the words change shape.

The Easy Pattern: Most words just get a -ed at the end: live \rightarrow lived

The 'Rule Breakers': Some words change completely. You just have to remember them: run \rightarrow ran see \rightarrow saw


💡 Helpful Word Groups

People in Charge

  • Police
  • Government
  • Officers

Safe & Not Safe

  • Healthy \rightarrow (Good/Strong)
  • Danger \rightarrow (Not safe)
  • Punish \rightarrow (Bad result for a mistake)

Vocabulary Learning

permit (n.)
An official paper that gives you permission to do something
Example:You need a permit to park your car here.
government (n.)
The group of people who control a country or city
Example:The government makes new laws for the people.
professional (adj.)
Having a lot of skill and training for a job
Example:The company hired a professional cleaner.
danger (n.)
Something that can hurt you
Example:The sign warns people about the danger of the fire.
punish (v.)
To make someone suffer because they did something wrong
Example:The teacher will punish the students if they fight.
Practice A2 words in a crossword