New Report on the Death of Mark Haines

關於 Mark Haines 之死的新報告


Introduction

A judge looked at the death of Mark Haines. Mark was an Indigenous teenager. He died in 1988. The judge says the first police work was very bad.

一名法官調查了 Mark Haines 的死因。Mark 是一名原住民青少年,於 1988 年去世。法官表示最初的警方調查非常糟糕。

Main Body

Mark was 17 years old. Police found him on train tracks in 1988. At first, police said it was an accident. But the judge says this is wrong. She found a towel under his head. This means the police did not look carefully.

Mark 當時 17 歲。警方於 1988 年在鐵軌上發現了他。起初警方稱這是一場意外,但法官表示這是錯誤的。她在他的頭下發現了一條毛巾,這意味著警方並未仔細檢查。

The judge says the police were racist. She believes the police did not work hard because Mark was Indigenous. If Mark was a rich white boy, the police would work more.

法官表示警方存在種族歧視。她認為警方之所以沒有努力調查,是因為 Mark 是原住民。如果 Mark 是一個富有的白人男孩,警方會更加努力。

Mark's family says someone killed him. The judge thinks some people know the truth but they do not speak. One man, Glen Mannion, did not tell the whole story.

Mark 的家人表示有人殺害了他。法官認為有些人知道真相但保持沉默。一名叫 Glen Mannion 的男子當時沒有交代完整的故事。

Conclusion

The police will look at the case again. They will test DNA. The government will pay 1 million dollars to anyone with information.

警方將重新調查此案。他們將進行 DNA 檢測。政府將向任何提供資訊的人支付 100 萬美元。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Then vs. Now

Look at how we talk about the past and the future in this story.

1. Things that happened (The Past) We add -ed to the action to show it is finished.

  • Look → Looked
  • Die → Died
  • Work → Worked

Wait! Some words change completely:

  • Say → Said
  • Find → Found

2. Things that will happen (The Future) We use will before the action.

  • Police will look
  • Government will pay

🔍 Word Connection: 'The' and 'A'

  • A = One of many (General)

    • "A judge" (Any judge)
    • "A towel" (One towel among many)
  • The = This specific one (Special)

    • "The judge" (The specific woman in this story)
    • "The truth" (The one real fact)

Pattern Summary: General \rightarrow Specific (A) \rightarrow (The)

Vocabulary Learning

judge (n.)
A person who decides the law in a court
Example:The judge listened to the story and made a decision.
Indigenous (adj.)
People who are the original inhabitants of a land
Example:Many Indigenous people have a deep connection to the land.
accident (n.)
Something bad that happens by chance, not on purpose
Example:I broke the glass by accident.
racist (adj.)
Showing hate or dislike for people of a different race
Example:It is wrong to be racist to other people.
information (n.)
Facts or details about something
Example:The police need more information to find the killer.
Practice A2 words in a crossword