Paul and Sheila Avery Die in House Fire
保羅與希拉·艾弗里在房屋火災中喪生
Introduction
Paul Avery and his wife, Sheila Avery, died in a house fire in New Jersey on June 16.
保羅·艾弗里及其妻子希拉·艾弗里於 6 月 16 日在新澤西州的一場房屋火災中喪生。
Main Body
The fire started early on Tuesday morning. Firefighters arrived at 12:30 a.m. The house had a lot of fire. Firefighters saved the couple at 1:00 a.m., but Paul and Sheila died.
火災發生在週二清晨。消防員於凌晨 12:30 到達。當時房屋火勢劇烈。消防員在凌晨 1:00 救出這對夫婦，但保羅與希拉仍不幸喪生。
Paul Avery was a famous actor. He was in the movie 'Superman' and the TV show 'All My Children.' He also made many commercials.
保羅·艾弗里是一位著名的演員。他演出過電影《超人》和電視劇《我的所有孩子》。他也拍攝過許多廣告。
Paul was a soldier in the Vietnam War and a pilot. He started a local newspaper. He stopped his work in 2018 to take care of Sheila because she was sick. Sheila was a good artist.
保羅曾在越南戰爭中擔任士兵以及飛行員。他創辦了一份當地報紙。他在 2018 年停止工作以照顧生病的希拉。希拉是一位優秀的藝術家。
Conclusion
The police are now looking for the reason for the fire.
警方目前正在調查火災原因。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking About the Past
To tell a story about someone's life, we change the action word (verb). Look at how the words change from the article:
The 'ED' Rule (Regular)
- start started*
- arrived*
- saved*
- stopped*
The 'Change' Rule (Irregular)
- is was*
- are were*
- die died* (Wait! This one follows the ED rule, but it's a strong action word here).
💡 Pro Tip for A2: When you see -ed at the end of a word, it usually means the action is finished.
Example: "Paul started a newspaper" means he did it in the past, not today.