Police Arrest Two Men for Bad Crimes
警方逮捕兩名犯下嚴重罪行之男子
Introduction
Police arrested two men. These men hurt other people. One man is in New York and one man is in California.
警方逮捕了兩名男子。這些男子傷害了他人。一名在紐約，另一名在加州。
Main Body
A man named Aureliano Antonio Melendez Reyes is in jail in New York. He is from El Salvador. Police say he hurt a 16-year-old girl. He does not have papers to live in the USA. The government wants to take him away from the country.
一名名為 Aureliano Antonio Melendez Reyes 的男子目前在紐約入獄。他來自薩爾瓦多。警方表示他傷害了一名 16 歲的女孩。他沒有在美國居住的合法文件。政府希望將其驅逐出境。
Federal leaders are angry with New York. They say New York lets too many bad people go free. They say 7,000 people with crimes left jail since January.
聯邦領導層對紐約感到憤怒。他們表示紐約讓太多罪犯獲釋。他們稱自一月份以來，已有 7,000 名有犯罪紀錄的人離開監獄。
In California, police arrested a man named Andres Reyes. He is 73 years old. He hurt his granddaughter in 2008. He ran away from the police for 20 years. He came back to California and police found him.
在加州，警方逮捕了一名名為 Andres Reyes 的男子。他現年 73 歲。他在 2008 年傷害了他的孫女。他逃避警方追緝長達 20 年。在回到加州後，他被警方發現並逮捕。
Conclusion
Both men are in jail now. The government and New York leaders still disagree about immigration rules.
兩名男子目前均在獄中。政府與紐約領導層在移民規則上仍存在分歧。
Vocabulary Learning
🌍 Where are they from?
Look at how we talk about people and places in the text. This is the easiest way to start talking about yourself and others.
The Pattern:
Person + is from + Place
Examples from the story:
- He is from El Salvador.
- One man is in New York.
💡 Simple Tip: Use "is from" for your home country/city. Use "is in" for where you are standing right now.
⏳ Then vs. Now
Notice how the story changes from the past to the present. This is the key to A2 storytelling.
Past (It happened already):
- He hurt a girl.
- He ran away.
- Police found him.
Present (It is true now):
- He is in jail.
- Government wants to take him away.
Quick Guide:
Past → Action is finished.
Present → Action is happening or is a fact.