Musician Oliver Tree Nickell Dies in Helicopter Crash
音樂家 Oliver Tree Nickell 在直升機墜毀事故中去世
Introduction
Oliver Tree Nickell was 32 years old. He died on June 14. Two helicopters hit each other in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Oliver Tree Nickell 當時 32 歲。他在 6 月 14 日去世。兩架直升機在巴西里約熱內盧相撞。
Main Body
The helicopters fell and started a fire. The fire hit some cars. Six people died. Police used DNA to find the names of the dead people. Oliver was in Brazil for a music tour.
直升機墜落後起火，火勢波及了部分車輛。共有六人死亡。警方使用 DNA 來確認死者身分。Oliver 當時在巴西進行音樂巡演。
Some people wrote lies about Oliver on the internet. They said he had bad political ideas. They said he did bad things to other people. These stories are not true. There is no proof for these stories.
有些人在網路上散佈關於 Oliver 的謊言。他們聲稱他有糟糕的政治觀點，並對他人做了壞事。這些故事並不真實，且完全沒有證據支持。
Oliver's mother and his old girlfriend, Melanie Martinez, spoke about him. Melanie said Oliver loved his art. She said he was a good person. They were friends before he died.
Oliver 的母親和他的前女友 Melanie Martinez 談到了他。Melanie 表示 Oliver 熱愛他的藝術，並稱他是一個好人。他們在他在去世前一直是朋友。
Conclusion
The police are still studying the crash. The stories on the internet are not true.
警方仍在調查此次事故。網路上的那些故事並不真實。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Past' Action Word
Look at how we talk about things that already happened. We change the word to show it is finished.
The Pattern:
- Die Died
- Hit Hit (stays the same!)
- Fall Fell
- Say Said
- Is Was
Real Examples from the Story:
- "He died on June 14."
- "Two helicopters hit each other."
- "The helicopters fell."
- "They said he had bad ideas."
- "Oliver was 32 years old."
Quick Tip: When you see -ed at the end of a word (like died), it usually means the action is over. But be careful! Some words change completely (like fall fell) or don't change at all (like hit hit).