Many Violent Events in Different Cities
多個城市發生多起暴力事件
Introduction
Many people used guns and knives in cities in North America and Europe last Friday and Saturday.
上週五與週六,北美與歐洲的許多城市發生了使用槍支和刀具的暴力事件。
Main Body
In the US, people shot others in Chicago and Maryland. In Chicago, two people in a red car shot 12 people at a party. Four people died in Chicago this weekend. In Maryland, a shooter hurt six people.
在美國,芝加哥與馬里蘭州發生了槍擊事件。在芝加哥,兩名乘坐紅色汽車的人在派對上向 12 人開槍。本週末芝加哥共有四人死亡。在馬里蘭州,一名槍手造成六人受傷。
Police were also in danger. In Texas, a person shot two police officers. In California, a police officer shot and killed a man. The man stole from a house and hit the officer.
警察也處於危險之中。在德州,一名人士向兩名警察開槍。在加州,一名警察開槍擊斃一名男子。該男子在住家行竊並攻擊了該名警察。
Violence happened in other countries too. In London, two young men died from knife attacks. In Canada, a man shot and killed a woman. In Australia, a man died from gun wounds.
其他國家也發生了暴力事件。在倫敦,兩名年輕男子死於刀擊。在加拿大,一名男子開槍殺死一名女子。在澳洲,一名男子死於槍傷。
Conclusion
Police in these cities are now looking for the criminals.
這些城市的警察目前正在追緝犯罪分子。
Vocabulary Learning
📍 Where did it happen?
In this text, we see a pattern for talking about places. To move to A2, you must know when to use 'In'.
The Rule: Use In City / State / Country
Examples from the text:
- In Chicago (City)
- In Maryland (State)
- In Canada (Country)
🕒 When did it happen?
Look at how the text describes time:
- last Friday and Saturday
- this weekend
To talk about the past, we use Last + [Day/Month/Week].
Example: Last Friday The Friday before today.