Search for Missing People in New York and Washington
在紐約與華盛頓搜尋失蹤人員
Introduction
Police are looking for two missing people in New York and Washington.
警方正在紐約與華盛頓搜尋兩名失蹤人員。
Main Body
On Friday, a boat turned over on Java Lake in New York. One person is safe. One person is missing. Police and fire teams are searching for them. They asked people to stay away from the lake.
週五，紐約的 Java Lake 有一艘船翻覆。一名人員平安，但有一名人員失蹤。警方與消防隊正在搜尋中。他們要求民眾遠離該湖。
On Saturday, a man went swimming in Lake Washington. He did not come back to the surface. Divers and drones looked for him. The wind was strong and it was hard to see.
週六，一名男子在華盛頓湖游泳。他沒有重新浮上水面。潛水員與無人機對其進行了搜尋。當時風力強勁，能見度較低。
Police talked to the man's friends. The friends did not use drugs or alcohol. Now, the police in Washington are trying to find the body.
警方詢問了該男子的朋友。朋友們並沒有使用藥物或飲酒。現在，華盛頓警方正嘗試尋獲屍體。
Conclusion
The search continues in New York. In Washington, the police are now recovering the body.
紐約的搜尋行動仍在繼續。在華盛頓，警方目前正在尋獲屍體。
Vocabulary Learning
🔎 The 'Doing' Word (Past Tense)
Look at how the story tells us what happened. When things are finished, we often just add -ed to the end of the action word.
- Ask Asked
- Talk Talked
⚠️ The Rule-Breakers
Some words are 'rebels.' They don't follow the -ed rule. You must memorize these because they change completely:
- Go Went
- Do Did
💡 Quick Tip: 'Looking for' vs 'Finding'
In this text, we see two different stages of a search:
- Searching/Looking for You don't have the person yet. (Example: Police are looking for two people.)
- Recovering/Finding The search is over. (Example: Police are recovering the body.)