The Search for Nancy Guthrie
尋找 Nancy Guthrie
Introduction
Police are looking for Nancy Guthrie. She is 84 years old. She disappeared from her home in Arizona on February 1.
警方正在尋找 Nancy Guthrie。她今年 84 歲，於 2 月 1 日在亞利桑那州的家中失蹤。
Main Body
Police have a video from a doorbell. A person with a mask and a gun is in the video. The person wore gloves. Police found DNA on the gloves, but they do not know who the person is.
警方擁有一段門鈴攝錄的影片。影片中出現一名戴著面具並持槍的人，且該名人士戴著手套。警方在手套上發現了 DNA，但他們不知道該名人士的身分。
Some experts are unhappy. Jennifer Coffindaffer was an FBI agent. She says the police do not share enough photos. She says the police do not talk to Mexico enough.
一些專家對此感到不滿。曾任 FBI 探員的 Jennifer Coffindaffer 表示，警方分享的照片不足，且與墨西哥方面的溝通不夠充分。
Volunteers searched in Mexico. They found 25 bodies in the ground. These bodies were not Nancy. Other experts think the person took Nancy through a Native American area.
志願者在墨西哥進行搜查，在地下發現了 25 具屍體。但這些屍體並非 Nancy。其他專家認為，該名人士將 Nancy 帶往了原住民地區。
Conclusion
Police are still looking for Nancy. They offer 1 million dollars to the person who finds her.
警方仍在尋找 Nancy。他們將向找到她的人提供 100 萬美元的獎金。
Vocabulary Learning
🔍 How to Describe People and Things
In this story, we see a very simple way to describe someone. Look at these two patterns:
Pattern A: Person + IS + Description
- She is 84 years old.
- The person is in the video.
Pattern B: Person + HAS/WORE + Object
- A person with a mask... (This tells us what they have)
- The person wore gloves. (This tells us what they had on their body)
⚡ Quick Tip: "NOT"
To say something is wrong or different, just put do not or were not before the action:
- They do not know → (They have zero information)
- Bodies were not Nancy → (The bodies were different people)
Key Words to Remember:
- Disappeared → Went away / Gone
- Search → Look for something/someone
- Offer → Give money or a gift