People Meet to Remember a Woman in Queensland
民眾於昆士蘭聚集悼念一名逝世女性
Introduction
Many people met in Springfield Lakes to remember a woman who died.
許多人在 Springfield Lakes 聚集,以悼念一名逝世的女性。
Main Body
The people met in a public park. The woman died one year ago.
人們在一個公共公園聚集。該名女性於一年前逝世。
Police say her husband killed her. This is not a proven fact yet.
警方表示其丈夫殺害了她。但這尚未成為被證實的事實。
Many people came to the park. Hundreds of people were there to show they are sad.
許多人來到公園。數百人聚集在此,表達他們的悲痛。
Conclusion
The community met to remember the woman on this day.
社區民眾於今日聚集,悼念該名女性。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Who Did What' Pattern
Look at these two sentences:
- Police say her husband killed her.
- Hundreds of people were there.
The Secret to A2 English: In English, we almost always follow this order: Person Action Other Details.
Breakdown:
- The Person: Police / Husband / People
- The Action: say / killed / were
- The Detail: her husband killed her / there
Common Word Watch:
- Met This is the past of Meet. Use it when two or more people come together.
- Died This is the past of Die. It describes the end of life.
Quick Tip: To talk about the past, we often add -ed to the end of the action word (Example: meet becomes met, kill becomes killed).