Man Dies After Fall at Madison Square Garden

一名男子於麥迪遜廣場花園墜落身亡


Introduction

A 51-year-old man died after he fell from a high place during a concert in New York City.

一名 51 歲的男子在紐約市的一場演唱會期間,從高處墜落身亡。

Main Body

The man fell on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Police arrived and found the man. He did not move. He had bad injuries from the fall.

該名男子於週六晚上在麥迪遜廣場花園墜落。警方到達現場後發現了該男子。他當時已失去意識。墜落導致他傷勢嚴重。

Police took the man to Bellevue Hospital. The doctors said he was dead. The police do not say his name.

警方將該男子送往貝爾維尤醫院。醫生宣布他已經死亡。警方尚未公布其姓名。

A band called Goose played music at the time. The band wrote a message on the internet. They said they are very sad.

當時有一個名為 Goose 的樂團在演出。該樂團在網上發表訊息,表示他們感到非常悲痛。

Conclusion

The man died after a fall. Police do not know how high he fell.

該男子墜落後身亡。警方目前不清楚他墜落的高度。

Vocabulary Learning

Past Action Words

In this story, we see how to talk about things that already happened. We change the word to show it is in the past.

The Pattern: Adding -ed Most words just need -ed at the end.

  • Arrive → Arrived*
  • Play → Played*
  • Walk → Walked*

The Tricky Ones (Change completely) Some words are rebels. They don't follow the -ed rule.

  • Die \rightarrow Died (Regular)
  • Fall \rightarrow Fell (Iricky!)
  • Say \rightarrow Said (Tricky!)
  • Write \rightarrow Wrote (Tricky!)

Quick Tip for A2: When you see "The doctors said" or "The band wrote," you know the story is not happening right now. It happened yesterday or last week.

Vocabulary Learning

injuries (n.)
Damage to a person's body
Example:He had some small injuries after the accident.
concert (n.)
A public music show
Example:I want to buy a ticket for the pop concert.
message (n.)
Short piece of information sent to someone
Example:She sent me a text message this morning.
Practice A2 words in a crossword