Learn “wounded”, “suspect”, “mourning” in slow English. From: Six killed in shooting at Kraków market square.
Transcript
Vocabulary in this episode
- shooting
You will hear words from the news about a shooting and mourning in Poland.
A shooting is an event in which someone fires a gun, often at people.
- attack
Here, it means hurt in an attack or accident.
An attack is a violent act against a person or place.
- crash
For example: Several passengers were wounded in the crash.
A crash is an accident in which a vehicle hits something.
- committed a crime
Here, it means a person believed by the police to have committed a crime.
To commit a crime means to do something illegal.
- questioned
For example: The suspect was questioned after the shop was robbed.
The police asked the suspect questions, likely to learn about the crime.
- robbed
For example: The suspect was questioned after the shop was robbed.
The shop was robbed means someone stole from it.
- observed
For example: The family observed a day of mourning after their loss.
Here, observed means the family marked or kept the day in a special way.
