Alberto Carvalho Leaves His Job in Los Angeles Schools

Alberto Carvalho 離開洛杉磯學校職務


Introduction

Alberto Carvalho was the leader of Los Angeles schools. Now, he is leaving his job because the FBI is investigating him.

Alberto Carvalho 曾是洛杉磯學校的領導者。現在由於 FBI 正在對他進行調查,他決定離職。

Main Body

The FBI searched Mr. Carvalho's home and office in February. The police looked for information about a company called AllHere. This company made a computer program for schools.

FBI 在二月搜查了 Carvalho 先生的家中與辦公室。警方在尋找關於一家名為 AllHere 公司的資訊。這家公司為學校開發了一套電腦程式。

The school district paid AllHere 3 million dollars. Then, the company closed. The owner of AllHere went to jail for stealing money. The police want to know if Mr. Carvalho did something wrong.

學校區向 AllHere 支付了 300 萬美元。隨後,該公司倒閉。AllHere 的所有者因盜取資金而入獄。警方想知道 Carvalho 先生是否有所牽涉。

Mr. Carvalho says he did not break any laws. He says he is leaving his job now. He does not want the students to be worried.

Carvalho 先生表示他沒有違反任何法律。他說他現在決定離職,因為他不希望學生們感到擔心。

Conclusion

Andrés Chait is the temporary leader now. The district will look for a new permanent leader.

Andrés Chait 目前是臨時領導者。學校區將尋找一位新的正式領導者。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ THE 'ACTION' PATTERN

Look at how we talk about things that happened in the past. We just add -ed to the end of the word.

The Pattern:

  • Search → Searched
  • Pay → Paid (Special case!)
  • Close → Closed

🛠️ HOW TO USE IT

When you see -ed, the action is finished. It is over.

"The FBI searched Mr. Carvalho's home." (This happened in February. It is not happening now.)


📝 KEYWORDS TO REMEMBER

Past WordMeaning
PaidGave money
ClosedNot open anymore
SearchedLooked for something

Vocabulary Learning

investigating (v.)
Trying to find out the truth about something
Example:The police are investigating the car accident.
district (n.)
A specific area of a city or country
Example:I live in the business district of the city.
stealing (v.)
Taking something that does not belong to you
Example:He is in trouble for stealing a bike.
worried (adj.)
Feeling unhappy because you are thinking about problems
Example:I am worried about my English test tomorrow.
temporary (adj.)
Lasting for only a short time
Example:This is a temporary job for two months.
permanent (adj.)
Lasting forever or for a very long time
Example:She finally found a permanent home.
Practice A2 words in a crossword