George Pino Is Not Guilty After Boat Accident
George Pino 在船隻事故後被判無罪
Introduction
A jury in Miami says George Pino did not commit a crime. He had a bad boat accident in September 2022.
邁阿密的一個陪審團表示 George Pino 沒有犯罪。他在 2022 年 9 月發生了一起嚴重的船隻事故。
Main Body
Mr. Pino drove a boat. The boat hit a metal sign in the water. Fourteen people fell into the sea. One girl died. Another woman, Katerina Puig, is now very sick and uses a wheelchair.
Pino 先生駕駛著一艘船。該船撞上水中的金屬標誌。十四人落海，其中一名女孩死亡。另一名女性 Katerina Puig 目前病況嚴重且需使用輪椅。
Some people said Mr. Pino drank alcohol. His lawyer said it was an accident. The police did not give Mr. Pino a breath test. They also deleted a video from the accident.
有些人指稱 Pino 先生飲了酒。他的律師則表示這是一場意外。警方並未對 Pino 先生進行酒精呼氣測試，且刪除了一段事故影片。
The Puig family got a lot of money from Mr. Pino and his wife. They need this money for Katerina's medical care. The family is very sad about the jury's decision.
Puig 家人從 Pino 先生及其妻子處獲得了大量款項。他們需要這筆錢為 Katerina 支付醫療費用。家人對陪審團的決定感到非常悲痛。
Conclusion
Mr. Pino is free from criminal charges. The families still suffer from the accident.
Pino 先生免於刑事指控。但受害家庭仍深受此次事故之苦。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ Focus: Simple Past (Action Verbs)
To talk about things that happened before, we change the verb. Look at how the story changes from now to then:
- Drive Drove (He drove a boat)
- Hit Hit (The boat hit a sign)
- Fall Fell (Fourteen people fell)
- Die Died (One girl died)
🛠️ The "Not" Rule (Negative Past)
When we want to say something did not happen, we use did not + the normal/present verb.
Wrong: He did not drove. ❌ Right: He did not commit a crime. ✅ Right: The police did not give a test. ✅
Key Tip: Once you use "did not," the verb goes back to its original form. No more changes!