Bank Manager Loses Job After Stealing Trash Can
銀行經理因偷垃圾桶而被解雇
Introduction
A manager at JPMorgan Chase bank lost her job. A video showed her stealing a special trash can in New York City.
摩根大通銀行的一名經理失去了工作。一段影片顯示她在紐約市偷走了一個特殊的垃圾桶。
Main Body
On June 18, 2026, people had a big party for the New York Knicks basketball team. Angie Baez saw a special team trash can. She emptied the trash on the street and took the can. She took the trash can home on the subway.
2026年6月18日，人們為紐約尼克斯籃球隊舉辦了一場盛大的派對。Angie Baez 看中了一個特殊的球隊垃圾桶。她將垃圾倒在街道上並拿走了該垃圾桶。她隨後搭乘地鐵將垃圾桶帶回家。
The city said this was illegal. The police did not put her in jail because the city did not ask for it. However, the bank saw the video online.
市政府表示此舉違法。由於市政府未提出要求，警方並未將其拘留。然而，銀行在網上看到了這段影片。
Angie Baez had a high job at the bank. She helped the bank with different groups of people. She made a lot of money. The bank fired her on June 23.
Angie Baez 在銀行擔任高階職位。她協助銀行處理不同群體的事務，薪水很高。銀行於6月23日將她解雇。
Conclusion
Angie Baez gave the trash can back to the city on June 23.
Angie Baez 於6月23日將垃圾桶歸還給市政府。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 The "Past Time" Pattern
To reach A2, you must move from now to then. Look at how the story describes things that already happened.
The Magic Change: Most words just add -ed to the end to show the action is finished.
- empty emptied
- help helped
- fire fired
The Rule-Breakers: Some words are "rebels." They change completely. You must memorize these because they don't follow the -ed rule:
- see saw
- take took
- make made
- give gave
Quick Look: Present: She takes the can. (She does it often/now). Past: She took the can. (It happened on June 18).