Germany Investigates Russian Man Over Gas Company
德國調查一名俄國男子涉天然氣公司案
Introduction
German police are looking for a Russian man. They think he tried to stop gas from reaching German homes.
德國警方正在尋找一名俄國男子。他們認為該男子企圖阻止天然氣供應到德國家庭。
Main Body
In 2022, a company called Gazprom Germania moved to a new owner in Moscow. This new owner tried to close the company. This was a problem because the company held a lot of Germany's gas.
2022 年，一家名為 Gazprom Germania 的公司轉由莫斯科的一位新所有者接手。這位新所有者企圖關閉該公司。這造成了問題，因為該公司掌控了德國大量的天然氣。
The new owner did not ask the German government for permission. This was against the law. The German government stopped the closure. They took control of the company and gave it a new name: SEFE.
新所有者並未徵得德國政府的許可，這違反了法律。德國政府阻止了關閉行動，接管了該公司，並將其重新命名為 SEFE。
Now, police are searching offices in Berlin and Frankfurt. They say the Russian man helped the new owner break the law. He tried to hurt Germany's energy system.
現在，警方正在搜查柏林和法蘭克福的辦公室。警方表示，該名俄國男子協助新所有者違法，企圖破壞德國的能源系統。
Conclusion
The German government now runs the gas company. They want to find out how other countries tried to hurt their energy.
德國政府目前經營該天然氣公司。他們希望查明其他國家是如何企圖破壞其能源供應的。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ Action Words (The Past)
To tell a story, we change the end of the word. Most words just need -ed.
- Try Tried
- Ask Asked
- Help Helped
The Pattern: If you see -ed, the action happened yesterday or a long time ago.
🌍 Who is doing what?
Look at these simple sentences from the text:
- Police are looking...
- Government stopped...
- Owner tried...
Simple Rule:
Person/Group Action Thing
Example: The Russian man (Who) helped (Action) the owner (Thing).
🔑 Useful Word Pairs
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Against the law | Not allowed / Illegal |
| Take control | To become the boss |
| Find out | To discover a secret |