Investigation at the University of Wollongong
伍弄貢大學調查案
Introduction
A group called ICAC is looking at the University of Wollongong. They want to see if the university hired people in a wrong way.
一個名為 ICAC 的機構正在調查伍弄貢大學，旨在確認該大學是否以不正當的方式招聘人員。
Main Body
Alyssa White is a leader at the university. ICAC says she helped her friends get jobs. Dr. Stacy Oon said Alyssa gave her the test questions before the interview. They used private emails so other people did not see.
Alyssa White 是該大學的領導層。ICAC 表示她協助其友人獲得職位。Stacy Oon 博士表示 Alyssa 在面試前將考題提供給她。他們使用私人電子郵件，以免被他人發現。
Dr. Oon said she did this because she had too much work. She also got more money after talking to Alyssa. The university gave her a high job, but the people who chose her were her friends.
Oon 博士表示她這樣做是因為工作量過大。她在與 Alyssa 洽談後，薪資也獲得提升。大學給予她高階職位，但負責選拔的人員均為其友人。
ICAC is also looking at money and contracts. They are checking a company called Aspirall Consulting. They are also checking Professor John Dewar. He worked for the university and another company at the same time.
ICAC 亦在調查資金與合約。他們正在檢查一家名為 Aspirall Consulting 的公司。他們同時在調查 John Dewar 教授，因為他同時在該大學與另一家公司任職。
Conclusion
The investigation is not finished. ICAC will look for more information.
調查尚未結束，ICAC 將會尋找更多資訊。
Vocabulary Learning
🔍 The "Action" Map
In this story, we see how to describe things that already happened. We use Past Tense verbs.
How it works: Most of the time, we just add -ed to the end of the word.
- Look → Looked*
- Help → Helped*
- Work → Worked*
The "Rule Breakers" (Irregular): Some words change completely. You must memorize these:
- Give → Gave*
- Say → Said*
- Do → Did*
Example from the text: "Alyssa gave her the test questions." (Now: Give → Then: Gave)
💡 Simple Word Swap
To reach A2, stop using "big" or "good" and use specific words found in the text:
- Instead of bad way → Wrong way*
- Instead of important person → Leader*
- Instead of a lot of → Too much*