Bill Gates Talks About Jeffrey Epstein
比爾蓋茲談論傑弗里·愛潑斯坦
Introduction
Bill Gates spoke to a group of government leaders. He talked about his time with Jeffrey Epstein.
比爾蓋茲向一群政府領導人發表講話，談到了他與傑弗里·愛潑斯坦相處的時光。
Main Body
Bill Gates met Epstein between 2011 and 2014. He wanted Epstein to help find money for health projects. Gates knew Epstein was a criminal, but he still met him. This was a mistake.
比爾蓋茲在2011年至2014年之間與愛潑斯坦會面。他希望愛潑斯坦能協助為健康計畫籌集資金。蓋茲知道愛潑斯坦是個罪犯，但他仍然與他見面。這是一個錯誤。
Gates had secret relationships with three women. Epstein knew about this. Epstein used this information to stay close to Gates. Gates says Epstein did not steal money or threaten him, but Epstein tried to use the secrets.
蓋茲與三名女性有秘密關係。愛潑斯坦知曉此事，並利用這些資訊來維持與蓋茲的親近關係。蓋茲表示愛潑斯坦沒有偷錢或威脅他，但愛潑斯坦確實試圖利用這些秘密。
Gates says he never went to Epstein's island or ranch. He did not know about Epstein's other crimes. Gates feels very sorry that he knew Epstein.
蓋茲表示他從未去過愛潑斯坦的島嶼或牧場。他對愛潑斯坦的其他罪行並不知情。蓋茲對於認識愛潑斯坦感到非常遺憾。
Conclusion
Bill Gates says he is not friends with Epstein now. He says he made a big mistake.
比爾蓋茲表示他現在與愛潑斯坦並非朋友，並承認自己犯了一個大錯。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ The 'Past' Power-Up
In this text, we see a pattern of words that tell us something happened before now. For A2 learners, knowing how to change a word to the past is the biggest step forward.
The 'ED' Pattern Most words just need an -ed at the end to travel back in time:
- Talk → Talked
- Want → Wanted
- Use → Used
The 'Rule-Breakers' Some words change completely. You just have to memorize these:
- Meet → Met
- Know → Knew
- Say → Said
- Go → Went
- Feel → Felt
Quick Tip: When you see 'did not', the action word stays in its normal form:
- Wrong: He did not knew.
- Right: He did not know.