Court Drops Drug Charges Against Bode Miller
法院撤銷 Bode Miller 的毒品指控
Introduction
Bode Miller is a famous Olympic skier. A court in Idaho stopped two drug charges against him.
Bode Miller 是一位著名的奧運滑雪選手。愛達荷州的一家法院停止了對他的兩項毒品指控。
Main Body
Police arrested Miller on June 6. They found mushrooms and drug tools in his car. Miller said he did not know about the drugs. He said the drugs belonged to another person in the car.
警方於 6 月 6 日逮捕了 Miller。他們在他的車內發現了蘑菇和毒品工具。Miller 表示他不知道這些毒品。他說這些毒品屬於車內的另一個人。
Different states have different laws about these drugs. Idaho has very strict laws. Other states like Oregon allow some of these drugs for health reasons.
不同的州對這些毒品有不同的法律。愛達荷州的法律非常嚴格。其他州如俄勒岡州，則出於健康原因允許使用部分此類毒品。
Bode Miller is a great athlete. He won six Olympic medals. He won 33 World Cup races before he got hurt in 2015.
Bode Miller 是一位出色的運動員。他贏得六枚奧運獎牌。在 2015 年受傷之前，他贏得 33 場世界盃賽事。
Conclusion
The lawyers stopped the case. They did not have enough proof that the drugs belonged to Miller.
律師停止了此案件。他們沒有足夠證據證明毒品屬於 Miller。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The Power of "DID NOT"
In this story, we see a very important pattern for A2 students: how to say something did not happen in the past.
The Secret: When we use did not, the action word (verb) stays in its simplest form. It does not change to the past.
- ❌ Incorrect: He did not knew
- ✅ Correct: He did not know
Examples from the text:
- "Miller said he did not know about the drugs."
- "They did not have enough proof."
Quick Rule:
Did not + Simple Action → Past Negative
More examples for you:
- I did not see the car. → (Not: did not saw)
- She did not win the race. → (Not: did not won)
📍 Location Words: "In" vs "About"
Look at how the writer describes where things are:
- IN (Inside a place) in his car, in Idaho
- ABOUT (The subject/topic) laws about these drugs, know about the drugs