Courts in Syria Start Trials for Old Leaders
敘利亞法院開始審理前政府領導人
Introduction
Courts in Syria are now starting trials for people from the old government.
敘利亞法院目前正開始審理前政府人員。
Main Body
On Wednesday, a court in Damascus saw Wassim al-Assad. He is 46 years old. The court says he sold illegal drugs to other countries. Police arrested him on June 21, 2025.
週三，大馬士革的一家法院審理了 Wassim al-Assad。他今年 46 歲。法院指控他向其他國家販賣非法藥物。警方於 2025 年 6 月 21 日將他逮捕。
Next, the government will start a trial for Ahmad Hassoun. He was a religious leader. The court says he told people to kill others during the war in 2011.
接下來，政府將開始審理 Ahmad Hassoun。他曾是一位宗教領袖。法院指控他在 2011 年戰爭期間煽動他人殺戮。
These trials started because the old leader, Bashar al-Assad, left for Russia in December 2024. Now, Ahmad al-Sharaa is the new president. He started a new government in January 2025.
這些審判之所以開始，是因為前領導人 Bashar al-Assad 於 2024 年 12 月前往俄羅斯。現在 Ahmad al-Sharaa 是新任總統，他在 2025 年 1 月成立了新政府。
Conclusion
Syria is using courts to punish old leaders and make new laws.
敘利亞正利用法院來懲罰前領導人並制定新法律。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Then vs. Now
Look at how the story changes from the past to the present. This is the key to A2 English: knowing when something happened and what is happening.
The Past (Finished)
left(from leave) Bashar al-Assad left for Russia.arrested(from arrest) Police arrested him.was(from be) He was a religious leader.
The Present (Now)
are startingCourts are now starting trials.isHe is 46 years old.
💡 Quick Pattern: When you see a date like 2011, 2024, or June 21, the verb usually gets an -ed ending (like arrested) or changes completely (like left). This tells the reader the action is over.