Police Say Matthew Guy Did Not Hurt Moira Deeming
警方表示 Matthew Guy 並未傷害 Moira Deeming
Introduction
Police finished their work. They say Matthew Guy did not commit a crime against Moira Deeming.
警方已完成調查。他們表示 Matthew Guy 並未對 Moira Deeming 犯法。
Main Body
Moira Deeming said Mr. Guy hurt her at a party in May. She told the police about this in June.
Moira Deeming 表示 Guy 先生在五月的一次派對上傷害了她。她在六月向警方舉報此事。
Police looked at videos from the party. The videos show Mr. Guy put his arm on her shoulder. He did this because the room was loud. He did not hurt her.
警方查看了派對的影片。影片顯示 Guy 先生將手臂搭在她的肩膀上。他這麼做是因為房間內很吵鬧。他並沒有傷害她。
Other people in the party are now angry with Ms. Deeming. Mr. Guy says she lied. He wants to talk to a lawyer.
派對上的其他賓客現在對 Deeming 女士感到憤怒。Guy 先生稱她撒謊,他希望與律師商討。
Conclusion
The police closed the case. Now the party must decide what to do with Ms. Deeming.
警方已結案。現在派對方必須決定如何處理 Deeming 女士。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Past' Action Trick
Look at how the story tells us things that already happened. We use a special form of the word to show the action is finished.
The Pattern Word + -ed Finished action
Examples from the text:
- finish finished
- look looked
- closed
The 'Rule Breakers' Some words don't like the -ed ending. They change completely. You just have to memorize these:
- say said
- tell told
- do did
Quick Tip for A2: If you see -ed, the person is talking about yesterday, last month, or a finished case.