Teenager Not Guilty of Terror Plot
少年涉恐怖攻擊計劃獲判無罪
Introduction
A 17-year-old boy went to court in Brisbane. The court said he is not guilty of planning a terrorist attack.
一名17歲少年在布里斯本出庭。法院表示他計劃恐怖攻擊的罪名不成立。
Main Body
The police said the boy bought metal pipes and chemicals. They said he wanted to make bombs. They also said he watched a politician on his computer because he did not like nuclear energy.
警方表示該少年購買了金屬管和化學品。他們稱他想要製造炸彈。他們還表示，因為他不喜歡核能，所以在他電腦上關注一名政治人物。
His lawyers said the boy was just experimenting. They said he was not planning a real attack. They said his messages about bombs were just jokes.
他的律師則表示該少年僅是在做實驗。他們稱他並沒有計劃真正的攻擊。他們表示他關於炸彈的訊息僅是玩笑。
The lawyers also said the boy had problems at home. He had mental health problems. He looked at bad things online because he was curious, not because he wanted to hurt people.
律師還表示該少年家中狀況不佳。他有心理健康問題。他在網上瀏覽不良內容是因為好奇，而不是想傷害他人。
Conclusion
The jury talked for two days. Then they decided the boy was not guilty.
陪審團商議了兩天，隨後決定該少年無罪。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'People' Word Switch
In this story, we see different ways to talk about the same person. This helps you avoid using the word "boy" too many times.
- The Boy The main person.
- He Used after we already know who the boy is.
- Teenager A person between 13 and 19 years old.
Action Words (Past Time)
Notice how the story talks about things that already happened. We add -ed to the end of the action word:
Special Change: Some words are "rebels" and change completely: