The Fight for the Monaco Race Results
摩納哥賽車結果之爭
Introduction
The final results of the Monaco Grand Prix are not ready. A special court is looking at the results now.
摩納哥大獎賽的最終結果尚未確定，目前有一個特別法院正在審理結果。
Main Body
Pierre Gasly finished third. But the race bosses gave him two penalties for driving too fast in the pit lane. He moved to seventh place. Then, his team, Alpine, said the timers were wrong. The bosses agreed and put Gasly back in third place.
Pierre Gasly 原本獲得第三名。但賽事主管因其在維修區超速而給予兩次處分，導致他掉到第七名。隨後，他的車隊 Alpine 表示計時器有誤，主管同意後將 Gasly 恢復至第三名。
Two other teams, McLaren and Red Bull, are angry. They do not agree with this change. They say it is not fair. They went to a court in Geneva to fight the decision.
另外兩支車隊 McLaren 和 Red Bull 表示不滿，他們不同意這次變動，認為這樣不公平，因此向日內瓦的法院提起訴訟，對該決定提出異議。
Mercedes also had a problem with George Russell. But they stopped their fight. They think the court cannot change the race results for him.
Mercedes 對於 George Russell 也有問題，但他們停止了爭議，因為他們認為法院無法為他改變賽事結果。
Now, 36 judges must decide. They will have a meeting in late July or August. They will decide who really won the race.
現在必須由 36 位法官決定。他們將在 7 月底或 8 月舉行會議，決定誰才是真正的賽事贏家。
Conclusion
The race results are not final. We must wait for the court's answer.
賽車結果尚未最終確定，我們必須等待法院的答覆。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking about the Past vs. Now
In this story, we see two different ways to talk about time. One is for things that are finished, and one is for things happening right now.
1. Finished Actions (The Past) When the race ended, the actions stopped. We add -ed to the end of the action word.
- finish → finished
- move → moved
- agree → agreed
- stop → stopped
2. Things Happening Now (The Present) When the court is working at this moment, we use is/are + a word ending in -ing.
- The court is looking at the results.
💡 Simple Word Swap
If you want to change a sentence from Now to Finished, look at the pattern:
- Now: They are angry. → Past: They were angry.
- Now: They do not agree. → Past: They did not agree.
Vocabulary Note:
- Fair When something is right and honest.
- Penalty A punishment for breaking a rule.