Love Island USA Removes People for Racist Words

《Love Island USA》將使用種族歧視言論的人員除名


Introduction

The show Love Island USA sent some people home. These people used bad racist words in the past.

節目《Love Island USA》將部分參賽者送回家。這些人過去曾使用惡劣的種族歧視言論。

Main Body

Alannah Keyser is a student from Miami. She is 21 years old. The show found a video of her. In the video, she says a racist word. She also wrote bad words on Instagram and Snapchat. The show did not see these because her accounts were private.

Alannah Keyser 是一名來自邁阿密的學生,今年 21 歲。節目組發現了一段她的影片,她在影片中使用了種族歧視字眼。她還在 Instagram 和 Snapchat 上寫過惡劣的文字,由於她的帳號設定為私密,因此節目組先前未能發現。

Other people left the show for the same reason. Vasana Montgomery used a racist word in a song. She said she was sorry. Yulissa Escobar used a bad word on a podcast. Cierra Ortega used a bad word about Asian people. Cierra said she did not know the word was bad.

其他人也因為同樣的原因離開了節目。Vasana Montgomery 在一首歌中使用了種族歧視字眼,她表示很抱歉。Yulissa Escobar 在一個播客中使用了惡劣字眼。Cierra Ortega 使用了關於亞洲人的惡劣字眼,Cierra 聲稱她不知道該詞彙是不妥的。

Conclusion

The show will remove more people if they find old videos with racist words.

如果發現更多含有種族歧視言論的舊影片,節目組將會除名更多人員。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Talking About the Past

In this story, we see a simple way to talk about things that already happened. We use the -ed ending for many actions.

Look at these changes:

  • Use \rightarrow Used*
  • Find \rightarrow Found
  • Write \rightarrow Wrote

Quick Tip: Most verbs just need -ed (like used), but some are 'rebels' and change completely (like find \rightarrow found).


👤 Who is who?

To describe people, we use: [Name] + is + [Detail].

  • Alannah Keyser is a student.
  • She is 21 years old.

Try this pattern for yourself: Your Name \rightarrow is \rightarrow Your Job/Age

Vocabulary Learning

remove (v.)
To take someone or something away from a place
Example:The teacher will remove the student from the classroom.
racist (adj.)
Showing hate or prejudice against people of a different race
Example:Using racist words is very hurtful and wrong.
private (adj.)
Not for everyone to see; only for a few people
Example:My Instagram account is private, so only my friends can see my photos.
reason (n.)
The cause or why something happens
Example:The reason I am late is because of the traffic.
podcast (n.)
A digital audio program you can listen to on the internet
Example:I listen to an English learning podcast every morning.
Practice A2 words in a crossword