City Pays Money to Man After Protest
市政府在抗議事件後賠償一名男子
Introduction
Washington D.C. paid money to a man named Sam O'Hara. He said the police broke the law during a protest.
華盛頓特區向一名叫 Sam O'Hara 的男子支付了賠償金。他表示警方在抗議期間違法。
Main Body
In September 2025, Mr. O'Hara played music from Star Wars on his phone. He walked behind soldiers from the National Guard. He wanted to show he did not like the soldiers in the city.
2025年9月，O'Hara 先生用手機播放《星際大戰》的音樂。他走在國民警衛隊士兵的身後，想表達他不認同士兵出現在市區。
The police stopped Mr. O'Hara. They put handcuffs on him for 20 minutes. Then they let him go. He did not go to jail.
警方攔截了 O'Hara 先生，將他戴上手銬 20 分鐘，隨後才將他釋放。他並沒有入獄。
Mr. O'Hara said he has the right to speak and protest. The government said the music was a problem. They said the music was too loud for the soldiers.
O'Hara 先生表示他擁有言論和抗議的權利。政府則稱音樂是問題所在，認為音樂對士兵來說太大聲了。
The city and four police officers paid Mr. O'Hara money. But they did not pay money to one soldier named Sgt. Devon Beck. The case against him is not finished.
市政府與四名警察向 O'Hara 先生支付了賠償金。但他們並未向一名叫 Sgt. Devon Beck 的士兵支付款項，該士兵的案件尚未結束。
Conclusion
The city finished its part of the legal fight. Now, the fight is only with one soldier.
市政府已完成其部分的法律訴訟。現在，爭端僅剩下一名士兵。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking About the Past
In this story, almost every action happened in the past. To tell a story, we usually add -ed to the end of the word.
The Pattern:
- Walk Walked
- Stop Stopped
- Play Played
- Finish Finished
The Rule Breakers: Some words are 'rebels' and change completely. You just have to memorize them:
- Pay Paid
- Say Said
- Go Went (Used in "did not go")
💡 Quick Tip: When we say someone did not do something, we use did not + [original word]. Example: "He did not go to jail" (NOT "did not went").