False Report About Pete Buttigieg and His Children
關於皮特·布蒂吉格及其子女的虛假舉報
Introduction
Someone told the police a lie about Pete Buttigieg. The police in Michigan checked the story.
有人向警方對皮特·布蒂吉格撒謊。密西根州警方核實了該消息。
Main Body
A person called the police. They said Mr. Buttigieg did bad things in Alabama. The police took his two children for one day. The children stayed with their grandparents.
有人撥打電話給警方。他們聲稱布蒂吉格先生在阿拉巴馬州做了壞事。警方將他的兩個孩子帶走了一天。孩子們暫時與祖父母同住。
Mr. Buttigieg told the police the truth. He never went to that city in Alabama. The police found the report was a lie. They will not punish Mr. Buttigieg.
布蒂吉格先生告訴了警方真相。他從未去過阿拉巴馬州的那個城市。警方發現該舉報是謊言。他們將不會處罰布蒂吉格先生。
Mr. Buttigieg says people did this because of politics. He is a gay father. Some people do not like this. The police say these lies waste their time and money.
布蒂吉格先生表示，人們這樣做是因為政治原因。他是一位同性戀父親，而有些人並不認同。警方表示，這些謊言浪費了他們的時間與金錢。
Conclusion
The police finished the work. The story was a lie. There is no court case.
警方已完成工作。該消息是謊言。沒有法院訴訟。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Past' Secret
Look at these words from the story:
- told (from tell)
- said (from say)
- went (from go)
- found (from find)
Wait! Why are they different? In English, some words change completely when we talk about yesterday. We don't just add "-ed".
The Pattern: Action Now Action Then Tell Told Say Said Go Went Find Found
Spotting the 'Not'
When we want to say something is not true in the past, we use a special helper: did not (or didn't).
- Wrong: He not went to Alabama.
- Right: He did not go to Alabama.
Rule: Once you use "did not", the action word goes back to its normal, present form.
did not + go (not went!)