New Court Date for Harvey Weinstein
哈維·溫斯坦的新出庭日期
Introduction
A court in California says Harvey Weinstein is guilty of sexual assault. But he needs a new meeting to decide his prison time.
加州法院判定哈維·溫斯坦性侵罪成。但他需要重新開庭以決定其刑期。
Main Body
Weinstein had a 16-year prison sentence. The court said this sentence was wrong. It used a New York case that is not true anymore. Now, the judge must decide his prison time again.
溫斯坦原被判處16年監禁。法院表示該判決有誤，因為引用了一個已不再有效的紐約案例。現在，法官必須重新決定其刑期。
In New York, some trials stopped. One woman did not want to speak in court. Now, New York lawyers will not start a new trial for that case.
在紐約，部分審判已停止。一名女性不願在法庭上作證。現在，紐約律師將不會就該案啟動新審判。
Weinstein's lawyers are not happy. They think the trials were not fair. They want to talk to the highest court in California.
溫斯坦的律師對此並不滿意。他們認為審判並不公正，希望能與加州最高法院進行交涉。
Conclusion
Harvey Weinstein is still in prison. He waits for his new sentences in New York and California.
哈維·溫斯坦仍被監禁中。他正等待紐約與加州的新判決。
Vocabulary Learning
⏱️ The 'Time' Connection
In this story, we see words that describe how long something lasts or when it happens. This is a key part of A2 English.
1. Time Periods
16-year→ used here to describe the length of the prison stay.Date→ a specific day on the calendar.
2. The 'Now' Shift Notice how the story moves from the past to the present:
- Past: "Weinstein had a sentence" (It happened before).
- Present: "Now, the judge must decide" (It is happening at this moment).
3. Simple Logic
Still→ This means the situation has not changed.- Example: "He is still in prison" → He was there yesterday, and he is there today.