John Bolton Admits He Kept Secret Government Papers
約翰·波頓承認私藏政府機密文件
Introduction
John Bolton worked for the government. He told a court that he kept secret papers he should not have.
約翰·波頓曾任職於政府。他向法院表示，他私藏了不應持有之機密文件。
Main Body
Mr. Bolton kept more than 1,000 pages of secret notes. He sent some of these notes to his family by email. This is against the law.
波頓先生私藏了超過 1,000 頁的機密筆記。他透過電子郵件將部分筆記發送給家人。這在法律上是不允許的。
He made a deal with the court. He says he is guilty of one crime. Because of this, the court will stop 17 other charges.
他與法院達成協議。他承認犯有一項罪名。因此，法院將撤銷另外 17 項指控。
Mr. Bolton and President Trump are not friends. They are angry at each other. President Trump says Mr. Bolton is not a good worker and should go to prison.
波頓先生與川普總統並非朋友。兩人之間關係緊張。川普總統表示波頓先生並非優秀的員工，應該入獄。
Conclusion
The judge will decide his punishment on October 28. He might go to prison for five years.
法官將於 10 月 28 日決定其懲罰。他可能會被判處五年監禁。
Vocabulary Learning
🛠️ The 'Past' Pattern
In this story, we see words that tell us things already happened. To reach A2, you need to recognize these "Past" words.
The Magic '-ed' Most words just add -ed to show the past:
- Work → Worked*
- Admit → Admitted*
The Rule-Breakers Some words change completely. You must memorize these:
- Keep → Kept*
- Say → Said*
- Make → Made*
Quick Map
- Today: I say hello. Yesterday: I said hello.
- Today: I keep a secret. Yesterday: I kept a secret.