Fight in the Victorian Liberal Party
維多利亞州自由黨內鬥
Introduction
Two people in the Victorian Liberal Party are fighting. Moira Deeming said Matthew Guy hurt her. The police looked at the problem but they stopped the investigation.
維多利亞州自由黨有兩個人在爭鬥。Moira Deeming 表示 Matthew Guy 傷害了她。警方調查了此問題，但已停止調查。
Main Body
Moira Deeming said Mr. Guy put his arm around her head. The police watched a video of the event. The video showed Mr. Guy put his arm on her shoulder to talk in a loud room. The police said he did not do anything wrong.
Moira Deeming 表示 Guy 先生將手臂環繞在她的頭部。警方觀看了事件的影片。影片顯示 Guy 先生在一個嘈雜的房間內，將手臂搭在她的肩上以便交談。警方表示他沒有做錯任何事。
Ms. Deeming says she was scared. She says the touch was painful. Her lawyer says she told the truth. Mr. Guy is angry. He wants Ms. Deeming to say sorry because the video shows he is innocent.
Deeming 女士表示她當時很害怕。她說該觸碰令她感到疼痛。她的律師表示她說的是實話。Guy 先生感到憤怒。由於影片證明他是清白的，他要求 Deeming 女士道歉。
Other leaders are talking about this. Jess Wilson wants Ms. Deeming to say sorry. Premier Jacinta Allan says the Liberal Party has many problems. Now, senior party members do not want Ms. Deeming in the party.
其他領導人也在討論此事。Jess Wilson 要求 Deeming 女士道歉。州長 Jacinta Allan 表示自由黨有許多問題。目前，黨內高層不希望 Deeming 女士留在黨內。
Conclusion
Ms. Deeming does not want to say sorry. The party leaders are deciding if she can stay.
Deeming 女士不想道歉。黨領導人正在決定她是否能留任。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ Focus: Action Words (Past vs. Present)
In this story, we see two ways of talking about time. One is for things that already happened (Past) and one is for things happening now (Present).
1. The "Happened" Words (Past) Look at how the words change to show the action is finished:
- say → said
- look → looked
- stop → stopped
- show → showed
2. The "Right Now" Words (Present) These words describe feelings or situations happening at this moment:
- is (Mr. Guy is angry)
- want (Jess Wilson wants a sorry)
- have (The party has problems)
💡 Key Pattern for A2: If you see -ed at the end of a word it usually means the action is over.
Quick Examples from Text:
- Past: "The police watched a video." (Done ✅)
- Present: "Ms. Deeming does not want to say sorry." (Now 🕒)