Church in San Francisco Pays Money for Past Abuse
舊金山教會就過往虐待事件賠償
Introduction
The Catholic Church in San Francisco will pay $395 million. This money is for more than 500 people who were hurt by church workers.
舊金山天主教會將賠償 3.95 億美元。這筆款項將發放給 500 多名受到教會員工傷害的人。
Main Body
The church had no money three years ago. They asked the court for help. Other churches in California also had this problem.
該教會在三年前沒有資金，因此請求法院協助。加州的其他教會也面臨同樣的問題。
The leader of the church will write a sorry letter to every person. A group of survivors will decide how to give the money to the people.
教會領袖將向每位受害者寫道歉信。由倖存者組成的團體將決定如何向受害者發放款項。
The church must also follow 14 new rules. They must make a list of bad workers. They cannot tell survivors to keep secrets.
教會還必須遵守 14 項新規則。他們必須列出不法員工的名單，且不得要求倖存者保守秘密。
Conclusion
The church is now paying the money and promising to be honest.
教會目前正支付賠償金，並承諾保持誠實。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The Power of 'WILL'
Look at these sentences from the text:
- "The Catholic Church... will pay $395 million."
- "The leader... will write a sorry letter."
What is happening? We use will + action to talk about things that are definitely going to happen in the future.
Simple Pattern:
Person/Group will action
Examples from life:
- I will eat dinner at 7 PM.
- She will call you tomorrow.
- We will go to the park.
🛠️ Opposites: Money Flow
In the story, we see two directions for money:
- Paying Giving money away (The church is paying).
- Had no money Having zero (The church was poor).
A2 Tip: To say you don't have money, you can say: "I have no money" or "I don't have any money." Both are correct!