Court Looks at Death of Football Player Maddy Cusack

法院調查足球員 Maddy Cusack 之死


Introduction

A court is looking at why Maddy Cusack died. Maddy played football for Sheffield United. The court wants to know if her boss and her job made her sad and sick.

法院正在調查 Maddy Cusack 死亡的原因。Maddy 曾在謝菲爾德聯足球隊踢球。法院想確認她的主管以及工作是否導致她心情低落且生病。

Main Body

Maddy's father says her boss, Jonathan Morgan, was not kind. He says the boss made Maddy feel bad. He says the boss was too strict.

Maddy 的父親表示她的主管 Jonathan Morgan 並不友善。他說主管讓 Maddy 感覺很糟糕。他認為主管太過嚴格。

Jonathan Morgan says this is not true. He says Maddy did not play because she was hurt. He says he tried to help her with her time.

Jonathan Morgan 則表示這並不屬實。他說 Maddy 沒有上場是因為受傷。他表示自己曾嘗試在時間安排上提供幫助。

Maddy also had a hard job. She worked in football and in marketing. She did not make much money. A doctor said Maddy had a lot of stress and could not sleep. Her father says the club did not give her the help she needed.

Maddy 的工作也非常艱辛。她同時從事足球和行銷工作。她的收入不高。醫生指出 Maddy 壓力很大且失眠。她的父親表示球會未能提供她所需的幫助。

Conclusion

The court is still talking to the family and the club. They want to find the truth.

法院仍與其家屬及球會進行溝通,希望查明真相。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The 'Feelings' Map

In this story, we see how to describe emotions and conditions using Subject + be + adjective.

1. The Pattern

  • Person \rightarrow is/was \rightarrow Feeling/State

2. Examples from the text

  • Maddy \rightarrow was \rightarrow sad
  • Maddy \rightarrow was \rightarrow sick
  • The boss \rightarrow was \rightarrow strict
  • The job \rightarrow was \rightarrow hard

3. Quick Shift: Now vs. Then

  • Past (The Story): She was sad. (It happened before)
  • Present (Now): She is sad. (It is happening now)

4. Useful Word Pairings

  • Feel bad \rightarrow Not happy / Sad
  • Too strict \rightarrow Rules are too hard / Not kind

Vocabulary Learning

court (n.)
A place where a judge decides if someone followed the law.
Example:The court will decide who is right in this case.
strict (adj.)
Someone who makes sure you follow all the rules exactly.
Example:My teacher is very strict about being on time.
marketing (n.)
The work of telling people about a product to make them buy it.
Example:She works in marketing for a big clothing company.
stress (n.)
The feeling of being worried or tired because of too much work.
Example:I have a lot of stress because I have a big test tomorrow.
truth (n.)
The real facts about something; not a lie.
Example:Please tell me the truth about what happened.
Practice A2 words in a crossword
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