Senate Committee Says Senator Ruben Gallego Did Nothing Wrong

參議院委員會表示參議員 Ruben Gallego 並無違規


Introduction

A group of leaders in the Senate finished a study about Senator Ruben Gallego. They say he did not break any rules.

參議院的一組領導人完成了一項關於參議員 Ruben Gallego 的調查。他們表示他沒有違反任何規則。

Main Body

Representative Anna Paulina Luna said Senator Gallego did bad things. She said he used money wrong and was not good to women. Senator Gallego said these things are not true.

眾議員 Anna Paulina Luna 表示參議員 Gallego 做了不恰當的事。她聲稱他濫用資金且對女性不友善。參議員 Gallego 則表示這些指控並非事實。

The committee looked at many papers and talked to people. They found no proof that the Senator broke the law. The Senator helped the committee with their work.

委員會查閱了許多文件並訪談了相關人員。他們發現沒有證據證明該參議員違法。參議員也協助了委員會的工作。

Senator Gallego is angry. He says Representative Luna lied about him. He wants her to say sorry. Representative Luna says she is still right.

參議員 Gallego 感到憤怒。他表示眾議員 Luna 對他撒謊。他要求她道歉。而眾議員 Luna 則堅持自己的說法是正確的。

Conclusion

The committee says Senator Gallego is innocent. But the two politicians are still angry with each other.

委員會表示參議員 Gallego 是清白的。但兩位政治人物之間仍處於僵持狀態。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ Focus: Saying 'No' in the Past

In this story, we see how to say something did not happen. To do this, we use: did not + action word


Examples from the text:

  • He did not break any rules.
  • These things are not true.

How it works: When we use did not, the action word stays in its simple, base form.

❌ Don't say: did not broke ✅ Say: did not break


Quick Pattern Check:

  • Present: I break \rightarrow Past: I broke
  • Present: I break \rightarrow Past Negative: I did not break

Common words to pair with this:

  • did not do \rightarrow (He did nothing)
  • did not say \rightarrow (He stayed quiet)
  • did not find \rightarrow (No proof was found)

Vocabulary Learning

committee (n.)
A small group of people who make decisions
Example:The school committee decided to build a new playground.
study (n.)
A detailed look at something to find new information
Example:The doctor did a study on how sleep helps the brain.
proof (n.)
Information that shows something is true
Example:The police have proof that he was at the store.
innocent (adj.)
Not guilty of doing something wrong
Example:The man was innocent, so he went home.
politician (n.)
A person who works in the government
Example:The politician spoke to the people about new laws.
Practice A2 words in a crossword