Man Goes to Prison for Stealing Money
男子因詐騙金錢被判入獄
Introduction
A court in New York sent Guo Wengui to prison for 30 years. He stole more than 1 billion dollars from many people.
紐約一家法院判處郭文貴 30 年監禁。他從許多人手中騙取了超過 10 億美元。
Main Body
Guo Wengui told people to give him money for business and politics. Thousands of people gave him money. He did not use the money for business. He bought a big boat for 37 million dollars and a fast car for 1 million dollars.
郭文貴要求人們提供資金用於商業和政治。數千人因此給了他錢。然而，他並沒有將這些錢用於商業用途，而是購買了一艘 3,700 萬美元的大船和一輛 100 萬美元的跑車。
Guo lived in China first. He was a rich builder. Later, he moved to the USA in 2015. He said the Chinese government was mean to him. He worked with some American politicians to fight the Chinese government.
郭文貴最初居住在中國，是一位富有的建築商。後來，他在 2015 年移居美國。他聲稱中國政府對他很苛刻。他與一些美國政治家合作以對抗中國政府。
Guo's lawyers said he is a good man. They said the Chinese government wanted to hurt him. But the court said Guo lied to people. He used politics to get rich. He did not say he was sorry.
郭文貴的律師表示他是一個好人，並稱中國政府想要傷害他。但法院表示郭文貴欺騙了人們，他利用政治來致富，且並未表示道歉。
Conclusion
Guo must stay in prison for 30 years. He must also pay back 889 million dollars.
郭文貴必須在獄中服刑 30 年，並償還 8.89 億美元。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Past' Switch
Look at how the story changes words to show things already happened. This is the secret to A2 storytelling.
The Pattern: Normal word Past word
- Give Gave
- Buy Bought
- Say Said
- Is Was
How to use it in a sentence:
- Now: He is a builder. Then: He was a builder.
- Now: I give money. Then: I gave money.
Pro Tip: When you see -ed (like worked or lied), it is the easiest way to show the past. Just add it to the end of the action word!