Church in San Francisco Agrees to Pay Money for Past Abuse
舊金山教會同意就過去的虐待事件支付賠償金
Introduction
The Catholic Church in San Francisco will pay $395 million. This money is for more than 500 people who were hurt as children.
舊金山天主教會將支付 3.95 億美元。這筆款項將發放給 500 多名在童年時期受害的人。
Main Body
The Church has no more money to pay all the bills. They are in a legal process called bankruptcy. The money will come from schools and churches. Some donations will stay safe and will not be used.
教會已無足夠資金支付所有帳單。他們目前處於一種稱為破產的法律程序中。資金將來自學校和教會。部分捐款將被保留，不會被使用。
The Church must also change. They will make a public list of bad priests. The leader, Archbishop Cordileone, must write a sorry letter to every person. People can now talk about what happened.
教會也必須做出改變。他們將公開一份問題神父的名單。領導者 Cordileone 總主教必須向每個人寫一封道歉信。人們現在可以討論當時發生了什麼事。
Other churches in the USA have the same problem. Churches in Los Angeles and Baltimore also paid a lot of money. This happens because new laws let people ask for money for old crimes.
美國其他教會也面臨同樣的問題。洛杉磯和巴爾的摩的教會也支付了大量款項。這是因為新法律允許人們針對舊有罪行要求賠償。
Conclusion
A court must now say yes to this plan.
法院現在必須核准此方案。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Will' Pattern
When we talk about things that are decided for the future, we use will + action.
- The Church will pay $395 million.
- The money will come from schools.
- Donations will not be used.
How to use it: Subject (Person/Thing) will Basic Action
🌍 Simple Word Pairs
Look at how the text describes a problem and a result:
- Old crimes New laws
- Hurt children Sorry letter
- No money Bankruptcy
✍️ Note on 'Must'
When something is a rule or a requirement, use must:
- The Church must change.
- The leader must write a letter.
It means: You have no choice.