US House Wants to Show Public Money for Sexual Misconduct
美國眾議院擬公開使用公帑解決性行為不端之紀錄
Introduction
The US House of Representatives passed a new rule. Now, the public can see which leaders used tax money to pay for sexual harassment cases.
美國眾議院通過了一項新規定。現在民眾可以查看哪些領導者使用稅金支付性騷擾案件的賠償。
Main Body
Representative Thomas Massie started this rule. Two offices must make a list in 60 days. This list shows the names of leaders and the money they paid to end these cases.
眾議員 Thomas Massie 發起了這項規定。兩個部門必須在 60 天內列出名單。這份名單將顯示領導者的姓名以及他們用來結案的金額。
Most leaders voted yes. One leader, Nancy Mace, did not vote yes or no. She thinks this rule is just for show. She says she already found this information before.
大多數領導者投了贊成票。一名領導者 Nancy Mace 並未投票贊成或反對。她認為這項規定只是在作秀。她表示之前就已經找到了這些資訊。
Ten leaders were not there for the vote. They were on holiday or they were angry about another law. Also, some people say Representative Massie had his own problems with a coworker.
有十名領導者未出席投票。他們或是正在度假，或是對另一項法律感到不滿。此外，有人表示眾議員 Massie 本人與同事之間也曾有過問題。
Conclusion
The House now promises to be more honest about how they spend public money on these cases.
眾議院現在承諾將在處理這些案件的公款支出上更加透明。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Action' Word Pattern
In this story, we see a pattern of Who + Does + What. This is the fastest way to build A2 sentences.
The Pattern:
Person/Group Action Thing
Examples from the text:
- The US House passed a new rule.
- Two offices must make a list.
- Ten leaders were on holiday.
🛠️ Useful Word Pairs
To move to A2, stop using single words. Start using these pairs found in the article:
- Public money (Money for everyone)
- New rule (A change in law)
- Sexual misconduct (Bad behavior)
⚠️ Watch Out: "Not"
Notice how we change a positive sentence to a negative one using did not:
- Positive: She voted yes.
- Negative: She did not vote yes.
(Note: When we use 'did not', the action word 'vote' stays simple. We don't say 'did not voted'.)