Tom Kean Jr. Returns to Work
Tom Kean Jr. 回歸工作
Introduction
Tom Kean Jr. is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He returned to work on June 30. He was away for four months because he was sad and sick.
Tom Kean Jr. 是美國眾議院議員。他於6月30日回到工作崗位。他先前因心情低落且生病而請假四個月。
Main Body
Tom Kean Jr. did not vote for 140 times. He went to a hospital. Doctors said he had depression. He stayed in the hospital to get better.
Tom Kean Jr. 共有140次未參與投票。他前往醫院就醫，醫生診斷他患有憂鬱症。因此他留在醫院治療以恢復健康。
His boss, Mike Johnson, knows about the problem. He says it is a personal health matter. Other leaders also had health problems before.
他的上司 Mike Johnson 了解這個情況。他表示這是個人健康問題。其他領導人先前也曾面臨健康問題。
Another politician, Rebecca Bennett, is not happy. She says Tom Kean Jr. did not help the people of New Jersey. They will have an election in November.
另一位政治家 Rebecca Bennett 則表示不滿。她認為 Tom Kean Jr. 沒有幫助新澤西州的民眾。他們將在11月舉行選舉。
Conclusion
Tom Kean Jr. is working again. He wants to win the election in November.
Tom Kean Jr. 已恢復工作。他希望在11月的選舉中獲勝。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ The 'Past' Trick
To talk about things that already happened, we often just add -ed to the end of the word.
Look at these examples from the story:
- Return → Returned
- Stay → Stayed
⚠️ The 'Rule Breakers'
Some words are rebels. They don't use -ed. You have to memorize their new shape:
- Go becomes → Went
- Say becomes → Said
- Have becomes → Had
🚫 Saying 'No' in the Past
When we want to say something did not happen, we use a magic helper: did not.
Important: When you use did not, the action word goes back to its normal, present shape.
❌ He did not voted
✅ He did not vote