Problems at a North Carolina Prison
北卡羅來納州監獄發生問題
Introduction
Prisoners took control of a jail in North Carolina on Monday. Police came to help.
週一囚犯控制了北卡羅來納州的一座監獄，警方隨後前來協助。
Main Body
The trouble started at 5:00 AM. There were 88 prisoners but only three guards. The prisoners took two guards. One guard ran away. Later, the guards and prisoners were safe. The FBI and SBI helped.
麻煩始於凌晨 5:00。當時有 88 名囚犯，但僅有三名看守。囚犯控制了兩名看守，另一名看守則逃脫。隨後，看守與囚犯皆平安。FBI 與 SBI 提供了協助。
Many prisons in North Carolina do not have enough workers. Some prisons need thousands of new guards. This is a big problem in the United States. Many jails are empty of staff.
北卡羅來納州的許多監獄面臨人手不足。部分監獄需要數千名新看守。這是美國的一個重大問題，許多監獄都處於人員空缺狀態。
Guards do not want to work because the pay is low. The work is also very hard. Governor Josh Stein says the state needs to find more workers. He wants to make the prisons safe again.
由於薪資過低，看守不願工作，且工作內容非常艱辛。州長 Josh Stein 表示，州政府需要尋找更多員工，他希望讓監獄重新恢復安全。
Conclusion
The prison is now quiet. Police are looking for the cause of the problem.
監獄目前已恢復平靜。警方正在調查問題原因。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Not Enough' Pattern
In this story, we see a recurring problem: Not having enough of something.
The Key Phrase:
do not have enough → used for things we need (workers, money, time).
How to build it:
- The prisons (Who) + do not have (Action) + enough workers (What).
Simple Variations for A2:
- I do not have enough money.
- We do not have enough chairs.
- They do not have enough water.
🛠️ Word Pairings (Collocations)
Look at how these words stick together like glue:
- Low Pay (Small amount of money)
- Hard Work (Difficult job)
- Big Problem (Something very bad)
Pro Tip: If you want to describe a job you hate, use: "The pay is low and the work is hard."