Joel Thickins and His Car Accident

Joel Thickins 與他的車禍事件

Jun 30, 2026, 06:18
AustraliaFinance

Introduction

Joel Thickins is the boss of TPG Capital in Australia. He told a judge that he broke the law after a car accident.

Joel Thickins 是澳洲 TPG Capital 的老闆。他告訴法官，他在車禍後違反了法律。

Main Body

In June, Mr. Thickins hit five cars in Sydney. The police asked him to take a breath test twice. He said no both times. The judge said Mr. Thickins was not helpful. He must pay $1,430 and he cannot drive for nine months.

六月時，Thickins 先生在雪梨撞了五輛車。警方兩次要求他進行酒精呼氣測試，但他兩次都拒絕了。法官表示 Thickins 先生並不配合。他必須支付 1,430 美元，且九個月內不得開車。

TPG Capital hired a law company to check what happened. TPG says some stories about the accident are not true. However, the company will not say who did the check or what they found.

TPG Capital 聘請了一家法律公司來調查事情經過。TPG 表示關於該事故的一些說法並不真實。然而，公司不會透露誰進行了調查或調查結果。

Another person once said that people at TPG use drugs at work. TPG checked this and said it was not true. Now, the company is talking to its partners about the future.

另一個人曾聲稱 TPG 的員工在工作時使用藥物。TPG 經過調查後表示這並非事實。目前，公司正與其合夥人討論未來計畫。

Conclusion

Mr. Thickins said he is sorry. TPG Capital is talking to its partners in private.

Thickins 先生表示他很抱歉。TPG Capital 正在私下與其合夥人進行討論。

Vocabulary Learning

The 'Action' Pattern

In this story, we see a lot of things that already happened. To reach A2, you need to recognize how we change the word to show the past.

The Pattern: Most words just add -ed at the end.

  • Check →\rightarrow Checked
  • Hire →\rightarrow Hired

The 'Rule Breakers': Some words change completely. You must memorize these:

  • Say →\rightarrow Said
  • Tell →\rightarrow Told
  • Break →\rightarrow Broke

Quick Reference Map Now\text{Now} →\rightarrow Then\text{Then}

I hit →\rightarrow He hit (Stayed the same!) I say →\rightarrow He said (Changed!) I check →\rightarrow TPG checked (Added -ed!)

Vocabulary Learning

boss (n.)
A person who is in charge of a company or other people.
Example:My boss is very kind and helps me at work.
judge (n.)
The person who decides the result of a legal case in a court.
Example:The judge told the man to pay a fine.
law (n.)
The set of rules that everyone in a country must follow.
Example:It is against the law to steal things from a shop.
accident (n.)
Something bad that happens by chance, like a car crash.
Example:He had a small car accident in the parking lot.
hired (v.)
Paid a person or a company to do a specific job.
Example:The company hired a new teacher for the students.
partners (n.)
People or companies that work together with another person or company.
Example:The two business partners decided to open a new store.
private (adj.)
Not for everyone to see or know; only for a small group.
Example:They had a private meeting to talk about the problem.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→
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