Lawyer Jody Owens Quits His Job
律師 Jody Owens 辭職
Introduction
Jody Owens was a top lawyer in Hinds County. He quit his job because he took illegal money.
Jody Owens 曾是 Hinds County 的一名頂尖律師。他因為收受非法款項而辭職。
Main Body
The FBI worked in secret in 2022. They pretended to build a hotel. Jody Owens took $115,000 in cash. He promised to help the hotel project.
FBI 在 2022 年採取秘密行動。他們假裝要建造一家酒店。Jody Owens 收受了 115,000 美元的現金。他承諾會協助該酒店項目。
Owens gave some money to other people. He gave $50,000 to the old Mayor's campaign. This was illegal.
Owens 將部分款項分給了其他人。他向原市長的競選活動提供了 50,000 美元。這是非法的。
Other city leaders are in trouble too. Two people said they were guilty. The old Mayor and another leader say they did nothing wrong. They will go to court in July.
其他城市領導人也陷入了麻煩。兩人表示他們承認有罪。原市長和另一名領導人則稱他們沒有做錯任何事。他們將在 7 月出庭。
Conclusion
Jody Owens left his office. He will go to court on October 15 to hear his punishment.
Jody Owens 離開了他的辦公室。他將於 10 月 15 日出庭聽取判決。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 The "Done" Action (Past Tense)
Look at these words from the story:
- quit → stopped working
- took → received
- worked → did a job
- gave → provided
The Pattern: Most of these words describe things that happened in the past. They are finished.
Easy Guide: Many English words just add -ed to show the past (work worked). But some are "rebels" and change completely: \text{Give} \rightarrow \text{Gave}$
💰 Money Words
In this story, we see how to talk about money simply:
- Cash: Physical money (bills and coins).
- Illegal: When something is against the law (not allowed).
- Campaign: Money used to help someone get elected as a leader.
Example: "He took \rightarrow$ This means he held the actual money in his hands.