NPR Made a Mistake About Judge Samuel Alito
NPR 在關於 Samuel Alito 法官的報導中犯了錯
Introduction
NPR wrote a story. It said Judge Samuel Alito is leaving his job. This story was wrong.
NPR 寫了一篇報導，稱 Samuel Alito 法官將要離職。但這篇報導是錯誤的。
Main Body
The Supreme Court made a big decision about citizenship. Judge Alito did not agree with the other judges. He wanted a different result.
最高法院針對公民身份做出了重大決定。Alito 法官並不同意其他法官的看法，他想要不同的結果。
NPR published the wrong story by mistake. A reporter heard the Chief Judge speak and did not understand. The story was on the website for five minutes. Other news sites shared the wrong story too.
NPR 誤發了錯誤的報導。一名記者在聽到首席法官發言後產生了誤解。該報導在網站上停留了五分鐘，其他新聞網站也同步分享了這篇錯誤報導。
Some people think Judge Alito will leave because he is old. But he is not leaving now. He is still hiring new workers for his office. Donald Trump says the judge is healthy.
有些人認為 Alito 法官會離職是因為他年事已高。但他目前並沒有要離職，他仍在為辦公室招聘新員工。川普表示該法官身體健康。
Conclusion
Judge Samuel Alito is still a member of the Supreme Court. He is not retiring.
Samuel Alito 法官仍然是最高法院的成員，他不會退休。
Vocabulary Learning
🚫 Stopping a Fact
In this text, we see how to say something is not true using "not". This is the most important way to correct a mistake in English.
The Pattern:
Subject + is/are + not + Action/State
Examples from the text:
- This story was not right. (Past)
- He is not leaving. (Present)
- He is not retiring. (Present)
Quick Tip for A2: To make it shorter (natural speech), we use contractions:
- Is not Isn't
- Was not Wasn't
Comparison:
- Right: "He is leaving." (He is going away)
- Wrong: "He is not leaving." (He stays here)