Investigation into Political Corruption in New South Wales
新南威爾斯州政治貪腐調查
Introduction
A group called the ICAC will start public meetings. They want to find out if some politicians took money they should not have.
一個名為 ICAC 的機構將開始舉行公開聽證會。他們希望查明是否有部分政治人物收受了不應得的款項。
Main Body
A politician named Ray Williams said his party did bad things in 2021. He said a woman named Jean Nassif gave money to party leaders. She wanted to help her building business.
一名名為 Ray Williams 的政治人物表示，他的政黨在 2021 年做了一些不正當的事。他指出一名叫 Jean Nassif 的女性向黨領袖提供金錢，目的是為了幫助她的建築公司。
The ICAC is looking at three things. First, some people gave too much money to the party. Second, Jean Nassif may have paid money to remove some government workers from their jobs.
ICAC 目前正在調查三件事。第一，部分人士向該政黨提供了過多資金。第二，Jean Nassif 可能透過付錢來將部分政府雇員免職。
Third, the ICAC is looking at the Strathfield Council. They think some leaders there lied or threatened another person.
第三，ICAC 正在調查 Strathfield 議會。他們認為該處的部分領導人涉嫌撒謊或威脅他人。
Conclusion
The meetings start on July 27. They will last for eight weeks.
聽證會將於 7 月 27 日開始，將持續八週。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking about the Past vs. Now
In this story, we see two different ways to talk about time. This is the secret to moving from A1 to A2.
1. Things that already happened (Past) When something is finished, we often add -ed to the action word:
- Want Wanted
- Look Looked (though the text uses "is looking" for now)
2. Special Past Words Some words change completely. They don't follow the -ed rule:
- Say Said ("Ray Williams said...")
- Give Gave ("Jean Nassif gave money...")
- Do Did ("...party did bad things")
3. Things happening soon (Future) When we talk about the future, we use will:
- "Meetings will start"
- "They will last"
Quick Summary Map:
Past (Said/Gave) Present (Is looking) Future (Will start)