Police Study Bad Money in Politics
警方調查政治非法資金
Introduction
A group called the ICAC is looking at illegal money in politics in New South Wales.
一個名為 ICAC 的機構正在新南威爾斯州調查政治非法資金問題。
Main Body
Jean Nassif is a businessman in Lebanon. The ICAC thinks he gave money to politicians to get what he wanted. He wanted to change the people in the Hills Shire Council.
Jean Nassif 是一位黎巴嫩商人。ICAC 認為他透過向政治人物提供金錢以達成目的。他想要改變 Hills Shire Council 的人員組成。
Dallas McInerney worked for Catholic Schools NSW. He gave too much money to a political party. He did not tell the government about this money. Then he left his job.
Dallas McInerney 曾任職於新南威爾斯州天主教學校。他向某個政黨提供了過多資金，且未向政府申報這筆款項。隨後他離開了職位。
Two other people, Sharangan Maheswaran and Karen Pensabene, are also in trouble. The ICAC thinks they used secret cameras to spy on another person. They may have lied to get power.
另外兩名人士，Sharangan Maheswaran 和 Karen Pensabene 也陷入麻煩。ICAC 認為他們使用秘密攝影機監視另一人。他們可能透過謊言來獲取權力。
Conclusion
The ICAC is still looking for the truth about this money and these people.
ICAC 仍在調查關於這些資金與人士的真相。
Vocabulary Learning
Focus: The 'Action' Word (Past Tense)
In this story, everything happened in the past. To tell a story in English, we usually add -ed to the end of the action word.
Patterns from the text:
- Want Wanted
- Work Worked
The 'Special' Words: Some words are rebels. They don't use -ed. You must memorize them:
- Give Gave
- Leave Left
- Lie Lied (Wait! This one follows the rule, but the spelling changes slightly).
Quick Guide for A2: If you see a person's name followed by a word ending in -ed, they are talking about something that is already finished.