Police Stop Human Trafficking in Los Angeles

警方在洛杉磯阻止人口販賣


Introduction

Police in California arrested ten people. These people sold women and children for sex in Los Angeles.

加州警方逮捕了十人。這些人在洛杉磯將婦女和兒童販賣用於色情交易。

Main Body

The Hoover gang did these crimes. They lied to 51 people to make them work. Some people were children. The gang used violence to control them.

Hoover 幫會犯下了這些罪行。他們欺騙了 51 個人以強迫他們工作。其中有些人是兒童。該幫會使用暴力來控制他們。

A hotel manager helped the gang. He gave them rooms. He also took $64,000 from the money they made.

一名酒店經理協助了該幫會。他為他們提供房間,並從他們賺取的資金中分得 64,000 美元。

In the past, the police had less money. Some laws also changed. This made it hard for police to catch the bad people.

過去警方經費較少,部分法律也發生了變化。這使得警方很難捉到這些歹徒。

Conclusion

The ten people may go to prison for 15 years or for their whole life.

這十個人可能會被判處 15 年監禁或終身監禁。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Talking about the Past

Look at how the story describes things that already happened. Most of the words just add -ed to the end.

  • Arrest \rightarrow Arrested
  • Lie \rightarrow Lied
  • Use \rightarrow Used

Wait! Some words change completely:

Instead of adding -ed, these words change their whole shape:

  • Sell \rightarrow Sold
  • Make \rightarrow Made
  • Take \rightarrow Took
  • Give \rightarrow Gave

Quick Tip: Use these "shape-shifters" when you want to tell a story about yesterday or last year.

Vocabulary Learning

arrested (v.)
When police take a person away because they think the person did something illegal.
Example:The police arrested the man for stealing a car.
crimes (n.)
Illegal activities that are against the law.
Example:Stealing and fighting are crimes.
violence (n.)
Using physical force to hurt someone.
Example:The movie has too much violence.
control (v.)
To have power over someone or something.
Example:The boss tried to control every part of the project.
prison (n.)
A building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime.
Example:He spent five years in prison.
Practice A2 words in a crossword