Court Case for the Death of Daphne Caruana Galizia

關於 Daphne Caruana Galizia 之死的法庭案件


Introduction

Yorgen Fenech is a businessman from Malta. He is in court because police say he helped kill a journalist named Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017.

Yorgen Fenech 是一位來自馬爾他的商人。他目前在法庭受審,因為警方稱他於 2017 年協助殺害了一名叫 Daphne Caruana Galizia 的記者。

Main Body

The police say Mr. Fenech paid a taxi driver. The taxi driver then paid two men to kill the journalist with a bomb. Mr. Fenech also paid a lot of money for the lawyers of those two men.

警方稱 Fenech 先生向一名計程車司機支付費用。隨後該計程車司機支付兩名男子費用,用炸彈殺害該名記者。Fenech 先生還支付了大筆款項作為那兩名男子的律師費。

Daphne wrote stories about a company called '17 Black'. Mr. Fenech owned this company. He did not like the stories.

Daphne 撰寫過關於一家名為 「17 Black」 公司的報導。Fenech 先生正是該公司的所有者。他不喜歡那些報導。

Many people were angry because the government did not find the killers quickly. Because of this, the leader of Malta, Joseph Muscat, left his job in 2020. Mr. Fenech says he did not do anything wrong.

許多人感到憤怒,因為政府未能迅速找到兇手。正因如此,馬爾他領導人 Joseph Muscat 於 2020 年離職。Fenech 先生則表示他沒有做錯任何事。

Conclusion

The trial is happening now in Valletta. It will last for a few weeks.

審判目前正在瓦萊塔進行,將持續數週。

Vocabulary Learning

🗝️ The 'Action Flow' Pattern

Look at how the story moves from one person to another. In A2 English, we use simple verbs to show who did what.

The Money Trail:

  • Mr. Fenech \rightarrow paid \rightarrow taxi driver
  • Taxi driver \rightarrow paid \rightarrow two men
  • Two men \rightarrow killed \rightarrow journalist

Why this matters for you: To reach A2, you don't need big words. You need to connect a Person + Action + Object.

Simple Logic Shifts:

  1. Positive Action: "Mr. Fenech owned this company."
  2. Negative Action: "He did not like the stories."

Quick Tip: Notice the word "because". It is the bridge between a fact and a result. Fact: Government was slowResult: Leader left his job\text{Fact: Government was slow} \rightarrow \text{Result: Leader left his job}

Vocabulary Learning

businessman (n.)
A person who owns or manages a business
Example:My uncle is a successful businessman in the city.
court (n.)
A place where a judge and lawyers decide if someone broke the law
Example:The man had to go to court for stealing a car.
journalist (n.)
A person who writes news stories for newspapers or TV
Example:The journalist interviewed the president yesterday.
bomb (n.)
A weapon that can explode and cause damage
Example:The police found a bomb in the old building.
lawyers (n.)
People who study the law and help people in court
Example:The lawyers are talking to the judge now.
government (n.)
The group of people who rule a country
Example:The government is making a new law about schools.
trial (n.)
The process in a court to decide if someone is guilty
Example:The trial will start on Monday morning.
Practice A2 words in a crossword