The UK Government Says Sorry for Taking Children from Mothers
英國政府就強行將孩子從母親身邊帶走一事道歉
Introduction
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said sorry for a bad thing in the past. Between 1949 and 1976, the state took children away from mothers who were not married.
首相基爾·斯塔默針對過去的一件憾事道歉。在 1949 年至 1976 年間，政府將未婚母親的孩子強行帶走。
Main Body
Many people thought it was bad to have a baby without a husband. Because of this, the state took 185,000 babies from their mothers. Hospitals and churches helped the state do this.
當時許多人認為未婚生子是不光彩的。因此，政府將 185,000 名嬰兒從母親身邊帶走。醫院與教會也協助政府執行此舉。
Some mothers were very sad. The state used mean ways to make mothers give away their babies. Some mothers did not get medicine for their pain during birth.
有些母親感到非常悲痛。政府採取了殘酷的手段，強迫母親放棄孩子。有些母親在分娩過程中甚至沒有獲得止痛藥物。
Other countries like Ireland and Australia also said sorry for this. The Church of England said sorry too. Now, the UK government says this part of history was very bad.
其他國家如愛爾蘭與澳洲也對此道歉。英格蘭教會也表達了歉意。現在，英國政府表示這段歷史非常黑暗。
Conclusion
The British government now says it was wrong. They are giving money to help the people who suffered.
英國政府現在承認過去的做法是錯誤的。他們將提供資金來援助那些受難者。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ Talking about the Past
In this story, we see how to change action words to show something happened a long time ago.
The Simple Change: Add -ED To talk about the past, we usually add -ed to the end of the word.
- Help → Helped
- Suffer → Suffered
The 'Rule Breakers' (Irregular) Some words are special. They don't use -ed. They change their whole shape. Look at these from the text:
- Say (now) Said (then)
- Take (now) Took (then)
- Do (now) Did (then)
- Get (now) Got (then)
Quick Tip for A2: When you see words like "Between 1949 and 1976," your brain should immediately look for these past-tense words!