Government Investigation into US Birthday Money

政府調查美國生日基金


Introduction

A group in the government says the leaders used money for the 250th birthday of the USA for their own political goals.

政府內的一個小組表示,領導人們將美國 250 歲生日的資金用於達成自己的政治目的。

Main Body

The leaders made a new group called Freedom 250. They took 75 million dollars from the original birthday group. They gave this money to their own friends.

領導人們成立了一個名為 Freedom 250 的新小組。他們從原來的生日小組中拿走了 7,500 萬美元。然後將這筆錢分給自己的朋友。

Freedom 250 lied to people who gave money. They also used government computers to get information about voters. They used trucks to tell a new story about history and took down signs about slavery.

Freedom 250 欺騙了捐款人。他們還使用政府電腦來獲取選民資料。他們利用貨車來宣傳一套新的歷史敘事,並拆除了關於奴隸制度的告示牌。

At the same time, a judge stopped a plan to change how people vote by mail. The government also changed the trade rules with other countries.

與此同時,一名法官阻止了一項旨在改變郵寄投票方式的計劃。政府也更改了與其他國家的貿易規則。

Conclusion

The government leaders want to celebrate, but other leaders are angry and want to find the truth about the money.

政府領導人們想要慶祝,但其他領導人感到憤怒,並希望查明資金的真相。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡️ Action Words: The Past

To tell a story about things that already happened, we add -ed to the end of many words. Look at how the story changes words from 'now' to 'before':

  • Use → Used
  • Lie → Lied
  • Stop → Stopped

Wait! Some words are rebels. They don't follow the -ed rule. You just have to memorize them:

  • Make → Made
  • Take → Took
  • Give → Gave

Quick Map for A2: Regulars (Standard) \rightarrow add -ed Irregulars (Rebels) \rightarrow New Word

Vocabulary Learning

investigation (n.)
Looking for the truth about something
Example:The police started an investigation to find the missing money.
political (adj.)
Related to the government or laws
Example:The two leaders have different political ideas.
original (adj.)
The first one
Example:The original plan was better than the new one.
voters (n.)
People who choose a leader in an election
Example:The voters will go to the school to vote on Tuesday.
slavery (n.)
A system where people are owned by others and forced to work
Example:The history book explains the end of slavery in the USA.
trade (n.)
Buying and selling things between countries
Example:The two countries want to increase trade in coffee and tea.
Practice A2 words in a crossword