Former Olympic Athlete in Trouble for Damaging Pool
前奧運運動員因毀損泳池而陷入麻煩
Introduction
The US government says David Hearn broke a pool at the Lincoln Memorial. David Hearn was an Olympic canoeist.
美國政府表示 David Hearn 毀損了林肯紀念館的一個泳池。David Hearn 曾是一名奧運獨木舟運動員。
Main Body
Police stopped Mr. Hearn on June 19. The government says he broke the blue paint in the pool. They say he was mean to the workers. He must pay for the damage because it costs more than $1,000.
警方於 6 月 19 日攔截了 Hearn 先生。政府表示他毀損了泳池中的藍色油漆。他們稱他對工人態度惡劣。由於損害金額超過 1,000 美元，他必須支付賠償。
Mr. Hearn says he is not guilty. He says he was on his bike and touched some old trash. He thinks the government is lying to hide their own mistakes.
Hearn 先生表示他沒有罪。他聲稱當時他騎著單車，觸碰到一些舊垃圾。他認為政府在撒謊，目的是為了掩蓋自身的錯誤。
President Trump spent $14.7 million to fix the pool. But the pool has problems. There is green algae in the water and the paint is peeling. The government says bad people did this on purpose. Other people say the work was just bad.
川普總統花費了 1,470 萬美元來修復該泳池。但泳池仍存在問題。水中出現了綠色藻類，且油漆正在脫落。政府稱這是有人蓄意破壞，而其他人則認為是工程品質低劣。
Conclusion
Mr. Hearn is still in legal trouble. The government still says people broke the pool on purpose.
Hearn 先生仍陷入法律麻煩。政府依然堅持有人蓄意毀損泳池。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ Quick Word Shift: The 'Action' Words
Look at how these words describe what happened. They are all in the past (they already happened).
- Broke Example: He broke the paint.
- Stopped Example: Police stopped Mr. Hearn.
- Spent Example: Trump spent money.
💡 Simple Logic: Saying 'No'
In A2 English, we use not to change a sentence from 'Yes' to 'No'.
🛠️ Money Talk
When we talk about costs, we use these phrases:
- Pay for... (Giving money to fix a problem)
- Costs more than... (The price is high)
Example: He must pay for the damage because it costs more than $1,000.