Senator Mitch McConnell is Sick
參議員 Mitch McConnell 生病了
Introduction
Senator Mitch McConnell is in the hospital. His political enemy wants to know more about his health.
參議員 Mitch McConnell 住院了。他的政敵想了解更多關於他的健康狀況。
Main Body
McConnell went to the hospital on June 14. His office said he is okay. But police records say he had a heart problem. Doctors had to help his heart start again.
McConnell 於 6 月 14 日住院。他的辦公室表示他沒事。但警方紀錄顯示他有心臟問題。醫生必須協助他的心臟重新跳動。
Charles Booker is a politician. He says the people need to know the truth. He thinks McConnell is too sick to work. Booker says McConnell should leave his job.
Charles Booker 是一位政治人物。他說人民需要知道真相。他認為 McConnell 病太重而無法工作。Booker 表示 McConnell 應該辭職。
McConnell is 84 years old. He had other health problems before. He fell and hurt his head three years ago. He also had the flu in February. Now, he cannot vote, but he still talks to his staff.
McConnell 今年 84 歲。他之前有其他健康問題。他三年前跌倒導致頭部受傷。他還在二月份患了流感。現在他無法投票，但他仍與他的職員溝通。
Conclusion
McConnell is still in the hospital. People are arguing about if he can still do his job.
McConnell 仍留在醫院。人們正在爭論他是否還能勝任工作。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 THE 'PAST' PATTERN
Look at how the story tells us things that already happened. In A2 English, we change the word to show the time is gone.
The Change List:
- Go → Went (McConnell went to the hospital)
- Say → Said (His office said he is okay)
- Have → Had (He had a heart problem)
- Fall → Fell (He fell and hurt his head)
Quick Rule: When you talk about yesterday or last year, don't use the normal word. Use the 'Past' version.
Example Path: Now: I have a cold. Past: I had a cold. Now: I go to school. Past: I went to school.