Court Stops Case Against Liz Murrill
法院停止對 Liz Murrill 的起訴
Introduction
The highest court in Louisiana stopped a criminal case against Attorney General Liz Murrill.
路易斯安那州最高法院停止了一起針對總檢察長 Liz Murrill 的刑事案件。
Main Body
Liz Murrill and New Orleans leaders had a big fight about a court office. Murrill said some people should lose their jobs. Because of this, a group called a grand jury accused Murrill of two crimes. They said she acted badly and scared people.
Liz Murrill 與紐奧良的領導人就一個法院辦公室發生激烈爭執。Murrill 表示某些人應該被解雇。因此，一個名為大陪審團的組織指控 Murrill 犯有兩項罪名。他們稱其行為不端並威脅他人。
During the case, a judge closed the courtroom. Police held a reporter and a lawyer. Governor Jeff Landry was angry. He said the trial was not fair. He asked the police to check the grand jury.
在案件審理期間，法官關閉了法庭。警方拘留了一名記者和一名律師。州長 Jeff Landry 表示憤怒，稱審訊不公正，並要求警方調查大陪審團。
The high court now says the case has many problems. The lawyer for the case knew the other people too well. Also, the court says Murrill did not really scare anyone. The court thinks the charges are wrong.
最高法院現在表示該案存在許多問題。負責此案的律師與其他當事人過於熟識。此外，法院表示 Murrill 並未真正威脅任何人。法院認為這些指控是錯誤的。
Conclusion
The case is on hold now. The court may cancel the charges soon.
該案目前暫停，法院可能很快會撤銷指控。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The "Power" Verbs
In this story, a few simple words do all the work. To reach A2, you need to see how we describe actions and feelings.
1. Action Words (Past) These words tell us what happened. Notice they often end in -ed:
- Stopped Ended something.
- Accused Said someone did something bad.
- Closed Shut the door.
- Asked Wanted an answer.
2. Feeling Words (Past) How did the people feel?
- Angry *Mad (Governor Landry).n Scared *Afraid (The people).*n 3. The 'Not' Pattern Look at how the text makes things negative. Just add not after the helper word:
- Was Was not fair.
- Did Did not scare anyone.
Quick Tip: When you see -ed, you are usually traveling back in time to yesterday or last year!