Mayor Mamdani Speaks on July 4
市長 Mamdani 於 7 月 4 日發表講話
Introduction
Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke to the public on July 4. He talked about immigration and the USA.
市長 Zohran Mamdani 於 7 月 4 日向公眾發表講話。他談到了移民與美國。
Main Body
Mayor Mamdani was born in Uganda. He became a US citizen in 2018. He said the USA is great because it welcomes all people. He did not like the immigration rules of Donald Trump.
市長 Mamdani 出生於烏干達。他在 2018 年成為美國公民。他說美國很偉大，因為它歡迎所有人。他不喜歡川普的移民規則。
Then, a rich man named Bill Ackman disagreed. He said the Mayor is not a good leader. He said the Mayor sat at the wrong side of a famous desk.
接著，一位名叫 Bill Ackman 的富翁表示不認同。他說市長不是一個好的領導者。他說市長坐錯了一張名桌的位置。
Other people on the internet said Mr. Ackman was wrong. They said the desk is for two people. The Mayor sat in the right place.
網上的其他人則表示 Ackman 先生錯了。他們說那張桌子可以坐兩人。市長坐的位置是正確的。
Conclusion
The people argued about immigration and a piece of old furniture.
人們在爭論關於移民以及一件舊家具的事。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ Talking about the Past
In the story, we see how to talk about things that already happened.
The Magic 'ed' Ending Most words just need -ed at the end to move from now → then.
- Talk → Talked
- Argue → Argued
- Disagree → Disagreed
The Rule Breakers Some words change completely. You must memorize these:
- Is → Was
- Become → Became
- Say → Said
How to say 'NO' in the past To make a sentence negative, use did not + the normal word.
- Wrong: He did not liked (X)
- Right: He did not like (✓)