Government Removes Nicky Winmar Statue
政府移除 Nicky Winmar 雕像
Introduction
The government of Western Australia took away a statue of Nicky Winmar from Perth Stadium.
西澳大利亞政府將 Nicky Winmar 從珀斯體育場的雕像移走。
Main Body
A court in Bendigo said Mr. Winmar hit a woman in May 2025. He pulled her hair and hit her head against a door. The judge believed the woman.
班迪戈的一家法院表示，Winmar 先生在 2025 年 5 月擊打了一名女性。他拉扯她的頭髮並將她的頭撞在門上。法官相信該女性的說法。
The statue started in 2019. It showed Mr. Winmar's fight against racism in 1993. But now, the leader Roger Cook says the statue must go. He says violence against women is wrong.
該雕像於 2019 年設立，旨在展現 Winmar 先生在 1993 年對抗種族歧視的奮鬥。但現在，領導人 Roger Cook 表示該雕像必須移除。他認為對女性施暴是錯誤的。
Six workers used a big crane to move the statue on Sunday morning. Now, the statue is in a safe room. The government does not know where it will go next.
週日上午，六名工人使用大型起重機移走了該雕像。目前，該雕像被安置在一個安全房間內。政府尚未決定接下來將其安置於何處。
Conclusion
The government moved the statue because Mr. Winmar broke the law.
政府移除雕像是因為 Winmar 先生違法。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ Quick Logic: Past Actions
In this story, we see how to talk about things that already happened. Notice how the words change slightly to show the past.
The Pattern: Just add -ed
- Move → Moved (The government moved the statue)
- Start → Started (The statue started in 2019)
- Pull → Pulled (He pulled her hair)
The Rule-Breakers (Special Words) Some words don't follow the "-ed" rule. You just have to remember them:
- Take → Took (The government took away a statue)
- Say → Said (A court said...)
- Go → Went (Not in text, but opposite of Go)
💡 Pro Tip for A2: When you see a word like "was" or "did", you are traveling back in time.
Example: "The statue is in a room" (Now) → "The statue was in the stadium" (Before).