Investigation at the University of Wollongong
伍倫剛大學調查
Introduction
A group called ICAC is checking the University of Wollongong. They want to see if the university followed the rules.
一個名為 ICAC 的機構正在調查伍倫剛大學,他們想確認該大學是否遵守相關規定。
Main Body
ICAC is looking at how the university hired people. Michael Still was a leader there. He is now gone. ICAC thinks some people got jobs and high pay because they were friends, not because they were the best for the job.
ICAC 正在調查該大學的招聘方式。Michael Still 曾是該校的領導者,現已離職。ICAC 認為有些人能獲得職位與高薪是因為他們是熟人,而非因為他們是最適合該職位的人選。
One woman, Alyssa White, helped create a new job. This job paid a lot of money. ICAC is checking if she wanted the job for herself.
一名叫 Alyssa White 的女性協助創建了一個新職位,該職位薪水很高。ICAC 正在核查她是否想將該職位據為己有。
ICAC is also looking at a fund with 2 million dollars. They think the university used this money to give Dr. Stacey Oon a high salary. The HR department did not agree with this pay.
ICAC 還在調查一項 200 萬美元的基金。他們認為大學利用這筆資金為 Stacey Oon 博士提供高薪。人力資源部門並不認同這項薪酬安排。
Finally, ICAC is checking other jobs and a company called Aspirall Consulting. They want to know if the leaders ignored the normal rules for hiring.
最後,ICAC 正在調查其他職位以及一家名為 Aspirall Consulting 的公司。他們想知道領導層是否無視了正常的招聘程序。
Conclusion
The ICAC is still working. They want to know if the leaders helped their friends and broke the rules.
ICAC 仍在調查中。他們想確認領導層是否在幫助熟人並違反了規定。
Vocabulary Learning
🔍 The "Who is doing what?" Pattern
In this story, we see a lot of Action Words (Verbs) that tell us exactly what is happening. To get to A2, you need to see how these words change based on the person.
The "Looking/Checking" Group When one group (like ICAC) does something, we add -ing to show it is happening right now:
- ICAC is checking... (Current action)
- ICAC is looking... (Current action)
The "Past" Group When something already happened, the word usually changes or ends in -ed:
- The university followed... (Happened before)
- Alyssa helped... (Happened before)
- Leaders ignored... (Happened before)
Simple Word Swaps for Beginners If you see these hard words, think of these simple A2 words instead:
- Investigation Checking
- Salary Money from work
- Fund A pot of money