Police Arrest Marcellus Wiley

警方逮捕 Marcellus Wiley


Introduction

Police in Florida arrested Marcellus Wiley. He is a former sports player. His wife says he hurt her.

佛羅里達州警方逮捕了前運動員 Marcellus Wiley。他的妻子表示他傷害了她。

Main Body

The family stayed at a hotel in Orlando for a basketball game. His wife, Annemarie, told police that Marcellus threatened her. She said he hit her cheek. Their daughter was there. The daughter said she heard shouting, but she did not see a fight. The wife had no injuries.

這家人為了參加籃球賽而住在奧蘭多的一家酒店。他的妻子 Annemarie 告訴警方,Marcellus 曾威脅她。她表示他打了她的臉頰。他們的女兒當時也在場,女兒說她聽到有人大聲叫喊,但沒有看到打鬥。妻子沒有受傷。

Marcellus Wiley says he did not hit his wife. He showed the police nice messages on his phone. However, the police still arrested him. He paid $1,000 to leave jail. Now, he cannot talk to his wife.

Marcellus Wiley 表示他沒有打妻子。他向警方展示了手機中的溫馨訊息。然而,警方仍然逮捕了他。他支付了 1,000 美元保釋金才獲釋。現在,他不能與妻子接觸。

Other women also say Marcellus Wiley hurt them in the past. Some women say this happened at his university and during his football career. Many women want to sue him in court. Marcellus Wiley says these stories are not true.

其他女性也表示 Marcellus Wiley 過去曾傷害她們。有些女性稱這發生在他就讀大學以及其美式足球職業生涯期間。許多女性想要在法院起訴他。Marcellus Wiley 則表示這些故事並非事實。

Conclusion

Marcellus Wiley cannot contact his wife. The court will decide if he is guilty.

Marcellus Wiley 目前不能與妻子接觸。法院將決定他是否有罪。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The 'Action' Switch

In this story, we see a change between things that happen now and things that happened before.

1. Past (Finished) We add -ed to the end of words to show the action is over.

  • Arrest \rightarrow Arrested
  • Stay \rightarrow Stayed
  • Threaten \rightarrow Threatened

2. Present (Now/General) We use the word as it is, or add -s for one person.

  • He says (Now)
  • The court will decide (Future)

💡 Quick Tip: The 'Did Not' Rule

When we say something did NOT happen, we use did not + [Base Word]. We remove the -ed.

He did not hited \rightarrow ❌ Wrong ✅ He did not hit \rightarrow ✅ Right

Words to remember from the text:

  • Former: Someone who used to have a job/role (e.g., former player).
  • Injuries: Hurt parts of the body.

Vocabulary Learning

arrested (v.)
When police take a person away to a police station because they think the person broke the law.
Example:The police arrested the man for stealing a car.
threatened (v.)
To say that you will hurt someone or do something bad to them.
Example:The angry man threatened to call the manager.
injuries (n.)
Damage to a person's body, like a cut or a broken bone.
Example:The doctor checked the player for head injuries.
career (n.)
The series of jobs a person has over their working life.
Example:She had a long career as a teacher.
sue (v.)
To take someone to court to ask for money because they did something wrong.
Example:The woman decided to sue the company for the mistake.
guilty (adj.)
Having done something wrong or broken the law.
Example:The judge decided that the man was guilty of the crime.
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