Kerr Kriisa Stole Millions of Dollars

Kerr Kriisa 詐騙數百萬美元


Introduction

Kerr Kriisa is a former college athlete. The police say he stole about $2.2 million from people.

Kerr Kriisa 是一名前大學運動員。警方表示他從他人處詐騙了約 220 萬美元。

Main Body

Kerr Kriisa is 25 years old and from Estonia. Police arrested him in Kentucky. He lied to two people to get their money.

Kerr Kriisa 今年 25 歲,來自愛沙尼亞。警方在肯塔基州將他逮捕。他向兩人撒謊以獲取金錢。

He used fake names. He pretended to be his mother. He also pretended to be a woman named Irene. He said his mother was very sick and needed money for a doctor.

他使用假名,並偽裝成他的母親。他還偽裝成一名叫 Irene 的女性。他聲稱他的母親病得很重,需要錢就醫。

He promised to pay the money back. He told lies about loans. He even said he wanted to sell his body parts to pay the debt.

他承諾會歸還這筆錢。他在貸款方面撒謊。他甚至說想賣掉自己的身體器官來償還債務。

Kerr played basketball for four different universities. He had problems with rules at one school. Now the government wants the stolen money back.

Kerr 曾在四所不同的大學打籃球。他在其中一所學校時曾有違規問題。現在政府要求追回被詐騙的款項。

Conclusion

Kerr Kriisa is in jail. He must go to court in West Virginia soon.

Kerr Kriisa 目前在監獄中。他很快將在西維吉尼亞州出庭。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 The "Action-Past" Pattern

Most of this story happened in the past. To tell a story in English, we often add -ed to the action word.

Look at these changes:

  • Arrest \rightarrow Arrested
  • Lie \rightarrow Lied
  • Pretend \rightarrow Pretended
  • Promise \rightarrow Promised

The Rule: If you want to say something already happened, use the -ed ending.

The Exception (Be Careful!): Some words are "rebels" and change completely. They don't use -ed.

  • Steal becomes \rightarrow Stole*
  • Say becomes \rightarrow Said*

Quick Guide: Normal word + ed = Past Action Rebel word = New word entirely

Vocabulary Learning

athlete (n.)
A person who is good at sports
Example:The basketball player is a great athlete.
arrested (v.)
When the police take someone to the police station
Example:The police arrested the man for stealing.
pretended (v.)
To act like something or someone that you are not
Example:The boy pretended to be a superhero.
loans (n.)
Money that you borrow and must pay back
Example:He took out bank loans to start his business.
debt (n.)
Money that you owe to someone else
Example:She paid off her debt to the bank.
government (n.)
The group of people who lead a country
Example:The government makes laws for the city.
court (n.)
The place where a judge decides if someone is guilty
Example:The man must go to court tomorrow.
Practice A2 words in a crossword