Judge Says Elon Musk Lied About Twitter
法官認定 Elon Musk 對 Twitter 撒謊
Introduction
A judge in the United States says Elon Musk lied to people who invested money in Twitter.
一名美國法官表示，Elon Musk 對於投資 Twitter 的人士撒了謊。
Main Body
Elon Musk bought Twitter for 44 billion dollars. He told people that Twitter had too many fake accounts. The judge says this was a lie. Musk wanted to pay less money for the company.
Elon Musk 以 440 億美元買下 Twitter。他告訴人們 Twitter 有太多虛假帳號，但法官表示這是一個謊言。Musk 是想以更低的價格收購該公司。
Because of this lie, the price of Twitter shares went down. Many people lost money. The judge said Musk must pay for this mistake.
因為這個謊言，Twitter 的股價下跌，導致許多人損失金錢。法官表示 Musk 必須為這個錯誤承擔賠償責任。
Musk tried to change the decision. He said the jury was not fair. The judge said no. He believes the jury was correct.
Musk 試圖推翻該決定，聲稱陪審團不公正。但法官拒絕了，他認為陪審團的判決是正確的。
Conclusion
The judge kept the decision. Now, Elon Musk may pay 2.6 billion dollars.
法官維持原判。現在，Elon Musk 可能需要賠償 26 億美元。
Vocabulary Learning
💸 Money Words
In this story, we see words for big money. Let's look at how we talk about costs:
- Buy → To give money to get something. (Example: Musk bought Twitter)
- Pay → To give money for a service or a mistake. (Example: Musk must pay)
- Price → How much something costs. (Example: The price went down)
⚖️ Simple Past Actions
To tell a story about the past, we often add -ed to the action word. Look at these changes:
- Lie Lied
- Want Wanted
- Try Tried
Quick Tip: If the word already ends in 'e' (like change), just add 'd' changed.