Court Case for Joshua Wong

黃之 czę 的法庭案件


Introduction

Joshua Wong is a leader from Hong Kong. He has a court date on September 2. The court will decide his punishment.

黃之 czę 是一位來自香港的領袖。他在 9 月 2 日有出庭日期,法院將決定他的懲罰。

Main Body

The police arrested Wong in June 2025. They say Wong and his friends asked other countries to hurt China's economy in 2020. The government uses a new security law for this case.

警方於 2025 年 6 月逮捕了黃之 czę。他們稱黃之 czę 與其友人在 2020 年要求其他國家損害中國經濟。政府在此案中使用了新的國家安全法。

Wong led many protests in 2012 and 2014. He started a political party. The government closed that party because of the security law. China says Wong's work is illegal.

黃之 czę 在 2012 年和 2014 年領導了許多抗議活動。他創立了一個政黨。由於安全法,政府關閉了該政黨。中國表示黃之 czę 的行為是非法的。

Wong is already in prison for another crime. He may stay in prison for three to ten years for this new case. The police also want to find his friend, Nathan Law, in the UK.

黃之 czę 已因另一項罪行在獄中。在這次新案件中,他可能會被判處 3 到 10 年監禁。警方也希望在英國找到他的朋友羅冠 hong。

Conclusion

Wong will go to court in September to hear his sentence.

黃之 czę 將於 9 月出庭聽取判決。

Vocabulary Learning

📅 Talking about Time

Look at how the story uses dates and years. This is the best way for a beginner to organize information.

The Pattern: Month + Date \rightarrow September 2 Year \rightarrow 2012, 2014, 2020, 2025


🛠️ Action Words (Past vs. Future)

In English, we change the word to show when something happened.

Finished (Past):

  • arrested (happened in June)
  • led (happened in 2012)
  • started (happened in the past)
  • closed (it is already gone)

Coming Soon (Future):

  • will decide (not yet)
  • will go (not yet)
  • may stay (maybe in the future)

💡 Helpful Word Pairs

WordMeaning in this story
Court date \rightarrow A meeting with a judge
Security law \rightarrow Rules to keep a country safe
Illegal \rightarrow Not allowed by law

Vocabulary Learning

punishment (n.)
A penalty for doing something wrong
Example:The judge decided the punishment for the crime.
arrested (v.)
When the police take someone away to a police station
Example:The police arrested the man for stealing a car.
economy (n.)
The system of how a country makes and spends money
Example:The country's economy is growing very fast.
security (n.)
Protection against danger or attack
Example:The airport has very strict security.
protests (n.)
Public meetings to show that people disagree with something
Example:Many people joined the protests in the city center.
illegal (adj.)
Against the law
Example:It is illegal to drive without a license.
prison (n.)
A building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime
Example:The thief spent two years in prison.
sentence (n.)
The amount of time a person must spend in prison
Example:The judge gave him a five-year sentence.
Practice A2 words in a crossword