Police Arrest Andrew Gillum in Alabama
警方在阿拉巴馬州逮捕 Andrew Gillum
Introduction
Andrew Gillum is a former mayor. Police in Alabama arrested him because he had drugs in his car.
Andrew Gillum 是一位前市長。阿拉巴馬州的警方逮捕了他，因為他的車內有毒品。
Main Body
Police stopped his car on July 2. They saw he was driving badly. The police found marijuana and methamphetamine in the car. They also found pipes for drugs.
警方在 7 月 2 日攔截了他的車。他們發現他駕駛狀況不佳。警方在車內發現了大麻和甲基苯丙胺。他們還發現了吸毒用的煙管。
Mr. Gillum went to jail for one day. Now he may pay $6,000. He may also go to prison for one year.
Mr. Gillum 被拘留了一天。現在他可能需要支付 6,000 美元。他還可能被判處一年監禁。
Mr. Gillum had other problems before. In 2020, he was very sick in a hotel. He said he was sad and drank too much alcohol. He also had problems with money from his political work.
Mr. Gillum 之前有其他問題。2020 年，他在一家酒店內病況嚴重。他說他當時很悲傷且飲酒過量。他在政治工作的資金方面也曾出現問題。
Conclusion
Mr. Gillum is free now, but he still has legal problems in Alabama.
Mr. Gillum 現在已獲釋，但他仍然在阿拉巴馬州面臨法律問題。
Vocabulary Learning
🚨 The 'Past' Power-Up
To reach A2, you must move from now to then. Look at how the story changes the words to show things already happened:
The Pattern: Adding -ed
- Stop Stopped
- Arrest Arrested
The Pattern: The 'Changers' (Irregular) Some words don't follow the rule. They just change their shape:
- See Saw
- Go Went
- Say Said
Quick Tip for A2: When you see 'was' or 'had', you are in the past.
- He is sad (Now) He was sad (Then).
- He has money (Now) He had money (Then).