Lamar Odom and His Driving Problems
Lamar Odom 及其駕駛問題
Introduction
Lamar Odom has some legal problems in Las Vegas. He will make a deal with the court.
Lamar Odom 在拉斯維加斯面臨一些法律問題，他將與法院達成協議。
Main Body
In January, a police officer saw Odom driving very fast. He drove over 100 mph. The officer said Odom smelled like marijuana. Odom failed a sobriety test.
一月份時，一名警察發現 Odom 行車速度極快，時速超過 100 英里。警察表示 Odom 身上有大麻味，且 Odom 未能通過酒精測試。
Odom's lawyer wants a deal. The court will change the charge. It will not be 'driving under the influence' now. It will be 'reckless driving'.
Odom 的律師希望達成協議。法院將更改指控，目前不再是「酒後駕駛」，而將改為「危險駕駛」。
Odom had other problems before. In 2013, he had a DUI in Los Angeles. In 2015, he was very sick in a hospital for three days. He was a famous basketball player for the Lakers.
Odom 之前曾有過其他問題。2013 年，他在洛杉磯被指控酒後駕駛。2015 年，他病況嚴重在醫院住了三天。他曾是湖人隊著名的籃球員。
Conclusion
The court will wait. Odom will give his answer later this month.
法院將會等待，Odom 將於本月底給出答覆。
Vocabulary Learning
⏳ The 'Time' Shift
Notice how the story moves between Now and Before. This is the key to A2 English.
1. The Present/Future (Planning) We use will for things that are going to happen.
- will make a deal happening soon
- will change the charge happening soon
- will wait happening soon
2. The Past (Finished) We add -ed to the action word to show it is over.
- saw (special form of see)
- smelled finished
- failed finished
Quick Guide: If it is a memory use -ed (or special past words). If it is a plan use will.