Court Says Newspaper Did Not Steal Information
法院判定報社未竊取資訊
Introduction
A judge stopped a legal case against Associated Newspapers Ltd. Prince Harry and five other people said the company stole their private information.
法官停止了一項針對 Associated Newspapers Ltd. 的法律訴訟。哈利王子與另外五人指控該公司竊取了他們的私人資訊。
Main Body
The people said the newspaper stole their phone messages and private bank details. They looked at 55 stories from 1997 to 2015. But the judge said there was not enough proof. He said the newspaper probably got the information from friends or press officers.
原告稱該報社竊取了他們的電話訊息與私人銀行詳細資料。他們審視了 1997 年至 2015 年間的 55 篇報導。但法官表示證據不足。他認為報社可能是從朋友或新聞發言人處獲得這些資訊的。
Prince Harry won other cases against different newspapers before. But this company said they always followed the law. The judge did not believe the witnesses for Prince Harry. He said their stories were not true.
哈利王子先前在針對其他報社的訴訟中獲勝。但該公司聲稱他們始終遵守法律。法官不相信哈利王子的證人，認為他們的說法不實。
Now, the two sides are angry. Prince Harry's group says the result is wrong. The newspaper says the case was a mistake. The legal costs are very high. They are about 50 million pounds.
目前雙方均感到憤怒。哈利王子的團隊表示結果有誤。報社則稱此案是一場錯誤。法律費用極高，約為 5,000 萬英鎊。
Conclusion
The court said the newspaper did nothing wrong. This ends the long fight about phone hacking in the UK.
法院判定報社沒有做錯任何事。這結束了英國關於電話監聽的長期鬥爭。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Action' Word Switch
In English, we change a word to talk about the past. Look at these words from the text:
- Stop → Stopped
- Steal → Stole
- Say → Said
- Win → Won
The Simple Rule: Most words just add -ed (like stopped). But some are "rebels." They change completely (like steal becoming stole).
Why this matters for A2: To tell a story about yesterday or a court case from 2015, you cannot use the present. You must use these past versions.
📂 Grouping Words (Money & Law)
When you learn A2 English, group words by topic to remember them faster:
The Law World ⚖️
- Judge (The boss of the court)
- Case (The legal problem)
- Proof (The facts that show something is true)
- Witness (A person who saw something)
The Money World 💰
- Bank details (Information about your account)
- Costs (The money you spend)
- Pounds (The money used in the UK)
Key Phrase: "Legal costs are high" → This means the lawyers are very expensive.