Problems with Hiring at the University of Wollongong

伍倫剛大學招聘問題


Introduction

A government group called ICAC is checking the University of Wollongong. They want to see if the university hired people in a wrong way.

一個名為 ICAC 的政府機構正在調查伍倫剛大學,旨在確認該大學是否採取不當方式招聘人員。

Main Body

Alyssa White worked at the university. She wanted to change how the university worked. She made a new job with a high salary for herself.

Alyssa White 曾於該大學工作。她希望改變大學的運作方式,因此為自己創造了一個高薪的新職位。

Ms. White helped her friend, Lucinda Wright, get a job. She gave Lucinda the interview questions before the meeting. Ms. White said they were just friends, but she did not tell the university about it.

White 女士協助她的朋友 Lucinda Wright 獲得一份工作。她在面試前將面試問題提供給 Lucinda。White 女士聲稱兩人僅是朋友,但她並未向大學告知此事。

ICAC is also looking at Michael Still. He gave money and contracts to a company called Aspirall Consulting. Now, Ms. White and Mr. Still do not work at the university.

ICAC 也在調查 Michael Still。他將資金與合約交予一家名為 Aspirall Consulting 的公司。目前,White 女士與 Still 先生均已不在該大學工作。

Conclusion

ICAC is still looking for more problems with how the university hires people and spends money.

ICAC 仍在調查該大學在招聘人員與資金使用方面是否還存在其他問題。

Vocabulary Learning

The 'Action' Word Pattern

In this story, we see how to talk about things that already happened. We use a special form of the word to show the action is finished.

The Pattern: Word + 'ed'

Look at these examples from the text:

  • Work → Worked
  • Want → Wanted
  • Help → Helped

How it works → When you see -ed, the person is talking about yesterday or a long time ago.

Wait! Some words are rebels: Some words do not follow the -ed rule. They change completely:

  • Give → Gave (Not 'gived')
  • Make → Made (Not 'maked')

Simple Summary:

  • Most words: Add -ed
  • Special words: Memorize the new form

Vocabulary Learning

government (n.)
The group of people who control a country or state.
Example:The government makes new laws for the city.
hired (v.)
To give someone a job.
Example:The company hired three new workers last week.
salary (n.)
The amount of money a person gets every month for their job.
Example:She is happy because her new job has a high salary.
interview (n.)
A meeting where someone asks you questions to see if you can do a job.
Example:I have a job interview tomorrow morning.
contracts (n.)
Official legal papers that two people or companies sign.
Example:Please read the contract before you sign your name.
Practice A2 words in a crossword