New Pardon for Ruth Ellis
Ruth Ellis 獲特赦
Introduction
The UK government gave a pardon to Ruth Ellis. She was the last woman the state killed in the UK.
英國政府特赦了 Ruth Ellis。她是英國最後一名被國家處死的女性。
Main Body
Ruth Ellis killed David Blakely in 1955. The judge told the jury to ignore her problems. David Blakely hurt Ruth many times. The jury said she was guilty very quickly.
Ruth Ellis 在 1955 年殺害了 David Blakely。法官要求陪審團無視她的問題。David Blakely 曾多次傷害 Ruth。陪審團很快就判定她有罪。
This case changed the law. In 1957, the law started to help people with mental problems. In 1970, the UK stopped killing people for crimes.
此案改變了法律。1957 年，法律開始接納精神問題患者的處境。1970 年，英國停止因犯罪而處死囚犯。
Ruth's family asked for help. They said the old law was not fair. David Lammy is a government leader. He asked King Charles III to give her a pardon.
Ruth 的家人請求協助。他們表示舊法並不公平。政府領導人 David Lammy 要求國王查理三世特赦她。
Conclusion
The government says the death penalty was wrong. But they still say Ruth killed the man.
政府表示死刑是錯誤的。但他們依然認定 Ruth 殺害了該名男子。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 The 'Past Time' Pattern
To reach A2, you must talk about things that are finished. Look at these words from the text:
- gave → give
- killed → kill
- told → tell
- said → say
- started → start
- stopped → stop
How to use it: Most words just need -ed at the end (started, stopped). But some are ' rebels' and change completely (give → gave).
Example from story: "The jury said she was guilty." (This happened in 1955. It is over. We use the past form.)
Quick Word List for your pocket:
- Fair (Good/Right)
- Guilty (Did the crime)
- Pardon (Forgiven by the law)