Court Says Trump Name Cannot Stay at Kennedy Center
法院裁定川普之名不得留在肯尼迪中心
Introduction
A court says the Kennedy Center must remove President Donald Trump's name.
法院表示肯尼迪中心必須移除總統川普的名字。
Main Body
Joyce Beatty is a member of the center. She did not like the new name. She went to court. A judge said the center can only have the name of John F. Kennedy.
Joyce Beatty 是該中心的成員。她不喜歡這個新名稱，因此向法院起訴。法官表示該中心只能使用 John F. Kennedy 的名稱。
Some people wanted the name back. They said the center would lose money. They said it was a big problem. But the judges did not believe them. The judges said there was no proof.
有些人希望恢復原名。他們表示中心將會損失資金，稱這是一個大問題。但法官並不相信，表示沒有證據。
The judges also said the name was already gone. They said it is too late to change it now. They did not agree with the center's leaders.
法官還表示名稱已經被移除。他們認為現在才要更改太遲了。他們不同意中心領導層的看法。
Conclusion
The name of Donald Trump is not on the building now.
目前建築物上已沒有川普的名字。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The Power of "DID NOT"
In this story, we see a pattern for talking about things that did not happen in the past. To make a sentence negative in the past, we use:
Did not + [Action Word]
Look at these examples from the text:
- She did not like the name. (She disliked it)
- Judges did not believe them. (They thought it was a lie)
- They did not agree. (They had different ideas)
⚠️ Important Rule: When you use "did not," the action word stays in its simple form.
❌ Wrong: She did not liked ✅ Right: She did not like