Man in Court for Pool Damage
男子因損壞水池出庭
Introduction
David Hearn is a former Olympic athlete. He is in court because police say he broke a pool at the Lincoln Memorial.
David Hearn 是一位前奧運運動員。警方指稱他損壞了林肯紀念館的水池，因此他目前在庭審中。
Main Body
Police say David broke the bottom of the pool in June. They say he caused more than $1,000 in damage. He could go to prison for ten years.
警方表示 David 在六月損壞了水池底部。他們稱他造成了超過 1,000 美元的損失。他可能面臨十年的監禁。
David says he did not break the pool. He says he only touched the pool because he was curious. He was riding his bike at the time.
David 表示他沒有損壞水池。他說他僅僅是因為好奇才觸碰水池。當時他正騎著自行車。
The government spent $14 million to fix the pool. But the pool has many problems. It has green algae and the paint is peeling. The government says people broke the pool. David's lawyers say the government is lying to hide their mistakes.
政府花費了 1,400 萬美元來維修水池。但該水池仍有許多問題。池中長滿了綠色藻類，且油漆脫落。政府稱是民眾損壞了水池。David 的律師則表示政府在說謊，以掩蓋自身的錯誤。
Conclusion
David is not in jail now. He must go back to court on August 5.
David 目前未被監禁。他必須在 8 月 5 日返回法院。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Past' Truths
In this story, we see a fight between two sides. One side says something happened (Past), and the other side says it didn't. To reach A2, you need to master these two simple forms:
1. The Action happened broke, spent, caused 2. The Action did NOT happen did not break
🛠️ How to build a 'No' sentence:
When we say someone didn't do something, we use a magic word: DID NOT.
- Wrong: He not broke the pool. ❌
- Right: He did not break the pool. ✅
Crucial Rule: After did not, the action word goes back to its normal, present form.
- Broke Break
- Spent Spend
🔍 Spotting the Difference
- Police say: He broke it. (Fact/Accusation)
- David says: He did not break it. (Denial)
Quick Vocabulary Tip:
- Curious Wanting to know or learn something.