Investigation into Hiring Problems at University of Wollongong
伍倫貢大學招聘問題調查
Introduction
A group called ICAC is looking at Alyssa White. She worked at the University of Wollongong. They think she did not follow the rules for hiring new staff.
一個名為 ICAC 的組織正在調查 Alyssa White。她曾在伍倫貢大學工作，他們認為她在招聘新員工時未遵守規定。
Main Body
Ms. White hired many people she knew. She hired friends and old coworkers. She did this in late 2023.
White 女士聘用了許多她認識的人。她聘請了朋友和前同事。這發生在 2023 年底。
Ms. White helped these people get the jobs. She gave them the interview questions. She also helped them write their resumes.
White 女士幫助這些人獲得職位。她向他們提供了面試問題，還協助他們撰寫履歷表。
At first, Ms. White said she did not know these people. Later, she said she did know them. She said it was hard to find workers in that area, so she broke the rules.
起初，White 女士表示她不認識這些人。隨後，她承認認識他們。她表示在該地區很難找到工人，因此才違反規定。
Conclusion
Ms. White says she did not follow the rules. The investigation is still happening.
White 女士承認她未遵守規定。調查目前仍在進行中。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Past' Secret
Look at these words from the story:
- worked
- hired
- helped
The Rule: To talk about things that finished in the past, we often just add -ed to the end of the action word.
See it in action:
- Now: I help Past: I helped
- Now: She works Past: She worked
🧩 Word Pairs
In the text, we see two opposite ideas about knowing people:
- Did not know (Negative No connection)
- Did know (Positive Connection)
Tip: When we use "did" or "did not" to ask or deny something in the past, the action word goes back to its simple form (no -ed!).