Money Problems for the Christian Brothers
基督兄弟會的財務問題
Introduction
The Christian Brothers group has big legal and money problems. People say the group hurt children in the past.
基督兄弟會面臨嚴重的法律與財務問題。據稱該組織在過去曾傷害兒童。
Main Body
The group gave houses to men who did bad things. Some men taught children for many years after the group knew about the problems. The leaders said they must help these men.
該組織將房屋提供給做出不法行為的男性。在組織已知曉問題後，部分男性仍繼續教授兒童多年。領導層聲稱他們必須幫助這些男性。
Now the group owes $774 million to the victims. They want to sell 36 buildings to get money. But they do not have enough money to pay everyone.
目前該組織欠受害者 7.74 億美元。他們希望透過出售 36 棟建築來籌款。但他們沒有足夠的資金賠償給每一個人。
In the past, the group gave many schools and lands to another group called EREA. They sold them for only $1. EREA has a lot of money, but they do not want to pay the victims.
過去，該組織將許多學校和土地移交給另一個名為 EREA 的組織。他們僅以 1 美元的價格出售。EREA 擁有大量資金，但他們不願賠償給受害者。
Conclusion
The court must now decide if EREA must pay the money.
法院現在必須決定 EREA 是否必須賠償金額。
Vocabulary Learning
💸 The 'Money' Connection
In this text, we see a very common pattern for A2 learners: Action → Result using verbs of possession and exchange.
1. Giving and Taking
- Gave (Past of Give) To hand something to someone.
- Owes (Present) To need to pay money back.
- Sell (Present) To give something to get money.
2. Simple Money Phrases
- "To get money" To obtain cash.
- "To pay everyone" To give money to all people.
- "Enough money" The right amount (not too little).
3. The 'Past' Shift Notice how the story moves from the past to now:
- Past: "The group gave houses..." (Finished action)
- Now: "The group owes..." (Current situation)
Quick Tip: When talking about money, we usually use have, get, or pay.