Actor Michael Ward is Not Guilty

演員 Michael Ward 被判無罪


Introduction

A court in London said that actor Michael Ward did not commit any crimes.

倫敦的一家法院表示,演員 Michael Ward 沒有犯下任何罪行。

Main Body

A woman said Michael Ward forced her to have sex in a car in 2023. She said she was scared. Michael Ward said this is not true. He said both people wanted the sex.

一名女性指控 Michael Ward 在 2023 年於車內強迫她發生性行為。她表示當時感到很害怕。Michael Ward 則否認此事,稱兩人均為自願。

The court looked at the clothes. The woman said there was blood on her clothes. The police checked the clothes and found no blood. Michael Ward told the police he did nothing wrong.

法院對衣物進行了檢查。該女性聲稱她的衣服上有血跡,但警方檢查後發現並無血跡。Michael Ward 告訴警方他沒有做錯任何事。

A man wrote bad things about the woman online. The judge told the man to leave the court. The judge also told him to delete the posts.

一名男子在網路上發表關於該女性的負面言論。法官命令該男子離開法庭,並要求他刪除相關貼文。

Conclusion

Michael Ward is free. The court case is finished.

Michael Ward 恢復自由了,此案件已結束。

Vocabulary Learning

🔍 The 'Past' Pattern

In this story, everything already happened. To tell a story about the past, we often add -ed to the action word.

Examples from the text:

  • Want \rightarrow Wanted
  • Look \rightarrow Looked
  • Check \rightarrow Checked

⚠️ The 'Rule Breakers'

Some words don't follow the -ed rule. They change completely. You must memorize these:

  • Say \rightarrow Said
  • Tell \rightarrow Told
  • Find \rightarrow Found
  • Write \rightarrow Wrote

💡 Quick Tip

When you see "did not", the action word stays in its normal form:

  • did not committed \rightarrowdid not commit

Vocabulary Learning

court (n.)
A place where a judge decides if someone is guilty or innocent.
Example:The man went to court to talk to the judge.
commit (v.)
To do something wrong or illegal.
Example:He did not commit any crimes.
crime (n.)
An action that is against the law.
Example:Stealing a car is a serious crime.
force (v.)
To make someone do something they do not want to do.
Example:You cannot force people to stay in the room.
guilty (adj.)
Having done something wrong or broken the law.
Example:The jury decided that the man was guilty.
Practice A2 words in a crossword