Kristi Noem and Bryon Noem are Getting a Divorce
Kristi Noem 與 Bryon Noem 即將離婚
Introduction
Corinne Arnold is the mother of Kristi Noem. She says Kristi and her husband, Bryon Noem, want to end their marriage.
Corinne Arnold 是 Kristi Noem 的母親。她表示 Kristi 與她的丈夫 Bryon Noem 想要結束他們的婚姻。
Main Body
Bryon Noem spent $25,000 on special websites. He liked to wear women's clothes. He wanted to change his body with medicine. Kristi Noem told her family in the spring that she wants a divorce.
Bryon Noem 在一些特殊的網站上花費了 25,000 美元。他喜歡穿女性服裝。他想透過藥物改變自己的身體。Kristi Noem 在春季告訴家人她想要離婚。
Corinne Arnold also talked about other news. Some people said Kristi had a secret boyfriend. Corinne says this is not true. She says Corey Lewandowski is just a friend.
Corinne Arnold 也談到了其他消息。有些人說 Kristi 有一名秘密男友。Corinne 表示這並非事實。她說 Corey Lewandowski 僅僅是一位朋友。
Some people are angry. Kristi Noem made laws against gender changes for children. Now, her husband wants these things for himself. People say this is not fair.
有些人感到憤怒。Kristi Noem 制定了反對兒童改變性別的法律。而現在，她的丈夫卻想為自己做這些事情。人們認為這並不公平。
Conclusion
The couple was married for 34 years. They are now separating.
這對夫婦結婚 34 年了。他們現在正在分居。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Want' Pattern
In this story, people have strong desires. We use want + to + action to say what we wish to do.
Examples from the text:
- ...want to end their marriage.
- ...wanted to change his body.
How to use it:
Person want/wanted to action
Simple Practice List:
- I want to eat. 🍎
- She wants to go. 🚶♀️
- They wanted to sleep. 😴
🕰️ Then vs. Now
Look at how the story changes time:
Past (Finished) spent, liked, wanted, told, talked Present (Now) says, is, are
Quick Tip: When you see -ed at the end of a word, it usually means the action happened yesterday or a long time ago.