Government Agency Takes Money and Property from Three Groups

政府機構從三個集團追回金錢與財產


Introduction

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is a government group. They are looking for stolen money. They took property from some companies and people.

執行局(ED)是一個政府機構,專門追查被盜資金。他們追回了一些公司與個人的財產。

Main Body

The ED looked at the Reliance Anil Ambani Group. This group took a lot of public money. The ED took property worth many crores of rupees. Eight people are now in jail.

ED 調查了 Reliance Anil Ambani 集團。該集團挪用了大量公帑。ED 追回了價值數十億盧比的財產。目前有八人被監禁。

Next, the ED looked at Kalanee Impex and its boss, Dharmesh Sangani. He had secret bank accounts in the US, Canada, and UAE. The ED says he threw his phone from a building to hide secrets.

接下來,ED 調查了 Kalanee Impex 及其負責人 Dharmesh Sangani。他在美國、加拿大和阿拉伯聯合大公國擁有秘密銀行帳戶。ED 表示他為了掩蓋秘密,將手機從大樓丟下。

Finally, the ED looked at the Mahadev Online Book betting group. This group made money from illegal betting. The ED took property worth 940 crore rupees from one man. They took 3,800 crore rupees in total from this group.

最後,ED 調查了 Mahadev Online Book 投注集團。該集團透過非法博弈獲利。ED 從一名男子處追回了 94 億盧比的財產。他們從該集團總共追回了 380 億盧比。

Conclusion

The ED is still working to find more stolen money.

ED 仍在努力追查更多被盜資金。

Vocabulary Learning

🚩 Action Words: Past vs. Present

In this story, we see how words change when things already happened.

The Pattern: Most words just add -ed at the end to show the past.

  • Look → Looked
  • Take → Took (Special change!)
  • Make → Made (Special change!)

How to use it for A2: If you are talking about a news story or yesterday, change the action word.

Today I take a photo. \rightarrow Yesterday I took a photo.


💰 Talking about Money

To describe large amounts of money or things that cost a lot, use "worth."

Example from text: "Property worth many crores of rupees."

Simple Rule: [Thing] + worth + [Amount of Money]

  • The car is worth $5,000.
  • The house is worth 1 million dollars.

Vocabulary Learning

agency (n.)
A government group or business that provides a specific service
Example:The travel agency helped us book a flight to Japan.
property (n.)
Things that someone owns, such as land, houses, or money
Example:The rich man owns a lot of property in the city.
stolen (adj.)
Something that was taken by a thief without permission
Example:The police found the stolen car in the forest.
worth (adj.)
The value of something in money
Example:This old painting is worth one thousand dollars.
secret (adj.)
Something that is hidden from other people
Example:I have a secret place where I keep my diary.
illegal (adj.)
Something that is against the law
Example:It is illegal to drive a car without a license.
total (n.)
The whole amount when everything is added together
Example:The total cost of the groceries was twenty dollars.
Practice A2 words in a crossword