Mayor Mamdani Keeps Consultant Morris Katz

市長 Mamdani 繼續聘用顧問 Morris Katz

Jul 13, 2026, 20:20
USPolitics

Introduction

Mayor Zohran Mamdani still works with Morris Katz. Many people in his party are angry about this.

市長 Zohran Mamdani 仍與 Morris Katz 合作。他黨內許多人對此感到憤怒。

Main Body

Morris Katz helped Graham Platner in a race for Senate. Platner lost. People say Katz did a bad job. He did not find bad things about Platner's past. Platner had a bad tattoo and hurt women.

Morris Katz 曾在參議員競選中協助 Graham Platner。Platner 最終落選。人們稱 Katz 表現不佳，因為他未能挖掘出 Platner 過去的劣跡。事實上，Platner 有個糟糕的紋身且曾傷害女性。

Katz also wrote a book about children. Some people did not like a joke in the book. They said the joke was wrong.

Katz 還寫了一本關於兒童的書。有些人不喜歡書中的一個笑話，認為該笑話是不恰當的。

Mayor Mamdani is also angry with ABC News. A news person said bad things about Darializa Avila Chevalier. The Mayor wants ABC News to say sorry. Now, the Mayor uses internet news instead of big TV stations.

市長 Mamdani 對 ABC 新聞也感到憤怒。一名新聞人員對 Darializa Avila Chevalier 發表了負面言論。市長要求 ABC 新聞道歉。現在，市長使用網路新聞而非大型電視台。

Conclusion

Mayor Mamdani still likes Morris Katz. He also fights with big news companies.

市長 Mamdani 依然欣賞 Morris Katz。他也與大型新聞公司對抗。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡️ The "Bad" Pattern

In this story, the word bad is used many times. For a beginner, this is a great way to describe things you do not like.

How to use it:

  • Bad job →\rightarrow Poor work.
  • Bad things →\rightarrow Negative information.
  • Bad tattoo →\rightarrow An ugly picture on skin.

🛠 Simple Actions (Past Tense)

Look at how the story tells us what happened before. We just change the end of the word:

Help→\text{Help} \rightarrow Helped Lose→\text{Lose} \rightarrow Lost (Special change!)

Example from text:

  • "Platner lost."
  • "Katz helped Graham."

🚩 People's Feelings

Notice these two words for when people are not happy:

  1. Angry (Strong feeling) →\rightarrow "Many people... are angry."
  2. Wrong (Not correct/Not okay) →\rightarrow "The joke was wrong."

Vocabulary Learning

consultant (n.)
A person who gives expert advice to a person or company.
Example:The company hired a consultant to help them grow.
party (n.)
A group of people with the same political ideas.
Example:She belongs to a political party that cares about the environment.
race (n.)
A competition to get a political position.
Example:The race for mayor was very exciting.
tattoo (n.)
A picture or word put on the skin with ink.
Example:He has a small tattoo of a star on his arm.
instead of (prep.)
In place of someone or something.
Example:I will drink water instead of soda.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→