Court Case for Karmelo Anthony
Karmelo Anthony 的法庭案件
Introduction
A court in Texas is now judging Karmelo Anthony. He is 19 years old. He killed 17-year-old Austin Metcalf with a knife at a school sports event.
德州的一座法院目前正在審理 Karmelo Anthony 的案件。他 19 歲，在一次學校體育活動中用刀殺死了 17 歲的 Austin Metcalf。
Main Body
The lawyers for the state say Karmelo killed Austin on purpose. They have a video of a fight about seats in a tent. A student says Austin pushed Karmelo first. Then Karmelo used a knife.
州政府的律師表示 Karmelo 是故意殺死 Austin 的。他們有一段關於帳篷座位的爭執打鬥影片。一名學生表示 Austin 先推了 Karmelo，Karmelo 隨後才使用刀具。
Karmelo's lawyers say he was scared. They say Austin was much bigger than him. They say Karmelo used the knife to protect himself.
Karmelo 的律師則表示他當時很害怕。他們稱 Austin 的體型比他大得多，Karmelo 使用刀具是為了自我防衛。
Some people are angry about the jury. There are no Black people on the jury. The judge says this is okay. Outside the court, some people are fighting and the police told them to leave.
有些人對陪審團感到憤怒。陪審團中沒有黑人。法官表示這樣是可以接受的。在法院外，有些人發生打鬥，警方已要求他們離開。
Conclusion
The trial is not finished. Karmelo may go to prison for a long time if the jury says he is guilty.
審判尚未結束。如果陪審團認定他有罪，Karmelo 可能會被判處長期監禁。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Past' Pattern
Look at these words from the story:
- Kill Killed
- Push Pushed
- Use Used
The Rule: To talk about things that already happened, we usually just add -ed to the end of the action word.
🧩 Who is doing what?
In English, we put the person first, then the action.
The police (Who) told (Action) them to leave (What).
Common A2 Words from the text:
- Lawyers: People who help in court.
- Jury: The group of people who decide if someone is guilty.
- Purpose: Doing something because you wanted to, not by accident.
💡 Quick Tip: 'May'
"Karmelo may go to prison."
Use may when you are not 100% sure. It is like saying maybe.