Court Case for Zeinab Ahmad

Zeinab Ahmad 的法庭案件


Introduction

Zeinab Ahmad is from Australia. She is in a court in Melbourne. The court says she helped make a young girl a slave in Syria.

Zeinab Ahmad 來自澳洲。她目前在墨爾本的一家法院。法院稱她協助將一名小女孩在敘利亞變成奴隸。

Main Body

From 2017 to 2018, Zeinab lived in Syria. Her father bought a young girl for $10,000. The girl worked in the house. Zeinab shouted at the girl and made her work. The father hurt the girl many times.

從 2017 年到 2018 年,Zeinab 住在敘利亞。她的父親花 10,000 美元買了一名小女孩。這名女孩在家中工作。Zeinab 對女孩大聲呵斥並強迫她工作。她的父親多次傷害這名女孩。

Zeinab liked the group called Islamic State (IS). She and her family moved to Syria in 2013. She had an IS ID card and got money from them. She married men from this group.

Zeinab 喜歡一個名為「伊斯蘭國」(IS) 的組織。她和家人在 2013 年搬到了敘利亞。她持有 IS 的身分證並從他們那裡獲取資金。她嫁給了該組織的男子。

Zeinab's lawyers want her to go home with a tracker. But the police say no. They say Zeinab still likes the IS group. They think she is dangerous.

Zeinab 的律師希望她能戴上追蹤器回家。但警方表示不同意。警方稱 Zeinab 仍然喜歡 IS 組織,認為她很危險。

Conclusion

The court case is not finished. Zeinab can go to prison for 25 years for each crime.

法庭案件尚未結束。Zeinab 每項罪行最高可被判處 25 年監禁。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Talking about the Past

Look at how the story changes words to show things happened before:

  • Live \rightarrow Lived
  • Work \rightarrow Worked
  • Shout \rightarrow Shouted
  • Hurt \rightarrow Hurt (This one stays the same!)

The Secret Rule: To tell a story about yesterday or 2017, we usually just add -ed to the end of the action word.


🌍 Who is where?

Notice these small words that show location:

  1. From (The starting point): Zeinab is from Australia.
  2. In (Inside a place): She is in a court.

Quick Tip: Use FROM for your home country and IN for the city you are visiting.

Vocabulary Learning

court (n.)
A place where a judge and lawyers decide if someone broke the law.
Example:The man went to court to talk to the judge.
slave (n.)
A person who is owned by another person and forced to work without pay.
Example:In the past, some people were kept as slaves.
shouted (v.)
Spoke very loudly, often because someone is angry.
Example:The teacher shouted because the students were too loud.
lawyers (n.)
People who study the law and help people in court.
Example:The lawyers are talking to the judge now.
tracker (n.)
An electronic device that shows where a person is.
Example:The police put a tracker on the car to find it.
dangerous (adj.)
Something or someone that can hurt you.
Example:Be careful, that dog is dangerous.
prison (n.)
A building where criminals are kept.
Example:The thief went to prison for two years.
crime (n.)
An action that is against the law.
Example:Stealing a car is a serious crime.
Practice A2 words in a crossword