Max Branning and Cindy Beale
Max Branning 與 Cindy Beale
Introduction
Max Branning and Cindy Beale want to get married. But Max has a big secret.
Max Branning 與 Cindy Beale 想要結婚。但 Max 有一個巨大的秘密。
Main Body
Max asked Cindy to marry him at a party. Cindy said no at first. Max was sad. He slept with another woman named Priya.
Max 在派對上向 Cindy 求婚。Cindy 起初拒絕了。Max 感到很悲傷，他與另一個名叫 Priya 的女人發生了關係。
Later, Cindy said yes to the marriage. Now Max and Cindy are happy, but Max does not tell Cindy about Priya.
後來，Cindy 同意結婚了。現在 Max 和 Cindy 很幸福，但 Max 沒有告訴 Cindy 關於 Priya 的事。
Peter Beale knows the secret. He told Max that this is a bad idea. Max told people that Priya is a liar. Max and Priya agreed to keep the secret.
Peter Beale 知道這個秘密。他告訴 Max 這樣做並非好主意。Max 告訴人們 Priya 是個騙子。Max 和 Priya 同意共同保守這個秘密。
Conclusion
Max is getting married. He is scared because his secret can ruin everything.
Max 即將結婚。他很害怕，因為他的秘密可能會毀掉一切。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Past' Shift
Look at how the story changes from Now to Then.
The 'Then' (Past Events) Words like asked, said, was, and told show things that already happened.
- Max asked → It is finished.
- Cindy said → It happened before.
The 'Now' (Current State) Words like are, does not, and is show the present situation.
- Max and Cindy are happy → This is their feeling today.
- Max is scared → This is how he feels right now.
💡 Quick Rule: If you see -ed at the end of a word (like asked), the action is over. If you see is/are, the action is happening now.