American Man Worked Secretly for China
美國男子秘密為中國工作
Introduction
Thomas Pauken is an American journalist. He lived in China. He told a court that he worked for the Chinese government in secret.
Thomas Pauken 是一名美國記者。他曾在中國生活。他告訴法庭，他秘密為中國政府工作。
Main Body
Thomas worked for Chinese news companies. A Chinese spy gave him $100,000. He used this money to travel and find secrets in the United States.
Thomas 為中國的新聞公司工作。一名中國間諜給了他 10 萬美元。他利用這筆錢在美國旅行並尋找秘密。
Thomas tried to get secret information from U.S. politicians. He offered $10,000 to a government worker for reports. The FBI watched him in Washington.
Thomas 試圖從美國政治人物那裡獲取秘密資訊。他向一名政府僱員提供 1 萬美元以換取報告。FBI 在華盛頓監視他。
Thomas also sold information about U.S. technology to people in China. He did not tell the U.S. government that he worked for China. This is against the law.
Thomas 還將美國技術的資訊賣給中國人。他沒有告訴美國政府他為中國工作。這違反了法律。
Conclusion
Thomas will go to court on September 1. He may go to prison for ten years.
Thomas 將於 9 月 1 日出庭。他可能會被判處十年監禁。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Past Action' Pattern
Look at how the story tells us what happened. We use a specific form of the word to show the action is finished.
The Simple Shift
- Live → Lived
- Tell → Told
- Work → Worked
- Give → Gave
- Use → Used
💡 Logic Check When you see these words, the person is not doing it now. They did it before.
Examples from the text:
- "He lived in China" → (He is not there now).
- "A spy gave him money" → (The money was moved in the past).
Quick Guide to A2 Sentences: Subject + Past Word + Object Thomas worked for China.