Man Goes to Prison for Old Crime
男子因舊案入獄
Introduction
Paul Quinn must go to prison for 21 years. He attacked a woman in 2003. Another man, Andrew Malkinson, went to prison for this crime by mistake for 17 years.
Paul Quinn 必須入獄 21 年。他在 2003 年攻擊了一名女性。而另一名男子 Andrew Malkinson 則因這起案件被誤判，入獄 17 年。
Main Body
Paul Quinn attacked a woman in 2003. He hurt her very badly. The woman was very brave. She told her story in court two times.
Paul Quinn 在 2003 年攻擊了一名女性。他導致她受了很嚴重的傷。該名女性非常勇敢，在法庭上兩次陳述她的經歷。
In 2004, the police said Andrew Malkinson did the crime. He was not the criminal. In 2007, DNA tests showed he was innocent. But he stayed in prison until 2020. In 2022, new DNA tests found Paul Quinn.
在 2004 年，警方稱 Andrew Malkinson 是犯罪者。但他並非罪犯。2007 年，DNA 檢測顯示他是清白的。但他一直被關押到 2020 年。2022 年，新的 DNA 檢測發現了 Paul Quinn。
Now, the government is looking at the police. Six police officers are in trouble. Some leaders of the court system left their jobs. Mr. Malkinson is sad because Quinn has a shorter sentence than he had.
現在，政府正在調查警方。六名警員陷入困境。部分司法系統的領導層已離職。Malkinson 先生感到難過，因為 Quinn 的刑期比他之前被判的還要短。
Conclusion
Paul Quinn is now in prison. The government is still checking why the police made a big mistake.
Paul Quinn 現在已入獄。政府仍在調查警方為何會犯下如此重大的錯誤。
Vocabulary Learning
⏳ The 'Past' Habit
In this story, we see a lot of words ending in -ed. This is how we talk about things that are finished.
Look at the pattern:
- Attack Attacked
- Hurt Hurt (Special word! It does not change)
- Stay Stayed
💡 Word Power: 'Badly' vs 'Brave'
Notice how we describe the person versus the action:
- The Person (Adjective): "The woman was brave." (This describes her heart/mind).
- The Action (Adverb): "He hurt her very badly." (This describes how he did the action).
Quick Rule: If you describe how something happens add -ly to the end of the word.
🛑 Useful Phrases for A2
- By mistake: When you do something wrong but you didn't mean to.
- In trouble: When you did something bad and now you have a problem with the law or a boss.