Money for Pope Leo XIV

給教宗利奧十四世的款項

Jun 5, 2026, 20:58
EuropePolitics

Introduction

Mike Frerichs is the Treasurer of Illinois. He told Pope Leo XIV that the state has money for him.

Mike Frerichs 是伊利諾州財政長。他告訴教宗利奧十四世，州政府有款項要交給他。

Main Body

The Pope is from Chicago. Mr. Frerichs visited the Pope on Wednesday. He gave the Pope a paper for $8.65. This money was in an old PayPal account.

教宗來自芝加哥。Frerichs 先生週三拜訪了教宗。他給了教宗一張 8.65 美元的支票。這筆錢是在一個舊的 PayPal 帳戶中。

Mr. Frerichs paid for the trip with his own money. He also gave the Pope a coin and a book about Chicago. His wife gave the Pope rosaries.

Frerichs 先生自費支付了這次行程的費用。他還送給教宗一枚硬幣和一本關於芝加哥的書。他的妻子則送給了教宗玫瑰念珠。

Mr. Frerichs wants people to know about this. He helps people find lost money. Since 2015, he gave back $2.5 billion to many people. He thinks this story helps more people visit his website.

Frerichs 先生希望人們知道這件事。他幫助人們尋回遺失的款項。自 2015 年以來，他已幫許多人拿回了 25 億美元。他認為這個故事能吸引更多人造訪他的網站。

Conclusion

The Pope must give an address. Then the state can send the money.

教宗必須提供一個地址，州政府才能將款項寄出。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 The "Past Action" Secret

Look at these words from the story:

  • told
  • visited
  • gave
  • paid

These words tell us that the action is finished. In English, we change the word to show the time is over.

The Pattern: Regular words just get an -ed at the end: Visit →\rightarrow Visited

Some words are "rebels" and change completely: Give →\rightarrow Gave Tell →\rightarrow Told Pay →\rightarrow Paid

🛠️ Useful Word Pairings

In this text, we see how to talk about giving things. Notice the pattern: [Person] + gave + [Person] + [Thing]

  • He →\rightarrow gave →\rightarrow the Pope →\rightarrow a paper.
  • His wife →\rightarrow gave →\rightarrow the Pope →\rightarrow rosaries.

Use this simple map to tell your own stories about gifts!

Vocabulary Learning

Treasurer (n.)
A person who manages the money for a government or company.
Example:The treasurer keeps track of all the money in the bank.
account (n.)
An arrangement with a bank or company to keep money there.
Example:I have a savings account for my vacation.
rosaries (n.)
Strings of beads used in prayer, especially by Catholics.
Example:She holds the rosaries while she prays.
billion (n.)
The number 1,000,000,000.
Example:The company made one billion dollars last year.
address (n.)
The number and street name where a person lives or a building is located.
Example:Please write your home address on this form.
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