Three People Go to Prison for Stealing Gold
三人偷盜黃金被判入獄
Introduction
A court in the Netherlands sent three people to prison. They stole old gold treasures from a museum.
荷蘭的一家法院將三人判處入獄，因為他們盜 stole 博物館內的古董黃金寶藏。
Main Body
In January 2025, three people broke into the Drents Museum. They used a big hammer and a fire bomb. They stole a helmet and three gold bracelets from Romania.
2025年1月，三人闖入 Drents 博物館。他們使用了大錘和火彈，盜走了一個頭盔及三條來自羅馬尼亞的金手鐲。
Two of the thieves helped the police find the helmet and two bracelets. The court gave all three people shorter prison sentences because the gold came back.
其中兩名小偷協助警方找回了頭盔和兩條手鐲。由於黃金已追回，法院減輕了這三人的監禁刑期。
The gold is now back in Romania. One bracelet is still missing. The gold is worth 5.7 million euros, but the court says the history is more important than money.
黃金現已回到羅馬尼亞。但仍有一條手鐲失蹤。雖然這些黃金價值 570 萬歐元，但法院表示歷史價值比金錢更重要。
Conclusion
The three people must stay in prison for 47 months. Romania now has its gold treasures back.
這三人必須入獄 47 個月。羅馬尼亞現在已取回其黃金寶藏。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 The "Happened Already" Rule
Look at how the story talks about the past. To reach A2, you need to see how words change when the action is finished.
The Pattern: Just add -ed
- Use Used
- Help Helped
The Pattern: The Rule-Breakers (Irregular) Some words change completely. You must memorize these:
- Go Went (The people went to prison)
- Steal Stole (They stole gold)
- Give Gave (The court gave sentences)
💡 Pro Tip: Comparing Value Notice this sentence: "The history is more important than money."
When you compare two things in English, use: [Thing A] + is more [Adjective] + than + [Thing B]
Example: Gold is more expensive than silver.