Model Carré Otis Sues Gérald Marie
名模 Carré Otis 起訴 Gérald Marie
Introduction
Carré Otis was a famous model. She told a court in Paris that Gérald Marie hurt her many years ago.
Carré Otis 是一位著名的模特兒。她在巴黎法院指控 Gérald Marie 多年前傷害了她。
Main Body
In 1986, Carré Otis was seventeen. She went to Paris to work for the Elite Model agency. Gérald Marie gave her a place to live. Carré Otis says he hurt her and sold her to rich men. She also says he did not pay her money for her work.
1986年時，Carré Otis 十七歲。她前往巴黎在 Elite Model 模特兒經紀公司工作。Gérald Marie 給了她一個居住地。Carré Otis 稱他傷害了她，並將她賣給富翁。她還表示他沒有支付她的工作報酬。
French law says it is too late to punish Mr. Marie for these things. Carré Otis is now too old to start a new case. A court said no to a similar case in 2021.
法國法律規定，現在懲罰 Marie 先生所為已太遲。Carré Otis 現在年齡已過，無法啟動新訴訟。法院在2021年已駁回了一起類似案件。
Her lawyer, Mathias Darmon, says this case is still important. He wants other women to tell their stories. He wants other victims to join the case against Mr. Marie.
她的律師 Mathias Darmon 表示，此案依然重要。他希望其他女性也能講出自己的故事。他希望其他受害者能加入對付 Marie 先生的訴訟。
Conclusion
Mr. Marie says the stories are not true. The court cannot punish him for Carré Otis, but other people can still join the case.
Marie 先生稱這些故事並非事實。法院無法因 Carré Otis 而懲罰他，但其他人仍可加入此案。
Vocabulary Learning
⏳ The "Too" Pattern
In this story, we see the word too used to describe a limit. It means "more than enough" or "more than what is okay."
How it works:
Too + Adjective (describing word) → Result
Examples from the text:
- Too late → The court cannot punish him.
- Too old → She cannot start a new case.
🛠️ Simple Past: Action Words
To tell a story about the past, we add -ed to the end of many action words. Look at these changes:
- Tell → Told (Special change)
- Hurt → Hurt (No change!)
- Work → Worked
- Punish → Punished
Quick Rule: If the action is finished, use the past form.
- Now: He says...
- Past: He said...