Court News from New Zealand and Texas
紐西蘭與德州的法院新聞
Introduction
This report is about two different court cases. One is in New Zealand and one is in Texas.
本報告關於兩起不同的法院案件，一起在紐西蘭，另一起在德州。
Main Body
In New Zealand, a man named Jade Alex Bennett attacked an 81-year-old man. The old man got a bad head injury and face scars. The judge gave Bennett 19 months in prison.
在紐西蘭，一名叫 Jade Alex Bennett 的男子攻擊了一名 81 歲的老翁。該名老翁頭部受重傷且面部留下疤痕。法官判處 Bennett 監禁 19 個月。
In Texas, a 19-year-old man named Karmelo Anthony is in court. He killed a 17-year-old boy with a knife at a sports event. The police say he did it on purpose.
在德州，一名 19 歲叫 Karmelo Anthony 的男子正在受審。他在一次體育活動中用刀殺害了一名 17 歲的少年。警方表示他是蓄意為之。
Anthony says he was scared and fought back. Some people are angry because there are no Black people on the jury. They think this is not fair.
Anthony 聲稱他當時很害怕才反擊。有些人感到憤怒，因為陪審團中沒有黑人，他們認為這並不公平。
Conclusion
The case in New Zealand is finished. The case in Texas is still happening.
紐西蘭的案件已結案，德州的案件仍在進行中。
Vocabulary Learning
⏱️ Now vs. Then
Look at how the story talks about things that are finished and things that are still happening. This is the secret to A2 English.
1. The Finished Past We use a special form for things that already happened.
- Example: "The judge gave Bennett 19 months."
- Example: "He killed a boy."
Pattern: Most of the time, just add -ed (attacked, scared). But some words change completely (give → gave).
2. The Happening Now When something is not finished, we use "is" or "are".
- Example: "The case is still happening."
- Example: "Some people are angry."
Quick Guide: Finished → Gave / Attacked / Killed Now → Is / Are
Vocabulary Note:
- On purpose → You wanted to do it. (Not an accident).
- Fair → Right or honest.