Reform UK Removes Pictures After Artist Complaint

藝術家投訴後,Reform UK 刪除圖片


Introduction

Reform UK took down some ads on social media. The ads had a picture of Andy Burnham. The artist who made the picture is angry.

Reform UK 在社群媒體上刪除了部分廣告。這些廣告中包含 Andy Burnham 的照片。創作該作品的藝術家對此感到憤怒。

Main Body

Stanley Chow is an artist. He made a picture of Andy Burnham. Reform UK used a computer to change his picture. They used it to talk about immigration. This is against the law.

Stanley Chow 是一位藝術家。他創作了一幅 Andy Burnham 的畫像。Reform UK 使用電腦修改了他的作品,並將其用於討論移民議題。這違反了法律。

Mr. Chow does not like the ads. He says the ads do not show his ideas. He wants £5,000 from the party. He also wants a public apology.

Chow 先生並不認同這些廣告。他表示這些廣告未能呈現他的理念。他要求該政黨賠償 5,000 英鎊,並要求公開道歉。

Reform UK says the artist is just playing politics. They say they can use the picture. But they took the ads away anyway. They say they did nothing wrong.

Reform UK 則表示該藝術家僅是在玩弄政治。他們聲稱自己有權使用該圖片,但最終仍將廣告刪除。他們表示自己並沒有做錯任何事。

Conclusion

The party removed the ads. The artist still wants his money and an apology.

該政黨刪除了廣告,但藝術家仍要求賠償與道歉。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 The "Who Does What" Pattern

In English, we usually follow a simple path: Person → Action → Thing.

Look at these examples from the story:

  • Reform UK (Who) \rightarrow took down (Action) \rightarrow some ads (Thing).
  • Stanley Chow (Who) \rightarrow made (Action) \rightarrow a picture (Thing).
  • The party (Who) \rightarrow removed (Action) \rightarrow the ads (Thing).

🛠️ Useful Word Swaps

Sometimes we use different words to say the same thing. This makes your English sound more natural:

Took down \approx Removed (Example: They took down the poster \rightarrow They removed the poster)


⚠️ The "Negative" Switch

To say someone doesn't do something, we add does not (or doesn't) before the action:

  • Positive: He likes the ads. \rightarrow Negative: He does not like the ads.
  • Positive: They did something wrong. \rightarrow Negative: They did nothing wrong.

Vocabulary Learning

complaint (n.)
Something you say when you are not happy with a service or situation
Example:The customer made a complaint about the cold food.
immigration (n.)
The act of coming to live in a different country
Example:The government is talking about new immigration rules.
against the law (phrase)
Something that is illegal or not allowed by the government
Example:Stealing from a shop is against the law.
apology (n.)
Words that say you are sorry for doing something wrong
Example:I sent her a letter of apology after the fight.
removed (v.)
To take something away from a place
Example:The teacher removed the old posters from the wall.
Practice A2 words in a crossword