Legal News from Northern India

北印度法律新聞


Introduction

This report is about three legal cases. Some old government leaders are in trouble for bad work and crimes.

本報告關於三起法律案件。部分前政府領導人因工作失職及犯罪而陷入困境。

Main Body

In Himachal Pradesh, two men, Mr. Baldi and Mr. Gupta, are fighting. Mr. Gupta says Mr. Baldi told lies about him. Mr. Baldi says Mr. Gupta did bad things with land and houses.

在喜馬恰爾邦(Himachal Pradesh),兩名男子 Baldi 先生與 Gupta 先生正在對簿公堂。Gupta 先生聲稱 Baldi 先生對他造謠。而 Baldi 先生則指控 Gupta 先生在土地與房屋方面有不法行為。

In Punjab, a man named Pargat Singh is in jail. The police say he took money from other countries to start a fight. The court says he must stay in jail.

在旁遮普邦(Punjab),一名叫 Pargat Singh 的男子被關押。警方稱他接受外國資金以煽動衝突。法院裁定他必須繼續被監禁。

Also in Punjab, a police leader named Harcharan Singh Bhullar is in a case about money. He tried to stop the trial. The court said the trial must continue because he took bribes.

同樣在旁遮普邦,一名叫 Harcharan Singh Bhullar 的警察主管正捲入一起金錢案件。他曾嘗試停止審理,但法院表示由於他收受賄賂,審理必須繼續。

Conclusion

These three cases are still in court. The trials will continue.

這三起案件目前仍在法院審理中。審判將會繼續。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ Action words for the past

In this text, we see how to talk about things that already happened. To move from A1 to A2, you need to change the verb ending.

The Pattern: Add -ed to the end of the word.

  • try \rightarrow tried
  • continue \rightarrow continued

Wait! Some words are 'rebels' (irregular): They don't follow the -ed rule. You must memorize them:

  • say \rightarrow said
  • take \rightarrow took

Quick Comparison

Now (Present)Before (Past)
He saysHe said
He takesHe took
He triesHe tried

Vocabulary Learning

legal (adj.)
Related to the law and the court system
Example:The company hired a legal expert to help them.
crimes (n.)
Illegal actions that are punished by law
Example:Stealing is one of the most common crimes.
jail (n.)
A place where people are kept as punishment for a crime
Example:The thief spent two years in jail.
court (n.)
The place where a judge and jury decide if someone is guilty
Example:He has to go to court tomorrow morning.
trial (n.)
A formal meeting in court to decide if someone did something wrong
Example:The trial lasted for three weeks.
bribes (n.)
Money given to someone to make them do something dishonest
Example:The officer was arrested for taking bribes.
Practice A2 words in a crossword