Problems in West Bengal and Bangkok

西孟加拉邦與曼谷的問題


Introduction

Some leaders in West Bengal, India, and Bangkok, Thailand, are in trouble. People say they lied or stole money.

印度西孟加拉邦與泰國曼谷的一些領導人陷入麻煩。有人指稱他們撒謊或盜用金錢。

Main Body

In West Bengal, police are looking at a paper. They think some people wrote fake names on it. A man named Abhishek Banerjee must talk to the police now.

在西孟加拉邦,警方正在調查一份文件。他們認為有些人在那上面寫了假名。一名叫 Abhishek Banerjee 的男子現在必須與警方對質。

Other leaders in West Bengal are angry. Some people left their political party. Also, police arrested a man for taking money by force.

西孟加拉邦的其他領導人感到憤怒。有些人離開了他們的政黨。此外,警方逮捕了一名強行索取金錢的男子。

In Bangkok, a man named Srisuwan Janya asked for help. He says a person named Agong helped people get jobs in the city government. He says people paid a lot of money for these jobs.

在曼谷,一名叫 Srisuwan Janya 的男子尋求協助。他表示一名叫 Agong 的人協助他人獲取市政府的職位,並稱人們為了這些職位支付了大量金錢。

Conclusion

Police and courts are now checking these leaders. They want to see if the leaders followed the law.

警方與法院目前正在調查這些領導人,以確定他們是否遵守法律。

Vocabulary Learning

The 'Who is Doing What' Pattern

In this text, we see how to describe people and their actions simply. To reach A2, you need to connect a person to an action.

1. The People (Subjects)

  • Police
  • Leaders
  • A man

2. The Actions (Verbs)

  • Police \rightarrow are looking (Checking something now)
  • Leaders \rightarrow lied (Did it in the past)
  • A man \rightarrow asked (Wanted help in the past)

3. Spotting the Past Notice how the words change when the action is finished:

  • Lie \rightarrow Lied
  • Steal \rightarrow Stole
  • Ask \rightarrow Asked

Quick Vocabulary Map

  • Trouble = Problems
  • Fake = Not real
  • Force = Using power/strength

Vocabulary Learning

trouble (n.)
A difficult or unpleasant situation
Example:The man is in trouble with the police.
fake (adj.)
Not real; not true
Example:He used a fake name to hide who he was.
arrested (v.)
When police take someone away to a police station
Example:The police arrested the man for stealing money.
government (n.)
The group of people who control a city or country
Example:She works for the city government.
courts (n.)
Places where a judge decides if someone broke the law
Example:The courts will decide if the leader is guilty.
Practice A2 words in a crossword