Former CIA Officer Steals Government Money
前CIA官員盜取政府資金
Introduction
David Rush worked for the CIA. Police arrested him. He stole money and lied about his work.
David Rush 曾在 CIA 工作。警方已將其逮捕。他盜取資金並對其工作內容撒謊。
Main Body
David Rush told the CIA about a secret project. He said the project was for emergencies. This was a lie. He used the secret project to take government money for himself. He bought gold bars with this money.
David Rush 告訴 CIA 一個秘密計劃。他聲稱該計劃是用於緊急情況的。但這是謊言。他利用這個秘密計劃將政府資金據為己有。他用這些錢購買了金條。
Rush also lied about his life. He said he went to two universities. He said he was a Navy pilot. These things were not true. These lies helped him get a high job at the CIA.
Rush 也對自己的生活撒謊。他聲稱就讀過兩所大學。他還聲稱自己是海軍飛行員。這些都不是事實。這些謊言幫助他在 CIA 獲得了一個高階職位。
The CIA found the problem. The FBI searched his house. They found 303 gold bars and 35 expensive watches. The gold is worth 40 million dollars.
CIA 發現了問題。FBI 搜查了他的住家。他們發現了 303 條金條和 35 隻名貴手錶。這些黃金價值 4,000 萬美元。
Conclusion
David Rush is in jail in Virginia. He is in trouble for stealing public money. The CIA is now checking how to stop this in the future.
David Rush 目前在維吉尼亞州服刑。他因盜取公款而身陷囹圄。CIA 目前正在研究未來如何防止此類事件發生。
Vocabulary Learning
🕵️ The 'Past' Pattern
In this story, everything happened before now. To tell a story in English, we often add -ed to the action word.
Look at these changes:
- Work → Worked
- Arrest → Arrested
- Lie → Lied
- Search → Searched
⚠️ The 'Rule Breakers'
Some words are rebels. They do not follow the -ed rule. You must memorize them as they are:
- Say → Said
- Go → Went
- Find → Found
Example from text: "He said the project was for emergencies." (Not "sayed")
🛠️ Simple Word Swaps
To move from A1 to A2, try using these words instead of 'bad' or 'wrong':
- Lied Told something not true
- Expensive Costs a lot of money
- In trouble Facing a punishment