Report Says Minnesota Leaders Failed to Stop Fraud
報告指出明尼蘇達州領導層未能阻止詐騙
Introduction
A group in the US government wrote a report. They say leaders in Minnesota did not stop people from stealing money from food and health programs.
美國政府的一個部門撰寫了一份報告，指出明尼蘇達州的領導層未能阻止人員從食物和醫療計劃中盜取資金。
Main Body
Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison knew about the problems in 2019. But they did not stop the payments. One group stole 300 million dollars from a food program.
州長 Tim Walz 和總檢察長 Keith Ellison 在 2019 年就已知曉這些問題，但他們並未停止撥款。有一個團體從一項食物計劃中盜取了 3 億美元。
Attorney General Ellison says the report is wrong. He says his office works hard to stop fraud. He says the report is only about politics.
總檢察長 Ellison 表示該報告是錯誤的。他表示他的辦公室正努力阻止詐騙，並稱該報告僅僅是政治操弄。
Now, the US government stopped 260 million dollars of health money for Minnesota. A leader named James Comer wants the White House to check the state's systems.
現在，美國政府停止了向明尼蘇達州提供 2.6 億美元的醫療資金。一名叫 James Comer 的領導人要求白宮檢查該州的系統。
Conclusion
The government group says the leaders were lazy. The Minnesota leaders say the report is not true.
政府部門表示領導層太過懈怠，而明尼蘇達州的領導層則稱該報告並不屬實。
Vocabulary Learning
🛑 The Power of "Did Not"
In this story, we see a lot of things that did not happen. This is the easiest way to talk about the past when something is missing or wrong.
How to build it:
Person + did not + Action (Normal form)
Examples from the text:
- Leaders did not stop the payments.
- They did not stop people from stealing.
⚠️ The Golden Rule: When you use did not, the action word stays simple.
- ❌ Wrong: They did not stopped.
- ✅ Right: They did not stop.
🔑 Key Action Words
- Steal: To take something that is not yours.
- Stop: To make something finish.
- Check: To look at something carefully to see if it is correct.