Football Player Jonathon Cooper in Legal Trouble

美式足球員 Jonathon Cooper 陷入法律糾紛


Introduction

Jonathon Cooper plays for the Denver Broncos. Police arrested him for fighting with his partner. He says he did not do anything wrong.

Jonathon Cooper 在丹佛野馬隊效力。他因與伴侶打架而被警方逮捕。他聲稱自己沒有做錯任何事。

Main Body

Jonathon and his partner, Jade Fiegen, had a big fight. They both broke their phones. Jonathon bit Jade's phone to break it.

Jonathon 與他的伴侶 Jade Fiegen 發生激烈爭吵。兩人均損壞了手機。Jonathon 甚至用牙齒咬壞了 Jade 的手機。

Jade says Jonathon hurt her and pushed her. Jonathon says he only held her arm. The police looked at Jade. They did not see many injuries on her body.

Jade 稱 Jonathon 傷害並推擠她。Jonathon 則表示他僅僅是抓住了她的手臂。警方檢查了 Jade,發現其身上並沒有太多傷痕。

Jonathon said sorry on the internet. The NFL and the Denver Broncos know about the fight. They might punish him. Jonathon wants a fast trial because he must start football practice in July.

Jonathon 在網上表達歉意。NFL 與丹佛野馬隊已獲悉此次爭吵事件,可能會對他處以懲罰。Jonathon 希望能快速審理,因為他必須在七月開始足球訓練。

Conclusion

The court will meet on July 6. The trial might start on July 22.

法院將於 7 月 6 日開庭。審理可能會在 7 月 22 日開始。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The 'Past Action' Shift

To move from A1 to A2, you must stop talking only about now and start talking about then.

The Pattern: Regular Past Tense Most words in this story end in -ed. This tells us the action is finished.

  • arrest \rightarrow arrested
  • push \rightarrow pushed
  • look \rightarrow looked

The Twist: The 'Changing' Words Some words are rebels. They don't use -ed. You just have to memorize them:

  • say \rightarrow said
  • do \rightarrow did
  • break \rightarrow broke

Quick Tip If you want to say someone didn't do something, use did not + the normal word.

  • Wrong: He did not broke it. ❌
  • Right: He did not break it. ✅

Vocabulary Learning

arrested (v.)
When police take someone to the police station because they think they broke the law.
Example:The police arrested the man for stealing a car.
partner (n.)
A person you are in a romantic relationship with.
Example:He went to the party with his partner.
injuries (n.)
Damage or harm to a person's body.
Example:The doctor checked the player for injuries after the game.
punish (v.)
To make someone suffer a penalty for doing something wrong.
Example:The teacher will punish the students if they are too loud.
trial (n.)
A meeting in a court to decide if someone is guilty of a crime.
Example:The trial will start next week to find the truth.
Practice A2 words in a crossword