Investigation into David Sullivan
對 David Sullivan 的調查
Introduction
David Sullivan is a rich businessman. He owns part of West Ham United. The BBC and The Times are checking reports about bad things he did in the past.
David Sullivan 是一位富有的商人。他持有西漢姆聯足球俱樂部的一部分股份。BBC 和《泰晤士報》目前正在核實有關他過去不當行為的報導。
Main Body
Seven women say Mr. Sullivan was bad to them in the 1980s and 1990s. They say he used his power to force them to have sex for their jobs. The police are now looking for more information about these crimes.
七名女性表示 Sullivan 先生在 1980 年代和 1990 年代對她們非常糟糕。她們稱他利用權力強迫她們以性交易換取工作。警方目前正在尋找關於這些犯罪行為的更多資訊。
Some people are angry about old photos in his newspapers. These photos showed young girls. A woman says these photos helped bad men find young girls.
有些人對他經營的報紙中的舊照片感到憤怒。這些照片中出現了年輕女孩。一名女性表示，這些照片幫助了不法男子尋找年輕女孩。
A football group is now checking if Mr. Sullivan can still lead a football club. Mr. Sullivan left his job as the leader of West Ham United. He says the reports are not true.
一個足球組織目前正在核查 Sullivan 先生是否仍能領導足球俱樂部。Sullivan 先生已離開西漢姆聯總教練的職位。他表示這些報導並不屬實。
Conclusion
Mr. Sullivan still owns the football club. He says he did nothing wrong. He wants to take the news companies to court.
Sullivan 先生仍持有該足球俱樂部。他表示自己沒有做錯任何事。他打算起訴那些新聞公司。
Vocabulary Learning
🟢 Ownership & Possession
In this text, we see how to describe what someone owns using 'owns' and 'his'.
1. The Action Word: Owns When one person possesses something, we add an -s to the word own.
- David Sullivan owns part of West Ham.
- He owns the football club.
2. The Pointer Word: His We use his to show that something belongs to a man. It replaces the man's name.
- David Sullivan his newspapers
- David Sullivan his job
Quick Compare:
- He owns a club (The action of possessing)
- It is his club (The fact of possession)