Donald Trump Picks Todd Blanche for Top Law Job

川普挑選 Todd Blanche 出任最高法律職務


Introduction

President Donald Trump wants Todd Blanche to be the Attorney General. Mr. Blanche was the President's lawyer.

總統川普希望由 Todd Blanche 出任司法部長。Blanche 先生曾任總統的律師。

Main Body

Mr. Blanche worked as a government lawyer before. Now, he wants to lead the Department of Justice. Some people are worried about a special fund. This fund gives money to people who say the government was mean to them.

Blanche 先生先前曾擔任政府律師。現在他希望領導司法部。有些人對一項特別基金感到擔憂,該基金用於提供補償金給聲稱受到政府不公正對待的人。

Some leaders in the Senate are not happy. Some Republicans want Mr. Blanche to say that the January 6 riots were bad. Other leaders worry that he is too close to the President. They think he will not be fair.

參議院的部分領導人並不滿意。一些共和黨人希望 Blanche 先生能表明 1 月 6 日的騷亂事件是非常糟糕的。其他領導人則擔心他與總統關係過於密切,認為他將無法保持公正。

Democrats are also angry. They say the President wants to use the law to hurt his enemies. They also worry about how the department handles secret files and fires workers.

民主黨人同樣感到憤怒。他們表示總統想要利用法律來打擊對手,並對該部門處理機密文件以及解雇員工的方式表示擔憂。

Conclusion

The Senate is divided. It is not clear if Mr. Blanche will get the job.

參議院目前存在分歧,尚不清楚 Blanche 先生是否能獲得該職位。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ THE 'WHO' AND 'WHAT' CONNECTION

In this story, we see a pattern: [Person] \rightarrow [Job/Role].

At the A2 level, you need to describe people and their work simply. Look at how the text does this:

  • Todd Blanche \rightarrow Attorney General (The big boss of law)
  • Todd Blanche \rightarrow Lawyer (The person who helps in court)

How to build this in your head: To talk about someone's job, just use is or was.

"He is a lawyer." "He was the President's lawyer."


🚩 FEELING WORDS

Instead of complex emotions, the article uses simple 'feeling' words. Notice these three:

  1. Worried (Thinking something bad might happen)
  2. Happy (Feeling good)
  3. Angry (Feeling very mad)

The Pattern: Someone + is + feeling word \rightarrow "Democrats are angry."


🛠️ QUICK WORD SWITCH

Want to sound more natural? Change the word 'Mean' to 'Unfair' when talking about laws or rules.

  • Text: "the government was mean to them"
  • A2 upgrade: "the government was unfair to them"

Vocabulary Learning

Attorney General (n.)
The top lawyer for a government
Example:The Attorney General helps the president with law decisions.
fund (n.)
An amount of money saved for a special purpose
Example:The school has a fund to buy new books.
riots (n.)
Violent behavior by a group of people in the street
Example:The police tried to stop the riots in the city.
fair (adj.)
Treating people in a way that is right and equal
Example:A good teacher is always fair to all students.
enemies (n.)
People who hate or fight against someone
Example:In the movie, the two kings were enemies for many years.
divided (adj.)
Split into two or more different groups
Example:The family was divided on which car to buy.
Practice A2 words in a crossword