Judge Stops Lawsuit Against University Doctor
法官駁回針對大學醫生的訴訟
Introduction
A judge stopped a legal case. 31 former male athletes said a university doctor hurt them.
一名法官停止了一起法律案件。31 名前男運動員指一名大學醫生傷害了他們。
Main Body
The athletes said Robert Murphy was their doctor from 2012 to 2022. They said he touched them in a bad way. They also said the university did not help them.
運動員們表示 Robert Murphy 在 2012 年至 2022 年間是他們的醫生。他們表示他以不當的方式觸摸他們。他們還表示大學沒有提供幫助。
Judge Bryan Collins stopped the case for two reasons. First, some events happened too long ago. Second, the athletes went to the wrong court for some complaints.
法官 Bryan Collins 因為兩個原因停止了此案。第一，部分事件發生時間過久。第二，運動員針對部分投訴起訴的法院錯誤。
Mr. Murphy says the stories are not true. The athletes' lawyer says the judge only looked at rules, not the bad actions. The university says they do not like sexual abuse.
Murphy 先生表示這些故事並非事實。運動員的律師則表示法官僅考量規則，而未考慮惡劣行為。大學則表示他們不容許性虐待。
Conclusion
The case is over for now. But the athletes want to try again in a different way.
此案暫時結束。但運動員希望能以不同方式再次嘗試。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking about the Past
In this story, we see how to describe things that already happened. To do this, we often add -ed to the end of the action word.
Examples from the text:
- Stop Stopped*
- Help Helped*
- Happen Happened*
🧩 Putting Sentences Together
Notice how the writer uses the word But to show a change in direction or a conflict.
- The case is over... BUT the athletes want to try again.
Use But when you have two ideas that are opposites.
Example: I like coffee, but I don't like tea.