City Punishes Councillor Lisa Robinson
市政府懲處議員 Lisa Robinson
Introduction
The City of Pickering has new rules for Councillor Lisa Robinson. A report says she was mean to workers.
皮克靈市政府對議員 Lisa Robinson 實施了新規定。一份報告指出她對員工很刻薄。
Main Body
A company looked at emails and videos. They found that Lisa Robinson harassed people at work. Now, she cannot talk to staff. She cannot go to city buildings. She must use a computer for all meetings.
一家公司審查了電子郵件和影片，發現 Lisa Robinson 在工作中騷擾他人。現在，她不能與職員接觸，也不能進入市政府建築，所有會議必須透過電腦參加。
Lisa Robinson has many problems. Since 2022, she had many reports for bullying. Mayor Kevin Ashe says she made workers quit. He says the city needed police at meetings because of her.
Lisa Robinson 問題很多。自 2022 年起，她多次被舉報欺凌。市長 Kevin Ashe 表示，她導致員工辭職，且因為她的關係，市政府在開會時需要警方在場。
Lisa Robinson says the report is wrong. She says the process was not fair. She wants to be the Mayor. A new law called Bill 9 might stop her, but it is not ready yet.
Lisa Robinson 表示報告內容有誤，且程序不公正。她希望競選市長。一項名為 Bill 9 的新法案可能會阻止她，但該法案尚未準備就緒。
Conclusion
Lisa Robinson has many rules now. She says she did nothing wrong and still wants to be Mayor.
Lisa Robinson 現在必須遵守許多規定。她表示自己沒有做錯任何事，且仍想競選市長。
Vocabulary Learning
THE POWER OF 'CANNOT'
In the story, Lisa Robinson has new rules. We see the word cannot used many times.
What is it? It is a way to say someone is not allowed to do something.
How to use it:
Person → cannot → Action
Example 1: She cannot talk to staff. Example 2: She cannot go to buildings.
Quick Tip: In a fast conversation, people usually say can't.
- She can't talk = She cannot talk.
WORD FOCUS: WORK WORDS
Here are three simple words from the text for your A2 vocabulary:
- Staff The people who work for a company.
- Quit To stop working at a job.
- Fair When something is right or equal for everyone.