US Government Looks at Jeffrey Epstein Files
美國政府審查 Jeffrey Epstein 檔案
Introduction
The US House of Representatives is studying Jeffrey Epstein. At the same time, leaders in the Trump government are arguing about secret files.
美國眾議院正在研究 Jeffrey Epstein。與此同時，川普政府的領導層正針對秘密檔案進行爭論。
Main Body
Four Republican leaders wanted to show the public files about Epstein. President Trump was angry with them. Because of this, three of these leaders lost their jobs or left office.
四位共和黨領導人希望能向大眾公開關於 Epstein 的檔案。川普總統對此感到憤怒。因此，這四位領導人中，有三位失去了工作或離職。
Bill Gates spoke to the committee. He said meeting Epstein was a big mistake. He said Epstein tried to use secrets to make him work together. A former assistant also spoke, but the leaders did not believe her.
比爾蓋茲向委員會作證。他表示與 Epstein 見面是一個巨大的錯誤。他提到 Epstein 試圖利用秘密來強迫他合作。一名原助手也發表了證詞，但領導層並不相信她。
Vice President JD Vance and other leaders had secret meetings. Vance wanted to tell the truth to the public. Other leaders wanted to hide the problem. Now the government is looking for the person who told the news to the public.
副總統 JD Vance 與其他領導人舉行了秘密會議。Vance 希望向大眾揭露真相。然而，其他領導人則想掩蓋此問題。目前政府正在搜尋將消息洩漏給大眾的人。
Conclusion
The government is still talking to witnesses. Republican leaders are still fighting about the secret files.
政府目前仍在與證人接洽。共和黨領導人仍就秘密檔案問題僵持不下。
Vocabulary Learning
🧩 The 'People' Pattern
In this story, we see two ways to talk about people and their actions. Let's look at how words change when something happened in the past.
1. The Action Change Notice how these words change to show the story is over:
- Want → Wanted
- Try → Tried
- Look → Looked
2. The 'Special' Words Some words don't follow the rule. They change completely:
- Speak → Spoke
- Say → Said
- Is/Am → Was (Example: Trump was angry)
💡 Quick Guide: Who did what?
| Person | Action (Past) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Gates | spoke | It was a mistake |
| Leaders | wanted | To show files |
| Trump | was | Angry |
Remember: Use -ed for most actions, but memorize the 'Special' words to sound like a natural A2 speaker! → *Example: "I spoke to my friend yesterday."