Court Keeps Long Prison Sentence for Ashley Paul Griffith
法院維持 Ashley Paul Griffith 長期監禁判刑
Introduction
A court in Queensland says Ashley Paul Griffith must stay in prison for life. He hurt many children.
昆士蘭州的一家法院表示，Ashley Paul Griffith 必須終身監禁，因為他傷害了許多兒童。
Main Body
Griffith wanted a shorter sentence. His lawyers said he helped the police. He talked to them for many hours and said he was guilty.
Griffith 希望能減輕刑期。他的律師表示他曾協助警方，與警方交談了數小時並承認有罪。
But the police said his crimes were very bad. He hurt 65 children between 2007 and 2022. He did 307 bad things. Police also found 4,000 bad photos on his computer.
但警方表示他的罪行非常嚴重。在 2007 年至 2022 年間，他傷害了 65 名兒童，共犯下 307 起罪行。警方還在他的電腦中發現了 4,000 張不法照片。
Judge David Boddice did not change the sentence. Griffith must stay in prison for at least 27 years.
法官 David Boddice 並未更改判決。Griffith 必須在監獄中服刑至少 27 年。
Conclusion
Griffith will stay in prison. Now, another court in New South Wales will start a new case against him for 180 more crimes.
Griffith 將繼續服刑。現在，新南威爾斯州的另一家法院將針對另外 180 起罪行對他提起訴訟。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The Power of "MUST"
In this story, we see the word must. We use this when there is no choice. It is a rule or a law.
- Griffith must stay in prison.
How to use it for A2 level:
Person + must + action
Examples from daily life:
- I must wake up at 7 AM. → (It is necessary)
- You must wear a seatbelt. → (It is the law)
- We must study English. → (It is important)
🕒 Talking about the Past (Simple Actions)
Notice how the text describes things that already happened. We just change the verb or use a special past word:
- Want Wanted (He wanted a shorter sentence)
- Talk Talked (He talked to them)
- Say Said (He said he was guilty)
Tip: When you see -ed at the end of a word, it usually means the action is finished. ✅