Courts Change Government Buildings and Parks Back

法院要求恢復政府建築與公園原貌

Jun 13, 2026, 21:12
USPolitics

Introduction

Courts told the government to take the president's name off the Kennedy Center. They also said the government must put old history signs back in national parks.

法院要求政府將總統的名字從肯尼迪中心移除。他們還表示，政府必須將國家公園內舊的歷史指示牌重新安置。

Main Body

A judge said the president cannot change the name of the Kennedy Center. Only Congress can do that. So, the government took the president's name off the building and the website.

法官表示總統不能更改肯尼迪中心的名稱。只有國會才能這樣做。因此，政府將總統的名字從該建築物及網站上移除。

Other judges looked at national parks. The government took away signs about slavery and climate change. The judge said these signs are important. The government must put them back by July 4, 2026.

其他法官審視了國家公園的情況。政府先前移除了關於奴隸制度與氣候變遷的指示牌。法官認為這些指示牌非常重要，政府必須在 2026 年 7 月 4 日前將其復原。

The government also wanted to change Washington, D.C. They wanted a new ballroom at the White House and a big arch. Many people and historians do not like these changes. They want the city to look like it did before.

政府還想改變華盛頓特區。他們希望在白宮建造一座新舞廳和一座大拱門。許多民眾與歷史學家並不認同這些改變，他們希望城市能維持原貌。

Conclusion

The courts stopped the government from changing these important historical places.

法院阻止了政府更改這些重要的歷史地點。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 The Power of 'MUST'

In this story, we see a word used when there is no choice.

MUST = 100% Necessary / A Rule

Look at these patterns from the text:

  • Government must put signs back. →\rightarrow (It is a law)
  • Government must take the name off. →\rightarrow (The judge ordered it)

🛠️ Building Simple Sentences

To speak like an A2 student, use this simple map:

Who →\rightarrow Action →\rightarrow What/Where

  1. The judge →\rightarrow said →\rightarrow no.
  2. People →\rightarrow do not like →\rightarrow changes.
  3. The court →\rightarrow stopped →\rightarrow the government.

⏳ Then vs. Now

Notice how the text describes things that changed:

  • Past: The city looked like it did before.
  • Future: They must do it by July 4, 2026.

Vocabulary Learning

court (n.)
A place where a judge decides legal problems.
Example:The court decided that the law was fair.
government (n.)
The group of people who lead a country.
Example:The government makes new rules for the city.
judge (n.)
The person in a court who makes the final decision.
Example:The judge told everyone to be quiet.
slavery (n.)
A system where one person owns another person.
Example:The museum has a section about the history of slavery.
climate change (n.)
The change in the Earth's weather patterns over time.
Example:Climate change makes the oceans warmer.
historian (n.)
A person who studies and writes about the past.
Example:The historian wrote a book about old kings.
historical (adj.)
Related to things that happened in the past.
Example:We visited a historical building in the city.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→