Man Goes to Prison for Kidnapping Woman
男子因綁架女子被判入獄
Introduction
Christopher Thomas will stay in prison for more than 40 years. He followed and kidnapped Samantha Stites in Michigan.
Christopher Thomas 將在獄中服刑 40 多年。他在密西根州跟蹤並綁架了 Samantha Stites。
Main Body
Christopher and Samantha met at a university in 2011. Christopher sent her many messages and followed her for a long time. Samantha asked the court for help to stop him, but the court said no in 2020.
Christopher 與 Samantha 於 2011 年在一所大學相識。Christopher 給她發送了許多訊息並長期跟蹤她。Samantha 於 2020 年請求法院協助阻止他，但法院拒絕了。
In October 2022, Christopher went into Samantha's house. He hurt her and took her to a secret room under the ground. She stayed there for 14 hours. He wanted her to have sex with him to let her go.
2022 年 10 月，Christopher 闖入 Samantha 的家中。他傷害了她，並將她帶到一個地下的秘密房間。她在裡面停留了 14 小時。他要求她與他發生性關係才願意地放她走。
In 2024, the judge gave Christopher a long prison sentence. He is now in a prison in Muskegon. He cannot leave until 2062. Samantha now helps other people who have bad experiences with violence.
2024 年，法官對 Christopher 判處長期監禁。他目前被關押在 Muskegon 的一家監獄中。直到 2062 年他才能獲釋。Samantha 現在致力於幫助其他有暴力創傷經歷的人。
Conclusion
Christopher is in prison. Samantha works to help other victims.
Christopher 目前在服刑。Samantha 則致力於幫助其他受害者。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Moving from 'Now' to 'Then'
To reach A2, you must know how to tell a story about the past. In this text, we see words that change to show something already happened.
The Pattern:
- Stay → Stayed
- Follow → Followed
- Ask → Asked
- Want → Wanted
The Simple Rule: For most words, just add -ed at the end to move the action to the past.
Watch Out! (The Rule Breakers): Some words are "rebels" and change completely. They don't use -ed:
- Go Went
- Say Said
- Give Gave
- Take Took
Quick Guide:
- Present: He goes to prison. (Happening now/generally)
- Past: He went to prison. (Happened before)