New Leaders in US Intelligence and Law
美國情報與法律界的新領導層
Introduction
The US government is changing some leaders. This happens at a time when some spying laws ended.
美國政府正在更換部分領導人，而此時正好是一些間諜法案到期的時間。
Main Body
Tulsi Gabbard left her job. President Trump chose Jay Clayton for her job. Jay Clayton will have a meeting on June 17. James M. McDonald will take Jay Clayton's old job.
Tulsi Gabbard 已經離職。川普總統選擇了 Jay Clayton 接任其職務。Jay Clayton 將於 6 月 17 日舉行會議。James M. McDonald 將接替 Jay Clayton 原本的職位。
A law called Section 702 ended on June 12. This law helped the government collect secret information. Some people want more privacy for US citizens. Now the government cannot use this law.
一項名為第 702 條的法案於 6 月 12 日失效。這項法案曾協助政府收集秘密資訊。部分人士希望美國公民能擁有更多隱私。現在政府已無法使用該法案。
The government wants to make the ODNI office smaller. They want 40% fewer workers. The CIA may get more power because of this change.
政府希望縮減 ODNI 辦公室的規模，目標是減少 40% 的員工。由於此項變動，CIA 可能會獲得更多權力。
Conclusion
The government wants Jay Clayton to start his job. They want to fix the spying law and make the ODNI smaller.
政府希望 Jay Clayton 能盡快就職，並希望修復間諜法案並縮減 ODNI 的規模。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking about the Future
In the text, we see a simple way to talk about what happens next. We use will.
Example from text: "Jay Clayton will have a meeting" This means it is a plan for the future.
How to use it:
Person + will + Action
- I will go.
- He will work.
- They will start.
📉 Making things Smaller (Less)
Look at the word fewer. We use it when we can count things (like workers, apples, or books).
- More Higher number (➕)
- Fewer Lower number (➖)
Text hint: "40% fewer workers" means there are not as many people as before.