News About Two Court Cases
關於兩起法庭案件的新聞
Introduction
This report talks about two different legal cases. One case is in Bristol and one case is in Australia.
這份報告討論了兩起不同的法律案件。一起在布里斯托，另一起在澳洲。
Main Body
In Bristol, a 16-year-old boy is in court. A 9-year-old girl, Aria Thorpe, died in December 2025. The boy says he did not kill her. The police say he hurt her during a game. The girl had a wound in her heart and lung.
在布里斯托，一名 16 歲的少年正在受審。一名 9 歲的女孩 Aria Thorpe 於 2025 年 12 月去世。該少年表示他沒有殺害她。警方則稱他在遊戲過程中傷害了她。該女孩的心臟和肺部有傷口。
In Australia, a judge looked at the death of Josh Warneke from 2010. The judge says Josh was killed. The police did a bad job. They did not save evidence at the crime scene.
在澳洲，一名法官審理了 2010 年 Josh Warneke 死亡的案件。法官表示 Josh 是被殺害的。警方工作失職，未能在犯罪現場保存證據。
The police also treated a man, Gene Gibson, badly. They questioned him for six hours. He had no lawyer and no translator. In 2017, the court said he was not guilty.
警方還惡劣地對待一名叫 Gene Gibson 的男子。他們盤問了他六個小時，而他當時沒有律師也沒有翻譯員。在 2017 年，法院判定他無罪。
Conclusion
The trial in Bristol is not finished. The case in Australia is now with the government lawyers.
布里斯托的審判尚未結束。澳洲的案件目前已交由政府律師處理。
Vocabulary Learning
🛑 The 'Not' Rule
To move to A2, you must know how to say "no" in a sentence. We use not to change a fact.
Look at these examples from the text:
- He did not kill her. (He is innocent)
- He was not guilty. (The court agreed he is innocent)
- The trial is not finished. (It is still happening)
How it works: Put not after the helper word (did, is, was).
Positive: The trial is finished. Negative: The trial is not finished.
⏳ Past vs. Now
Notice how we talk about things that already happened:
- died (happened in 2025)
- looked (happened in the past)
- treated (happened in the past)
Just add -ed to the action word to tell the reader the story is over.