Former Sport Star Goes to Prison for Stealing Money
前體育之星因盜款入獄
Introduction
Nick Stevens played football for the AFL. Now, he must go to prison because he lied to people to take their money.
Nick Stevens 曾在 AFL 踢足球。現在他因為欺騙他人以獲取金錢而必須入獄。
Main Body
In 2017, Mr. Stevens started a business to build swimming pools. He did not have a license or insurance. He took money from six families. He took about $160,000 in total.
在 2017 年，Stevens 先生創立了一家建造游泳池的公司。他當時沒有執照也沒有保險。他向六個家庭收取費用，總計約 16 萬美元。
He did not build the pools correctly. Sometimes he just left the holes in the ground. He lied to old people and told them his business was legal.
他未能正確地建造泳池。有時他僅在地面留下深坑便離去。他向老人謊稱自己的公司是合法的。
The city told him to stop working in May 2017. But he did not stop. He continued to take money from people until October.
市政府在 2017 年 5 月要求他停止工作。但他並沒有停止，直到 10 月仍繼續向人們收取金錢。
Conclusion
Mr. Stevens will leave prison in December. Then, he must work for free for two years and the court will watch him.
Stevens 先生將於 12 月出獄。隨後，他必須在兩年內進行義務工作並接受法院監督。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 The "Did Not" Pattern
When we talk about things that did not happen in the past, we use a simple formula:
Person + did not + Action (Basic Form)
Look at these examples from the story:
- He did not have a license.
- He did not build the pools correctly.
- He did not stop.
⚠️ Important Rule: When you use "did not", the action word stays simple.
❌ WRONG: He did not stopped.
✅ RIGHT: He did not stop.
Quick Comparison:
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Positive: He took money. (Past form)
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Negative: He did not take money. (Basic form)
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Positive: He lied. (Past form)
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Negative: He did not lie. (Basic form)