Police Check Football Player Elye Wahi

警方調查足球員 Elye Wahi


Introduction

Elye Wahi is a football player from Ivory Coast. French police are checking if he cheated in a game.

Elye Wahi 是一名來自象牙海岸的足球員。法國警方正在調查他是否在比賽中作弊。

Main Body

Many people bet money on a game in May. They bet that Wahi would get a yellow card. Wahi got a yellow card in the 35th minute. This was very strange.

許多人在五月的一場比賽中投注。他們投注 Wahi 會領到黃牌。Wahi 在第 35 分鐘確實領到了一張黃牌。這件事非常奇怪。

Police arrested Wahi on May 29. They asked him many questions about money and cheating. Then, the police let him go home. He does not have a crime charge now.

警方於 5 月 29 日逮捕了 Wahi。他們詢問了他許多關於金錢與作弊的問題。隨後,警方讓他回家。他目前沒有被起訴。

Wahi still plays football. He played for Ivory Coast in the World Cup. He won his first game against Ecuador. He plays for OGC Nice now.

Wahi 仍繼續踢球。他代表象牙海岸參加了世界盃。他在對陣厄瓜多的首場比賽中獲勝。他目前在尼斯足球會 (OGC Nice) 效力。

Conclusion

Wahi is playing in the World Cup. The French police are still checking the case.

Wahi 正在參加世界盃。法國警方仍在調查此案。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 The 'Past' vs 'Now'

In this story, we see two different ways to talk about time. This is the key to A2 English: knowing if it happened before or if it is happening now.

1. Things that finished (Past) Look at the words ending in -ed. They tell us the action is over.

  • Arrested → He is not in jail now.
  • Played → The game is finished.
  • Checked → The look was done.

2. Things happening now (Present) Look for the -ing or the simple form.

  • Playing → He is on the field right now.
  • Checking → The police are still working.
  • Plays → This is his job every day.

Quick Guide: Finished action → -ed Ongoing action → -ing General fact → Simple word

Vocabulary Learning

check (v.)
To examine something to find the truth.
Example:The teacher will check your homework.
cheat (v.)
To act in a dishonest way to win a game.
Example:He tried to cheat on the test by looking at his friend's paper.
bet (v.)
To risk money on the result of a game.
Example:I bet ten dollars that my team will win.
strange (adj.)
Something that is unusual or surprising.
Example:It is very strange that the dog is sleeping on the table.
arrest (v.)
When the police take a person to the station because they think they did something wrong.
Example:The police arrest the thief.
charge (n.)
An official statement saying someone committed a crime.
Example:The man faces a charge of stealing a car.
Practice A2 words in a crossword