Police Investigate Bank Fraud and Politicians
警方調查銀行詐騙案與政治人物
Introduction
Police in Brazil are looking for money that disappeared from Banco Master. They are searching the homes of important political leaders.
巴西警方正在尋找從 Banco Master 消失的資金。他們正在搜查重要政治領袖的住處。
Main Body
Daniel Vorcaro was the boss of Banco Master. The bank closed because it lost 12 billion reais. Police think Vorcaro gave money and expensive things to politicians to help him.
Daniel Vorcaro 是 Banco Master 的老闆。該銀行因為損失了 120 億雷亞爾而倒閉。警方認為 Vorcaro 給予政治人物金錢和昂貴物品以尋求協助。
Senator Jaques Wagner is one person in the investigation. Police think he took money and luxury items. He says he did not do anything wrong.
參議員 Jaques Wagner 是此次調查的對象之一。警方認為他收受了金錢和奢侈品。他聲稱自己沒有做錯任何事。
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro is also in the investigation. Police think he asked Vorcaro for money to make a movie about his father. He also says he did nothing wrong.
參議員 Flávio Bolsonaro 也在調查範圍內。警方認為他要求 Vorcaro 提供資金來拍攝一部關於他父親的電影。他也聲稱自己沒有做錯任何事。
Conclusion
The police and the court are still working on this case. Brazil has big elections in October.
警方與法院仍在處理此案。巴西將在十月舉行重要的選舉。
Vocabulary Learning
🧩 The 'Doing' Words (Past Tense)
In this story, everything already happened. To talk about the past, we often just add -ed to the end of the action word.
The Pattern:
- Close Closed
- Ask Asked
The Rule Breakers: Some words are 'rebels' and change completely. You just have to memorize these:
- Give Gave
- Take Took
- Do Did
🛑 Saying "No" in the Past
To say someone did not do something, use this magic formula:
DID NOT + NORMAL WORD
Look at the text:
- "He did not do anything wrong."
Crucial Tip: You don't need to change the main word to the past because did already does that job for you! Wrong: did not did Right: did not do