Court Case About a Plan to Kill
關於謀殺計劃的法庭案件
Introduction
A UK jury could not decide if a man from Norway is guilty. The man planned to kill someone for a criminal group.
英國陪審團無法決定一名挪威男子是否有罪。該男子計劃為一個犯罪集團殺害他人。
Main Body
Johannes Natland is 19 years old. Police say he agreed to work for a gang from Sweden. The gang offered him 25,000 euros to kill a person in the UK. People say Iran helped this gang.
Johannes Natland 今年 19 歲。警方表示他同意為一個瑞典幫派工作。該幫派開價 25,000 歐元要求他在英國殺害一名人士。據稱伊朗協助了這個幫派。
Police stopped the man at a hotel in Huddersfield. They found two guns and bullets. The man said he had the guns. But he said he did not want to kill anyone.
警方在 Huddersfield 的一家飯店逮捕了該男子。他們發現了兩把槍和子彈。該男子承認槍枝是他的，但他表示自己並不想殺任何人。
He told the court he wanted to hurt his own foot. He did this because he wanted to stop working for the gang. The jury talked for many hours. They could not agree on the answer.
他向法庭表示他想傷害自己的腳。他這樣做是因為他想停止為該幫派工作。陪審團討論了許多小時，但無法就結果達成一致。
Conclusion
The man is still in prison. The government wants a new trial.
該男子目前仍在獄中。政府希望重新審理。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Past Action Patterns
In this story, we see how to describe things that already happened. Look at these changes:
- Say Said
- Stop Stopped
- Want Wanted
The 'D' Rule Most of these words just add a -d or -ed at the end. This tells the listener the action is finished.
Example from text:
- "The gang offered him money." (It happened in the past).
- "Police stopped the man." (The action is over).
Watch out! Some words are 'rebels' and change completely:
- Can Could
- Tell Told