Question 1~5
M: Emily, I know you’ve have been the victim of a crime.
E: Unfortunately, yes. Once I was mugged by some young kids.
M: What happened?
E: I was going home late at night and I couldn’t see a single person on the street. And it was winter. Oh, it was so cold. So I had my scarf wrapped around my face. And then suddenly, I walked straight into these three guys. They looked about 14 or 15. And they said something threatening, like “give us all the money or we’re gonna kill you.” And I am looking at them because they look so young, and I am thinking, “what on earth are you doing?” They said, “Blah, blah, and blah.” And I said, “listen, it’s very cold. Give me a second. I have to take off my gloves.”
M: You must have been really scared.
E: Well, I opened my purse, and all I’ve got is a few dollars. I was so nervous. And I say, “here it is.” And they say, “four dollars?” “yeah, it’s four dollars.” And they say, “that’s all you have?”
M: So, so then what happened?
E: Well, I gave them the money and I just went home. But I felt so bad when I was walking down the street. You know, I really had mixed feelings about it. I wanna to say., “guys, what are you doing? You know, go home. You are ruining your lives. And I think “why are those kids on the street doing things that they’re not supposed to. Something stupid, really stupid. That could lead to something worse. “
M: Why do you think kids get involved in stealing.
E: I don’t know. I mean it was only four dollars. You look at kids getting involved in this kind of small crime and you think, “who’s responsible?” I don’t know what they were doing out on the streets at that time at night.
M: Did you report the crime?
E: No, I didn’t. Kids like that don’t need prosecuting. They need parenting, They need someone to put them on the right path. These kids really need, you know, help.
M: In what way?
E: Well, Kids are so vulnerable. They have to get a lot of supervision. There are these kids hanging out on the street doing things they are not supposed to. I think if these kids had more self-esteem, they wouldn’t behave in that way. We have to find ways to help these kids to have good futures. Then, they wouldn’t commit crimes.
1.In what way had Emily been the victim of a crime?
2.At which of the following times did the crime occur?
3.What amount of loss did she suffer in the crime?
4.What did she do after the crime occurred?
5.What did she think of those who committed crimes?
European Union
A European Union flotilla will begin anti-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia next week, EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana said on Tuesday. The six warships and three maritime reconnaissance aircraft will replace a NATO naval force that has been patrolling the region and escorting cargo ships carrying relief aid to Somalia since the end of October. Although the NATO ships have successfully delivered nearly 30,000 tons of humanitarian supplies to the impoverished nation, they have not been able to stem the upsurge in pirate attacks on foreign shipping in one of the most important shipping lanes in the world.
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