Alan Greenspan Dies at 100

艾倫·格林斯潘 100 歲逝世


Introduction

Alan Greenspan was the leader of the US Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006. He died at age 100 because of a sickness called Parkinson's Disease.

艾倫·格林斯潘在 1987 年至 2006 年期間擔任美國聯準會主席。他因患有帕金森氏症,於 100 歲時逝世。

Main Body

Alan studied music first. Then he studied money and economics. He believed that the government should not control businesses. He worked for four US presidents.

艾倫最初學習音樂。隨後他研究金融與經濟學。他認為政府不應控制企業。他曾為四任美國總統工作。

For many years, the US economy grew fast. Prices stayed the same. He helped the banks during bad times. He also started to talk more about his plans in public.

多年來,美國經濟快速成長。物價保持穩定。他在經濟低迷時期援助銀行。他也開始在公開場合更多地討論他的計劃。

Later, there was a big money crisis in 2008. Many people said Alan made a mistake. He did not make enough rules for the banks. Alan said he was wrong about how banks work.

隨後,2008 年發生了巨大的金融危機。許多人認為艾倫犯了錯。他對銀行的監管不足。艾倫承認他對銀行運作方式的看法是錯誤的。

Conclusion

Alan Greenspan is a very important person in US history. People remember him for the good times in the 1990s and the bad crisis in 2008.

艾倫·格林斯潘是美國歷史上非常重要的人物。人們記得他,是因為 1990 年代的繁榮時期以及 2008 年的嚴重危機。

Vocabulary Learning

🕰️ The "Past Action" Pattern

In this text, we see a lot of words that tell us something happened a long time ago. To reach A2, you need to see how we change verbs to talk about the past.

The Regular Pattern (Add -ed) When a word is "regular," we just put -ed at the end. It is like a signal that says: "This is finished!"

  • Study \rightarrow Studied
  • Work \rightarrow Worked
  • Help \rightarrow Helped

The Surprise Pattern (Irregular) Some words are "rebels." They do not follow the -ed rule. They change their whole shape. You must memorize these individually.

  • Is/Am \rightarrow Was
  • Say \rightarrow Said
  • Make \rightarrow Made

Quick Logic Check If you see "He worked" or "He was," the person is no longer doing that action right now. It is a memory.

Vocabulary Learning

leader (n.)
A person who is in charge of a group or organization
Example:The team leader helps everyone work together.
economics (n.)
The study of how money, goods, and services are produced and used
Example:She is studying economics to understand how the market works.
government (n.)
The group of people who rule a country
Example:The government makes new laws for the city.
economy (n.)
The system of how money and goods are produced in a country
Example:The country's economy is growing very quickly.
crisis (n.)
A very difficult or dangerous situation
Example:The company had a financial crisis last year.
mistake (n.)
Something that is done wrong
Example:I made a mistake in my math homework.
Practice A2 words in a crossword