Teena McQueen Dies
Teena McQueen 逝世
Introduction
Teena McQueen was a leader in Australian politics. She died after she was sick for a short time.
Teena McQueen 是澳洲政壇的一位領導者。她在短時間生病後逝世。
Main Body
Ms. McQueen worked for the Liberal Party from 2017 to 2023. She was not a member of parliament. She was a volunteer leader. Some people in her party disagreed with her ideas. In 2022, the party told her to leave.
McQueen 女士在 2017 年至 2023 年間為自由黨工作。她並非國會議員，而是一位志願領袖。黨內有些人並不認同她的想法。2022 年，該黨要求她離開。
In May, she joined a new party called One Nation. She said the Liberal Party had problems. She also spoke on Sky News. She visited rich people and famous leaders.
五月，她加入了一個名為「一國黨」的新政黨。她表示自由黨存在問題。她也曾在 Sky News 上發言。她曾拜訪富豪與知名領導者。
Many political leaders are sad. They say she loved her country. Tony Abbott said she wanted a better government. Pauline Hanson said Ms. McQueen had strong beliefs.
許多政治領袖感到悲痛。他們說她熱愛自己的國家。Tony Abbott 表示她希望建立一個更好的政府。Pauline Hanson 則稱 McQueen 女士擁有堅定的信念。
Conclusion
Ms. McQueen died on Wednesday after a short illness.
McQueen 女士在短時間生病後，於週三逝世。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ Talking about the Past
To reach A2, you need to tell stories about things that already happened. In this text, we see the word WAS and HAD everywhere. These are the 'past' versions of words we use now.
The Pattern: Now → Then
- Is (now) Was (then)
- Example: "She is a leader" "She was a leader"
- Has (now) Had (then)
- Example: "The party has problems" "The party had problems"
Action Words (Verbs)
When we talk about the past, we often add -ed to the end of the word. Look at these changes from the article:
- Work Worked
- Visit Visited
- Disagree Disagreed
Quick Tip: If you see -ed, the person did it yesterday, last year, or a long time ago!