Baseball Players Sad After Earthquake in Venezuela
委內瑞拉發生地震，棒球員深感悲痛
Introduction
Some people from the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team are very sad. A big earthquake hit their home country, Venezuela.
密爾瓦基釀者隊的一些球員非常悲痛，因為他們的家鄉委內瑞拉發生了一場大地震。
Main Body
On June 24, 2026, a big earthquake hit northern Venezuela. It broke many buildings in Caracas. More than 920 people died. This was the worst earthquake in 100 years.
2026年6月24日，委內瑞拉北部發生了一場大地震。位於卡拉卡斯的許多建築物被摧毀，造成超過920人死亡。這是100年來最嚴重的一次地震。
Players William Contreras, Jackson Chourio, Angel Zerpa, and coach Nestor Corredor were in the USA. They were far from home. They played a game against the Chicago Cubs on June 26. They played well, but they were sad.
球員William Contreras、Jackson Chourio、Angel Zerpa以及教練Nestor Corredor當時在美國，遠離家鄉。他們在6月26日與芝加哥小熊隊進行比賽。儘管表現出色，但他們內心十分悲痛。
Contreras and Chourio felt bad. They wanted to help their country, but they had to play baseball. Coach Corredor helped the young players feel better. He talked to them about their feelings.
Contreras和Chourio感到非常難受。他們想幫助國家，但卻必須繼續打球。教練Corredor幫助這些年輕球員排解情緒，與他們聊聊內心的感受。
Conclusion
The players still play baseball, but they are sad about the disaster in their home.
球員們雖然仍繼續打球，但對於家鄉的災難深感悲痛。
Vocabulary Learning
🌍 The 'Far' Concept
In the text, we see: "They were far from home."
How to use it: Use FAR when there is a long distance between two things.
- Far from [Place] I am far from London.
- So far [Distance] The walk is so far.
🕒 Yesterday vs. Today (Past Tense)
Look at how the words change when things already happened:
| Now (Present) | Then (Past) | Example from story |
|---|---|---|
| Is | Was | This was the worst earthquake. |
| Are | Were | They were in the USA. |
| Feel | Felt | Contreras and Chourio felt bad. |
| Play | Played | They played a game. |
Simple Rule: To talk about the past, most words just need -ed at the end, but some special words (like is was) change completely.