Sports Teams Help Venezuela After Earthquakes

體育隊伍援助地震後的委內瑞拉

Jun 29, 2026, 19:40

Introduction

Many sports groups are giving money to help people in Venezuela after big earthquakes.

許多體育團體在強震後捐款援助委內瑞拉人民。

Main Body

Big earthquakes hit Venezuela on June 24. About 1,500 people died. More than 3,000 people were hurt. Many people are still missing.

6月24日委內瑞拉發生強震。約有1,500人死亡，超過3,000人受傷。仍有許多人失蹤。

The Real Madrid Foundation and the Red Cross are collecting money. Real Madrid gave 1 million euros. The club president, Florentino Pérez, also gave 1 million euros. They gave 2 million euros in total to help.

皇家馬德里基金會與紅十字會正在籌集資金。皇家馬德里捐贈了100萬歐元，球隊會長 Florentino Pérez 也捐贈了100萬歐元。他們總共捐贈了200萬歐元用於援助。

The Boston Red Sox also helped. Players and staff gave money. Two Venezuelan players, Carlos Narvaez and Willson Contreras, helped with this. Alex Cora, a former manager, said the team always helps people.

波士頓紅襪隊也提供了幫助。球員和員工紛紛捐款。兩名委內瑞拉球員 Carlos Narvaez 和 Willson Contreras 參與了協助。前總教練 Alex Cora 表示，球隊一直致力於幫助他人。

Conclusion

Sports teams around the world continue to send help to Venezuela.

世界各地的體育隊伍持續向委內瑞拉提供援助。

Vocabulary Learning

💰 Talking about Money & Giving

In this story, we see how to say people gave money. This is a very common A2 skill.

The 'Giving' Pattern

Real Madrid gave 1 million euros.
Florentino Pérez gave 1 million euros.

Simple Rule: Person $\rightarrow$ gave $\rightarrow$ Amount

🔢 Counting the Damage

Notice how the text describes the disaster. It uses numbers to show the size of the problem:

1,500 people died (The total count)
More than 3,000 people (A number that is higher than 3,000)

Key Word for A2: More than = Higher than / Over

🌍 Who is helping?

Look at the groups mentioned. We use Capital Letters for names of organizations:

$\text{Real Madrid Foundation}$ $\rightarrow$ (Organization) $\text{Red Cross}$ $\rightarrow$ (Organization) $\text{Boston Red Sox}$ $\rightarrow$ (Team)

Vocabulary Learning

earthquake (n.)

A sudden shake of the ground

Example:The earthquake broke many windows in the city.

missing (adj.)

Cannot be found

Example:The police are looking for the missing child.

collecting (v.)

Gathering money or things together

Example:We are collecting money to buy a gift for the teacher.

total (n.)

The whole amount

Example:The total cost of the food was ten dollars.

staff (n.)

The people who work for an organization

Example:The hotel staff are very friendly.

former (adj.)

Happening in the past; no longer in a position

Example:Mr. Smith is a former teacher at this school.

Practice A2 words in a crossword→