Dame Penelope Keith Dies at 86
Dame Penelope Keith 逝世，享年 86 歲
Introduction
Dame Penelope Keith was a famous British actress. She died at age 86 because of cancer.
Dame Penelope Keith 是一位著名的英國女演員。她因癌症於 86 歲時逝世。
Main Body
Penelope was born in 1940. Some drama schools did not want her because of her looks. So, she decided to do comedy. She worked in theaters for many years.
Penelope 於 1940 年出生。當時有些戲劇學校因為她的外貌而不願接收她。因此，她決定發展喜劇演藝。她在劇院工作了許多年。
She became very famous in the TV show 'The Good Life'. She played a woman who wanted to be rich and important. She won awards for this work. She also starred in 'To the Manor Born'.
她在電視節目《The Good Life》中變得非常有名。她飾演一名渴望富有且有地位的女性。她因該作品獲得了獎項。她也主演了《To the Manor Born》。
Penelope helped other people too. She was the leader of a fund for actors for 32 years. She also worked for the government. In 2014, the Queen gave her a special title called 'Dame'.
Penelope 也幫助過其他人。她擔任了 32 年演員基金的負責人。她也曾為政府工作。2014 年，女王授予她一個名為「Dame」的特別爵位。
Conclusion
Dame Penelope Keith died at home in Surrey. People remember her for her funny roles and her help to others.
Dame Penelope Keith 在薩利郡的家中逝世。人們會記得她的幽默角色以及她對他人的幫助。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking about the Past
When we talk about a person's life, we change the action word (verb) to show it happened before now.
The Magic 'ed' Rule Most words just need -ed at the end:
- Work → Worked
- Help → Helped
- Want → Wanted
- Decid → Decided
The Rule-Breakers (Irregular) Some words change completely. You must memorize these:
- Is/Am → Was
- Become → Became
- Win → Won
- Give → Gave
Example from the text: "She played a woman who wanted to be rich." (Both actions are finished)