Singer Victor Willis Dies
歌手 Victor Willis 逝世
Introduction
Victor Willis was the lead singer of the group Village People. He died on June 30, 2026. He was 74 years old.
Victor Willis 是 Village People 組合的主唱。他於 2026 年 6 月 30 日逝世，享年 74 歲。
Main Body
Victor started singing in a church in Texas. In 1977, he started the Village People. He wrote famous songs like 'YMCA'.
Victor 在德州的一間教堂開始唱歌。1977 年，他創立了 Village People。他創作了如 ''YMCA'' 等著名的歌曲。
After 1980, Victor had many problems. He used drugs and had trouble with the police. In 2006, he went to a special school to get healthy. His wife, Karen, helped him a lot.
1980 年後，Victor 面臨許多問題。他吸毒並與警方發生衝突。2006 年，他進入一所特教學校以恢復健康。他的妻子 Karen 給予了他很大的幫助。
Victor had a strange relationship with Donald Trump. At first, Victor did not like him. Later, the group played music at Trump's events in 2025. Victor said his songs were not just for gay people.
Victor 與 Donald Trump 的關係十分微妙。起初，Victor 並不喜歡他。隨後，該組合在 2025 年於 Trump 的活動中演出。Victor 表示他的歌曲並不僅僅是為同性戀者而作。
Conclusion
Victor Willis died after a short illness. He was a famous disco singer.
Victor Willis 在短暫患病後逝世。他是一位著名的 disco 歌手。
Vocabulary Learning
Talking about the Past
When we tell a story about someone's life, we change the action word (verb) to show it happened before now.
The Rule: Most words just get an -ed at the end.
- Start Started*
- Help Helped*
- Play Played*
The 'Rule-Breakers' (Irregular): Some words change completely. You must memorize these!
- Is/Am Was*
- Have Had*
- Write Wrote*
- Go Went*
Quick Check: "Victor was a singer. He wrote songs. He started a group."
Notice how the sentence moves from 'now' to 'then'.