Bookseller Lam Wing-kee Dies in Taiwan
書商林之 cường 在台灣逝世
Introduction
Lam Wing-kee was a bookseller from Hong Kong. He died in Taiwan at age 70.
林之 cường 是一位來自香港的書商，他在台灣以 70 歲之齡逝世。
Main Body
Mr. Lam died on Thursday in a hospital in Taipei. He had lung cancer. He stopped his work in June because he was very sick.
林先生於週四在台北的一家醫院逝世。他患有肺癌。由於病情嚴重，他在六月停止了工作。
Mr. Lam sold books that criticized the Chinese government. In 2015, Chinese police took him away. He stayed in a secret prison. Later, he told the public that the government lied about him.
林先生曾販售批評中國政府的書籍。2015年，中國警方將他帶走，他被關在秘密監獄中。隨後，他向大眾透露政府對他撒謊。
In 2019, Mr. Lam moved to Taiwan. He wanted to be free. He opened his bookshop again in Taipei. He wanted people to read and speak freely.
2019年，林先生移居台灣。他渴望自由。他在台北重新開設了書店，希望人們能夠自由閱讀與發言。
Conclusion
Mr. Lam was sick for a long time. He spent his life fighting for freedom of speech.
林先生長期患病，他用盡一生爭取言論自由。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking about the Past
To tell a story about someone's life, we often change the action word (verb) to show it happened before now.
The Pattern: Just add '-ed'
- Want Wanted
- Stay Stayed*
- Stop Stopped*
The Rule-Breakers (Irregular) Some words are special and change completely. You must memorize these:
- Is/Am Was
- Die Died
- Sell Sold
- Move Moved (Regular)
- Tell Told
Example from the text: "He wanted to be free." He felt this way in the past. "He sold books." This was his job before.
💡 Quick Tip: If you see -ed at the end of a word, it usually means the action is finished!