Former Football Player LeRoy Irvin Dies
前美式足球員 LeRoy Irvin 逝世
Introduction
The Los Angeles Rams team says LeRoy Irvin died. He was 68 years old.
洛杉磯衝鋒隊（Los Angeles Rams）表示 LeRoy Irvin 已逝世，享年 68 歲。
Main Body
LeRoy started playing football in 1980. He played for the Los Angeles Rams for ten years. He was very good at two different jobs on the team.
LeRoy 於 1980 年開始從事美式足球運動。他在洛杉磯衝鋒隊（Los Angeles Rams）效力了十年。他在球隊中的兩個不同位置表現都非常出色。
He broke a big record in one game against the Atlanta Falcons. He caught many balls during his career. He played one last year with the Detroit Lions in 1990.
他在對陣亞特蘭大獵鷹隊（Atlanta Falcons）的一場比賽中打破了一項重大紀錄。他在職業生涯中接球數次。1990 年，他在底特律獅子隊（Detroit Lions）度過了最後一個賽季。
The team did not say why he died. Other reports say he had cancer in his throat. His old friend Eric Dickerson said he was a great player.
球隊並未說明死因。其他報導指出他患有喉癌。他的老友 Eric Dickerson 表示他是一位偉大的球員。
Conclusion
LeRoy Irvin died. He was a great and talented football player.
LeRoy Irvin 逝世了。他是一位偉大且才華橫溢的美式足球員。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ Talking About the Past
When we talk about things that happened before today, we often add -ed to the end of the action word.
Look at these examples from the story:
- Play → Played
- Start → Started
But be careful! Some words change completely. They don't follow the -ed rule:
- Break → Broke
- Say → Said
How to use this for A2: If you want to tell someone about your yesterday, use this pattern:
- I played soccer.
- I started a book.
- I said hello.