Brad Dalke: A Great Golfer and Video Maker
Brad Dalke：一名優秀的高爾夫球手與影片製作者
Introduction
Brad Dalke makes videos about golf. He is now playing in a big professional tournament called the BMW International Open.
Brad Dalke 製作關於高爾夫球的影片。他目前正參加一場名為 BMW 國際公開賽的大型職業賽事。
Main Body
Brad is playing very well. He is close to the first place. He plays against famous professional golfers and he is not afraid.
Brad 打得非常好。他非常接近第一名。他與著名的職業高爾夫球手對抗，且毫不畏懼。
Brad was a great player in school. He won big games in 2015 and 2016. He did not join the professional tour because he wanted to make videos and spend time with his family.
Brad 在學生時代是一名優秀的球手。他在 2015 年和 2016 年贏得了大型比賽。他當時沒有加入職業巡迴賽，因為他想製作影片並陪伴家人。
Brad is one of the best golfers on YouTube. He won many online tournaments. He left his golf group to help his wife because she is sick.
Brad 是 YouTube 上最優秀的高爾夫球手之一。他贏得了許多線上賽事。他離開了自己的高爾夫球團以照顧生病的妻子。
Other famous players like Bryson DeChambeau see Brad. They see that a player can make videos and still play great golf. This is a new way to work.
其他著名球手如 Bryson DeChambeau 也注意到了 Brad。他們發現一名球手可以一邊製作影片，一邊依然維持高水準的球技。這是一種全新的工作方式。
Conclusion
Brad Dalke can still win the tournament. He shows that players can be great without playing on the tour every day.
Brad Dalke 仍有機會贏得冠軍。他證明了球手不需要每天參加巡迴賽也能表現卓越。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ Switching Time
Look at how the story moves from Now to Before. This is the key to A2 English.
The 'Now' (Present)
- Brad is playing...
- He is close...
- He plays... → We use these for things happening today or habits.
The 'Before' (Past)
- Brad was a great player...
- He won big games...
- He did not join...
- He wanted... → Notice how the words change to show the time has passed.
💡 Simple Word Pairs
| Word | Opposite/Change |
|---|---|
| Is (Now) | Was (Before) |
| Win (Now) | Won (Before) |
| Want (Now) | Wanted (Before) |
Rule of thumb: If you see -ed at the end of a word (like wanted), it usually means the action is finished.