Former NFL Player Had Brain Disease
前 NFL 球員患有腦部疾病
Introduction
Doctors found a brain disease called CTE in Marshawn Kneeland. He played for the Dallas Cowboys. He died in November 2025.
醫生在 Marshawn Kneeland 身上發現了一種稱為 CTE 的腦部疾病。他曾效力於達拉斯牛仔隊，於 2025 年 11 月去世。
Main Body
Doctors looked at his brain after he died. Many young athletes have this disease. The NFL has new helmets, but some doctors say they do not stop CTE. Small hits to the head many times cause the problem.
醫生在他去世後檢查了他的大腦。許多年輕運動員都患有這種疾病。NFL 雖然推出了新頭盔，但有些醫生表示這些頭盔無法阻止 CTE。問題是由於頭部多次受到輕微撞擊所引起的。
Mr. Kneeland had a hard time in 2020. He went to the hospital and had problems with a gun. In November 2025, he drove his car very fast. Then he killed himself with a gun.
Kneeland 先生在 2020 年過得很艱難。他曾住院，並發生過與槍支相關的問題。在 2025 年 11 月，他將車開得非常快，隨後用槍自殺。
Doctors say CTE is a brain disease. But they say it is not the only reason why people kill themselves. Many things can make a person sad or sick.
醫生表示 CTE 是一種腦部疾病，但他們也指出，這並非導致自殺的唯一原因。許多因素都可能使人感到憂鬱或患病。
Conclusion
It is hard to find CTE while a person is alive. New rules in sports do not stop this brain risk.
在一個人還活著的時候，很難發現 CTE。運動界的新規則無法阻止這種腦部風險。
Vocabulary Learning
⏱️ THE 'PAST TIME' PATTERN
In this story, almost everything happened in the past. To speak at an A2 level, you must know how to change a basic action into a 'finished' action.
The Magic Change: Add -ED Look at how the words change from now → then:
- Play → Played
- Look → Looked
The 'Rule Breakers' (Irregular) Some words are rebels. They change completely. You must memorize these:
- Find → Found
- Go → Went
- Drive → Drove
- Say → Said
💡 Simple A2 Tip: When you see a date like November 2025 or a year like 2020, your brain should automatically switch to these past forms.
Wrong: He go to the hospital in 2020. ❌ Right: He went to the hospital in 2020. ✅