Funeral for Football Worker Alex Hughes
足球界人士 Alex Hughes 的喪禮
Introduction
Alex Hughes died at age 38. His family and friends had a funeral for him at St Peter's Church.
Alex Hughes 於 38 歲時去世。他的家人與朋友在聖彼得教堂為他舉行了喪禮。
Main Body
Many famous football players came to the church. Sir Alex Ferguson and Ryan Giggs were there. Alex's father, Mark Hughes, carried the coffin into the church. David Pollock spoke about Alex and his two sons.
許多著名的足球球員來到教堂。亞歷克斯·弗格森爵士與萊恩·吉格斯也在場。Alex 的父親 Mark Hughes 將棺材抬入教堂。David Pollock 談論了關於 Alex 及其兩個兒子的往事。
Alex played football for Wrexham and Stockport County. Later, he stopped playing. He started a new job. He helped teams find new players.
Alex 曾在 Wrexham 和 Stockport County 踢球。後來，他停止踢球並開始一份新工作，負責幫助球隊尋找新球員。
He worked for many teams like Manchester City and Fulham. His last job was at Grimsby Town. He died suddenly on June 19th. People from Grimsby Town came to say goodbye.
他曾在許多球隊工作，例如曼城和富勒姆。他的最後一份工作是在 Grimsby Town。他在 6 月 19 日突然去世。來自 Grimsby Town 的人們都來向他告別。
Conclusion
Family, friends, and famous sports people said goodbye to Alex Hughes.
家人、朋友以及著名的運動員們向 Alex Hughes 告別。
Vocabulary Learning
THE 'PAST' PATTERN
Look at these words from the text:
- died
- played
- helped
- started
The Secret: Most of these words end in -ed. This is how we talk about things that are finished.
How it works: Now → I play football. Before → I played football.
Special Case: Some words change completely. They don't use -ed.
- Example: He was there (not 'is').
Quick List for A2:
- Stop → Stopped
- Work → Worked
- Help → Helped
Remember: Use -ed to tell a story about yesterday or the past!