Former Rutgers Football Player Jamil Merrell Dies
前羅格斯大學美式足球員 Jamil Merrell 逝世
Introduction
Jamil Merrell died at age 36. He was a football captain at Rutgers University.
Jamil Merrell 於 36 歲時逝世。他曾任羅格斯大學美式足球隊隊長。
Main Body
His brother, Jamal Merrell, told people on social media about the death. Jamil was in the hospital and felt a lot of pain before he died.
他的哥哥 Jamal Merrell 在社群媒體上告知大眾這件噩耗。Jamil 在逝世前於醫院中承受了巨大的痛苦。
Jamil played football for Rutgers from 2009 to 2013. He was a very good player. In 2013, both Jamil and his brother Jamal were captains. This was very rare for the school.
Jamil 從 2009 年到 2013 年在羅格斯大學打球。他是一名非常優秀的球員。2013 年，Jamil 和他的哥哥 Jamal 同時擔任隊長，這在校史中非常罕見。
After college, Jamil played for the Chicago Bears and in the Arena Football League. Later, he became a coach at Red Lion Christian Academy in Delaware.
大學畢業後，Jamil 先後效力於芝加哥熊隊及場內美式足球聯盟。隨後，他在德拉瓦州的紅獅基督學院擔任教練。
Conclusion
Jamil Merrell is gone. He was a great athlete and a good coach.
Jamil Merrell 離世了。他是一位偉大的運動員，也是一位優秀的教練。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking about the Past
Look at the words died, played, and felt. These are all used to talk about things that happened before now.
The Simple Rule: For most action words, just add -ed to the end.
- Play → Played
- Stay → Stayed
- Wait → Waited
The 'Rule-Breakers' (Irregular): Some words change completely. You have to memorize these:
- Feel → Felt
- Become → Became
Example from text: "He was a very good player." Was is the past version of Is.