People Remember Nathan Fitzgerald
人們依然記得 Nathan Fitzgerald
Introduction
The Epping Football Netball Club is sad. A player named Nathan Fitzgerald died. He was 27 years old.
Epping 足球網球會感到十分悲痛,一名叫 Nathan Fitzgerald 的球員去世了,他當時年僅 27 歲。
Main Body
Nathan played a game in Lalor. He hurt his head very badly. He went to the hospital for two days, but he died.
Nathan 在 Lalor 參加了一場比賽,頭部受了重傷。他在醫院住了兩天,但最終還是去世了。
The club stopped using jersey number 34. Seven years later, the players did not play a game because they were sad. 1,000 people went to a special meeting to remember him.
球會隨後停止使用 34 號球衣。七年後,球員們因悲痛而沒有參加比賽。1,000 人參加了一場特別紀念聚會來緬懷他。
Other football clubs wore black bands on their arms. The city checked 46 sports fields to make them safe. They put more rubber on the ground.
其他足球俱樂部的球員在手臂上佩戴了黑色臂章。市政府檢查了 46 個運動場以確保安全,並在地面鋪設了更多橡膠。
Now, a group called WorkSafe is looking at the accident. They want to make new safety rules.
現在,一個名為 WorkSafe 的組織正在調查這起事故,他們希望制定新的安全規則。
Conclusion
People still remember Nathan. The government is checking the sports fields to keep players safe.
人們依然記得 Nathan。政府正在檢查運動場,以確保球員的安全。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Past' Pattern
To move to A2, you must describe things that already happened. Look at how this story changes words to show the past:
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The -ed ending (Regular)
- Play → Played
- Stop → Stopped
- Check → Checked
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The 'Change' words (Irregular)
- Is → Was
- Go → Went
- Do → Did
Quick Tip: When you see -ed, you are usually talking about yesterday or a long time ago.