Ken Bates, Former Football Boss, Dies at 94
前足球老闆 Ken Bates 逝世，享年 94 歲
Introduction
Ken Bates died in Monaco. He was 94 years old. He was the owner of Chelsea Football Club for many years.
Ken Bates 在摩納哥逝世，享年 94 歲。他曾擔任切爾西足球會老闆多年。
Main Body
Ken Bates bought Chelsea in 1982 for only 1 pound. The club had no money. He helped the team win trophies and save their stadium.
Ken Bates 在 1982 年僅以 1 英鎊買下切爾西。當時球會沒有資金。他幫助球隊贏得獎盃並保住了他們的球場。
In 2003, he sold Chelsea to Roman Abramovich for 140 million pounds. Later, he bought part of Leeds United. That club had many money problems and lost games.
2003 年，他以 1.4 億英鎊將切爾西賣給 Roman Abramovich。隨後，他買下了利茲聯的部分股份。該球會當時面臨許多財務問題且比賽表現不佳。
Bates often fought with other people. Some people said he was mean. In 2022, Chelsea paid money to eight old players because of bad treatment.
Bates 經常與他人發生爭執。有些人認為他很刻薄。2022 年，切爾西因對八名舊球員採取不當對待而向其支付賠償金。
Conclusion
Ken Bates died in Monaco. He changed football, but many people did not like how he worked.
Ken Bates 在摩納哥逝世。他改變了足球界，但許多人不喜歡他的工作方式。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking about the Past
To tell a story about someone who is no longer here, we change the action words (verbs).
The Simple Pattern: Most words just get an -ed at the end.
- help helped
- work worked
- change changed
The Tricky Words: Some words are 'rebels' and change completely. You must memorize these:
- is/am/are was
- buy bought
- sell sold
Example from the text: "Ken Bates bought Chelsea... He helped the team."
💡 Pro Tip for A2: When you see a date like 1982 or 2003, your brain should immediately switch to these 'Past' words!