A Special Funeral for Professor Richard Scolyer
理查德·斯科利爾教授的特別葬禮
Introduction
People are meeting at the Sydney Opera House. They want to remember Professor Richard Scolyer.
人們正聚集在悉尼歌劇院，想要緬懷理查德·斯科利爾教授。
Main Body
Professor Scolyer was a famous doctor. He worked at a hospital and a university. He wrote many books and papers about medicine.
斯科利爾教授是一位著名的醫生。他在醫院和大學工作，撰寫了許多關於醫學的書籍和論文。
In 2023, he became very sick with brain cancer. He tried new medicines to get better. He wrote a book about his life. People called him the 2024 Australian of the Year.
在2023年，他患上了嚴重的腦癌。他嘗試使用新藥來治療，並寫了一本關於自己生活的書。人們選他為2024年的「年度澳洲人物」。
Important leaders are at the funeral today. The Prime Minister is there. There is music and people are riding bicycles to raise money for sick people.
今天有許多重要領袖出席葬禮，總理也在場。現場有音樂，並且有人騎自行車為病人籌款。
Conclusion
The service is happening now. Many people are watching it on the news.
儀式現在正在進行，許多人正透過新聞觀看。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 THE 'WAS' PATTERN
When we talk about people who are no longer with us, or things that happened in the past, we change is was.
Look at these examples from the story:
- Professor Scolyer was a famous doctor.
- He was the 2024 Australian of the Year.
How to use it: I am a student I was a student. He is happy He was happy.
🚲 ACTION WORDS (Right Now)
Some words in the story end in -ing. This means the action is happening exactly now.
- Meeting (People are meeting)
- Riding (People are riding)
- Watching (People are watching)
Simple Rule: [Person] + is/are + [Word with -ing] = Now!