The Last Person in the US Using an Iron Lung Dies
美國最後一名使用鐵肺的人去世
Introduction
Martha Lillard died on June 26 in Oklahoma. She was 78 years old. She used a machine called an iron lung to help her breathe.
Martha Lillard 於 6 月 26 日在奧克拉荷馬州去世，享年 78 歲。她使用一台稱為「鐵肺」的機器來幫助呼吸。
Main Body
Martha got a disease called polio when she was five. It stopped her from moving her body. She lived inside a big metal tube. This machine helped her lungs work.
Martha 在五歲時患上了一種稱為小兒麻痺的疾病，導致她無法移動身體。她住在一個巨大的金屬筒中，這台機器幫助她的肺部運作。
Martha worked hard to learn. She went to school and had teachers at home. Her family helped her move in special cars. Later, she could move her arm and legs a little bit.
Martha 非常努力地學習。她去學校就讀，家中也有老師指導。她的家人幫助她使用特殊的車輛移動。後來，她的手臂和腿部可以稍微移動了。
Martha used the internet to meet a man from Egypt. They talked for twenty years. They got married in February of this year.
Martha 透過網路認識了一名來自埃及的男子。他們交談了二十年，並於今年 2 月結婚。
Polio was common before 1955. Then, doctors made a vaccine. Now, people in the US do not get polio.
小兒麻痺在 1955 年之前很普遍。隨後醫生開發了疫苗。現在，美國的人們不再患小兒麻痺。
Conclusion
Martha Lillard was the last person in the US who needed an iron lung.
Martha Lillard 是美國最後一名需要使用鐵肺的人。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ Talking about the Past
To move from A1 to A2, you need to tell stories. Most of this story uses the Simple Past.
The 'Past' Rule: For most action words, we just add -ed to the end.
- Work Worked
- Help Helped
- Talk Talked
The 'Rule Breakers' (Irregular): Some words change completely. You must memorize these because they are very common!
- Is/Are Was/Were
- Get Got
- Make Made
- Go Went
Quick Example from the text: "Martha got a disease... She lived inside a big metal tube."
💡 Vocabulary Tip: The 'Help' Pattern Notice how we use Help + [Person] + [Action]:
- "This machine helped her lungs work."
- "Her family helped her move."