Baseball Player Héctor Valle Dies
棒球選手 Héctor Valle 逝世
Introduction
Héctor Valle was a professional baseball player from Puerto Rico. He died at age 85.
Héctor Valle 是一位來自波多黎各的職業棒球選手，享壽 85 歲。
Main Body
Héctor played for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1965. He played in nine games. His team won the World Series that year.
Héctor 於 1965 年效力於洛杉磯道傑隊，共參與九場比賽。該年他的球隊贏得了世界系列賽。
He played baseball for many years. He played in the United States and Mexico. He also played in Puerto Rico for 22 seasons.
他從事棒球運動多年，曾在美國與墨西哥比賽。他還在波多黎各參與了 22 個賽季。
People in his town love him. He has a statue in a park. He also won a silver medal in 1959.
他的家鄉居民非常喜愛他，公園裡還豎立了他的雕像。他還在 1959 年贏得了一枚銀牌。
Conclusion
Héctor Valle is gone, but people remember his great baseball career.
雖然 Héctor Valle 已經離世，但人們依然記得他輝煌的棒球生涯。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Past Action' Pattern
Look at these words from the story:
- Played
- Died
- Won
What is happening here? These words tell us about things that are finished. They happened in the past.
The Simple Rule Add -ed to the end of a word to move it from 'now' to 'before'.
- Play Played
The Tricky Part Some words are 'rebels.' They change completely instead of adding -ed.
- Win Won
- Die Died (just adds -d because the 'e' is already there)
Quick Guide for A2: If you see -ed, the person is not doing it right now. It is a memory.