Rugby Player Kane Evans Says He Is Gay
橄欖球運動員 Kane Evans 坦承自己是同性戀
Introduction
Kane Evans is a former professional rugby player. He told people on TV that he is gay.
Kane Evans 是一位前職業橄欖球運動員。他在電視上向大眾坦承自己是同性戀。
Main Body
Kane played rugby from 2014 to 2021. For a long time, he was very sad. He had no home and used bad drugs. Some people tried to hurt him with secrets.
Kane 在 2014 年至 2021 年間打橄欖球。很長一段時間，他感到非常憂鬱。他當時無家可歸，且使用了違禁藥物。有些人試圖利用他的秘密來傷害他。
Other people helped him. A group called the RLPA helped him find a doctor. His coach and his team gave him money for a house and medicine. Now, he is healthy.
但其他人幫助了他。一個名為 RLPA 的組織幫助他找到了醫生。他的教練和隊友資助他租房和購買藥物。現在，他恢復了健康。
Kane is the second man in this sport in Australia to say he is gay. Many years ago, Ian Roberts said it too. Some other players in different countries are also gay, but not many men in Australia talk about it.
Kane 是澳洲這項運動中，第二位坦承自己是同性戀的男性。許多年前，Ian Roberts 也這麼做過。雖然其他國家的某些球員也是同性戀，但澳洲並非很多男性會公開討論此事。
Conclusion
Kane is now open about his life. He wants to talk to his family and help other people.
Kane 現在對自己的生活十分坦然。他希望能與家人溝通並幫助其他人。
Vocabulary Learning
The "Time Jump"
Look at how the story changes from the Past to the Now. This is the secret to reaching A2 English.
1. The Past (What happened before) We use a special form of the word to show the time is finished.
- Play Played
- Help Helped
- Want Wanted
Example from text: "Kane played rugby from 2014 to 2021."
2. The Now (Current state) We use "is" or "are" for things that are true today.
- He is gay.
- He is healthy.
3. The Contrast Map
- Past: "He was very sad." Now: "He is healthy."
- Past: "He had no home." Now: "He is open about his life."
Quick Tip: To move from A1 to A2, stop using only the present. Start adding "-ed" to your actions to tell a story about yesterday!