Serena Williams Returns to Wimbledon

塞蕾娜·威廉絲重返溫布頓


Introduction

Serena Williams is 44 years old. She will play in the 2026 Wimbledon tennis tournament. She did not play singles tennis for four years.

塞蕾娜·威廉絲現年 44 歲。她將參加 2026 年的溫布頓網球賽。她已有四年沒有參加單打賽事。

Main Body

Wimbledon gave Serena a special invite to play. She won this tournament seven times before. Recently, she played doubles tennis with other players to practice.

溫布頓給了塞蕾娜一個特別邀請參賽。她之前曾七次贏得這項賽事。最近,她與其他球員進行雙打練習。

Some people are happy. They think this is a great event. Other people are not happy. They think she is playing only for fame because she did not practice singles tennis.

有些人感到很高興,認為這是一件很棒的事。而有些人則不開心,認為她因為沒有練習單打,純粹是為了名聲而參賽。

Serena is much older than the other players. She must work hard to be fast. She used medicine to lose weight and she is training her body. Her serve is still very strong on grass.

塞蕾娜比其他球員年長許多。她必須努力鍛鍊才能維持速度。她使用了藥物減重,並正在訓練身體。她在草地上的發球依然非常強勁。

Conclusion

Serena does not have a rank. The tournament will pick her first match on Friday.

塞蕾娜目前沒有排名。賽事將在週五決定她的首場對手。

Vocabulary Learning

🎾 The 'Time' Shift

Notice how the story moves from Past to Future. To reach A2, you must know when to change your verb.

1. The Past (Finished)

  • She won (Past of win)
  • She did not play (Past negative)
  • She used (Past of use)

2. The Future (Coming soon)

  • She will play (Will + verb)

3. The Present (Now)

  • She is (Current state)
  • She must (Current need)

Quick Pattern: Will → Tomorrow/Future Did/Won/Used → Yesterday/Past Is/Must → Today/Now


⚖️ Comparing Things

When we compare two people or things, we use -er than.

  • Older than (Serena \text{→} Other players)
  • Faster (The goal for her body)

Simple Rule: Adjective + er + than = Comparison.

Vocabulary Learning

tournament (n.)
A sports competition with many players or teams
Example:He won the tennis tournament last year.
invite (n.)
A request to go to an event
Example:I received an invite to the party.
fame (n.)
The state of being known by many people
Example:The actor has a lot of fame and money.
medicine (n.)
Something you take to feel better when you are sick
Example:The doctor gave her medicine for her cough.
serve (n.)
The shot that starts a point in tennis
Example:Her serve is very fast and hard to hit.
rank (n.)
A position on a list showing who is the best
Example:The player has a high rank in the world.
Practice A2 words in a crossword