Australia Picks Athletes for Glasgow Games
澳洲選定參加格拉斯哥運動會的運動員
Introduction
Australia chose 86 athletes for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
澳洲選定了 86 位運動員參加格拉斯哥共和國聯邦運動會。
Main Body
Lachlan Kennedy and Eddie Nketia will run the 100m and 200m races. Eddie Nketia used to run for New Zealand, but now he runs for Australia.
Lachlan Kennedy 和 Eddie Nketia 將參加 100 公尺和 200 公尺賽事。Eddie Nketia 過去代表紐西蘭參賽，但現在代表澳洲參賽。
Josh Azzopardi is not in the 100m race. He is only in the relay race. The leaders chose other runners because they have better history.
Josh Azzopardi 未能進入 100 公尺賽事，他僅參加接力賽。領隊選擇了其他跑者，因為他們有更好的紀錄。
Many women will run middle-distance races. Jessica Hull will run two races. Kurtis Marschall and Brooke Buschkuehl are also on the team.
許多女性將參加中距離賽事。Jessica Hull 將參加兩場賽事。Kurtis Marschall 和 Brooke Buschkuehl 也在隊伍中。
Conclusion
The team of 86 people is ready for the games.
這支 86 人的代表隊已準備好參加運動會。
Vocabulary Learning
The "Time Jump"
Look at this change in the text: *"Eddie Nketia used to run for New Zealand, but now he runs for Australia."
When we want to talk about a habit from the past that is different today, we use used to.
How it works:
- Past: Used to + action Used to run
- Present: Now + action Now runs
Other Examples:
- I used to live in London now I live in Sydney.
- She used to eat meat now she is a vegetarian.
Quick Word Check: "Also"
In the text: "Kurtis Marschall and Brooke Buschkuehl are also on the team."
Use also to add extra information. It usually sits after the verb "to be".
- He is a runner. He is also a student.