Problems for the England Cricket Team
英格蘭板球隊面臨的問題
Introduction
The England cricket team has problems with rules and behavior after a game against New Zealand.
英格蘭板球隊在與紐西蘭比賽後，在規則與行為方面出現了問題。
Main Body
The ICC took 12 points from England. The team also paid money. This happened because the players played too slowly in the game at The Oval.
ICC 扣了英格蘭 12 分。球隊還支付了罰金。這是因為球員在橢圓球場（The Oval）的比賽中打得太慢。
Two players, Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson, went to a nightclub. They had a fight with a rugby player. The cricket board gave them warnings, but the players did not break the main laws.
兩名球員 Ben Stokes 和 Gus Atkinson 去了夜總會。他們與一名ラグ比球員發生了衝突。板球理事會給予了他們警告，但球員並未違反主要法律。
Some people are unhappy with the coach, Brendon McCullum. He did not write down the rules for the players. People think the team is not professional.
有些人對教練 Brendon McCullum 不滿。他沒有將規則寫下來給球員。人們認為該球隊並不專業。
Conclusion
Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson will play in the next game. England is now seventh in the world rankings.
Ben Stokes 和 Gus Atkinson 將在下一場比賽中出賽。英格蘭目前在世界排名第七。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 The 'Too' Pattern
In the text, we see: "players played too slowly".
When you want to say something is 'more than okay' or 'a problem,' use too + adjective.
- Too slow Not fast enough.
- Too loud Hurts my ears.
- Too expensive I cannot buy it.
🛠️ Action Words (Past Tense)
Notice how the story describes things that already happened. We add -ed to the end of the action:
- Play Played
- Pay Paid (Special change!)
Quick Tip: Use these when talking about yesterday or last week.