Australia Wins Cricket Match Against Pakistan
澳洲擊敗巴基斯坦贏得板球賽
Introduction
Australia won a cricket match against Pakistan. They won by 113 runs. Now Australia is close to the semi-finals.
澳洲在一場板球賽中擊敗了巴基斯坦，以113分之差獲勝。目前澳洲已接近晉級準決賽。
Main Body
Australia played first. They made 199 runs. Ellyse Perry played very well and made 71 runs.
澳洲率先出擊，共獲得199分。Ellyse Perry 表現出色，獲得71分。
Next, Pakistan played. They only made 86 runs. Australia's bowlers were very strong.
接著由巴基斯坦出擊。他們僅獲得86分。澳洲的投球手表現非常強勢。
Other teams played too. Sri Lanka beat Ireland. New Zealand beat Scotland.
其他球隊也進行了比賽。斯里蘭卡擊敗了愛爾蘭，紐西蘭擊敗了蘇格蘭。
Conclusion
Australia did not lose any games. They play India on June 28. Pakistan is out of the tournament.
澳洲至今未有失利。他們將在6月28日與印度對陣。巴基斯坦則被淘汰出局。
Vocabulary Learning
🏏 Talking about the Past
When we talk about things that already happened, we often add -ed to the action word. This is the easiest way to tell a story.
Look at these changes:
- play played
- win won (This one is a rebel! It doesn't follow the -ed rule)
- lose lost (Another rebel!)
How to use them in a sentence:
- "Australia played first." (Happened in the past)
- "They won by 113 runs." (Finished action)
Quick Tip for A2: If you see "did not", the action word goes back to its normal form.
- Australia did not lose.
- Australia did not lost.
Key Words to Remember:
- Beat: To win against someone.
- Strong: Powerful.
- Out: No longer in the game.