England and New Zealand Play Final Cricket Match
英格蘭與紐西蘭進行最後一場板球賽
Introduction
England and New Zealand started their last cricket match in Nottingham. New Zealand played very well on the first day.
英格蘭與紐西蘭在諾丁漢開始了他們的最後一場板球賽。紐西蘭在第一天的表現非常出色。
Main Body
The weather was very hot. New Zealand chose to bat first. Two players, Tom Latham and Devon Conway, scored many runs. They made 317 runs together. This is a new record for New Zealand.
天氣非常炎熱。紐西蘭選擇先擊球。兩名球員 Tom Latham 與 Devon Conway 拿了很多分。他們共同拿了 317 分。這是紐西蘭的新紀錄。
England had some problems. Some players did not catch the ball. Also, captain Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson returned to the team. They were away because they broke a rule in London. New Zealand had fewer players because some were hurt.
英格蘭遇到了一些問題。部分球員沒能接住球。此外，隊長 Ben Stokes 與 Gus Atkinson 回到了球隊。他們之前因為在倫敦違反規定而離開。紐西蘭的球員則較少，因為部分人受傷了。
England played better at the end of the day. They took four wickets quickly. New Zealand finished the day with 361 runs. England hopes they can win the game like they did in 2022.
英格蘭在當天結束前表現較好。他們快速地取得了四個擊球出局。紐西蘭在當天結束時拿到 361 分。英格蘭希望他們能像 2022 年那樣贏得比賽。
Conclusion
New Zealand has 361 runs. England wants to win the series now.
紐西蘭目前有 361 分。英格蘭現在希望贏得整個系列賽。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Past' Pattern
Look at how the story tells us things that already happened. We add -ed to the end of action words. This is the fastest way to move from A1 to A2.
The Pattern:
- Start Started
- Play Played
- Finish Finished
The Exception (Special Words): Some words change completely. You must memorize these:
- Is Was (The weather was hot)
- Have Had (England had problems)
- Make Made (They made 317 runs)
Quick Note on 'Did Not': When we say 'no' in the past, we use did not + the normal word.
- Wrong: Did not caught
- Right: Did not catch