Boxer Aaron McKenna and Singer Kendrick Lamar
拳擊手 Aaron McKenna 與歌手 Kendrick Lamar
Introduction
Boxer Aaron McKenna knows the American singer Kendrick Lamar. Aaron is now training for a big world title fight.
拳擊手 Aaron McKenna 認識美國歌手 Kendrick Lamar。Aaron 目前正在為一場重要的世界冠軍賽進行訓練。
Main Body
Aaron and Kendrick met in 2018 in Los Angeles. Kendrick watched Aaron box for eight rounds. They became friends in California. Kendrick even went to a fight to help Aaron win.
Aaron 和 Kendrick 於 2018 年在洛杉磯見面。Kendrick 觀看了 Aaron 的八回合拳擊賽。他們在加州成為了朋友。Kendrick 甚至前往觀賽以支持 Aaron 獲勝。
Then, the COVID-19 pandemic started. Aaron went back to Ireland. They did not see each other, but they stayed in touch. Kendrick became very famous and won many awards.
隨後，COVID-19 疫情爆發。Aaron 回到了愛爾蘭。他們雖然沒有見面，但一直保持聯繫。Kendrick 變得非常有名，並贏得了許多獎項。
Now, Aaron is training in Monaghan, Ireland. He will fight Etinosa Oliha in Dublin this August for the world title. Aaron invited Kendrick to visit his family gym in Ireland.
現在，Aaron 在愛爾蘭的 Monaghan 進行訓練。他將於今年八月在都柏林與 Etinosa Oliha 爭奪世界冠軍。Aaron 邀請 Kendrick 參觀他在愛爾蘭的家族健身房。
Conclusion
Aaron is getting ready for his big fight in Dublin. He wants Kendrick Lamar to visit him in Monaghan.
Aaron 正在為他在都柏林的重大賽事做準備。他希望 Kendrick Lamar 能去 Monaghan 拜訪他。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ THEN vs. NOW
In this story, we see two different times. This is how we talk about the past and the future.
1. Things that finished (The Past) Look at the words ending in -ed. They tell us about 2018.
- met → met (special word)
- watch → watched*
- become → becomed (No! Use: became)
- stay → stayed*
2. Things happening soon (The Future) We use will to talk about August.
- He will fight
- He will visit
Quick Guide: People & Places
- Aaron → Ireland 🇮🇪
- Kendrick → USA 🇺🇸
Word Power
- Famous = Many people know him.
- In touch = They talk or text often.