Big Boxing Match: Xander Zayas and Jaron Ennis
拳擊大賽:Xander Zayas 對戰 Jaron Ennis
Introduction
Xander Zayas and Jaron Ennis will fight this Saturday. The fight is in Brooklyn, New York.
Xander Zayas 將與 Jaron Ennis 在本週六對決,比賽地點位於紐約布魯克林。
Main Body
Zayas and Ennis are both very strong. Neither man ever lost a fight. Zayas is 23 years old. He has two world titles.
Zayas 與 Ennis 都非常強大,兩人皆未曾落敗。Zayas 現年 23 歲,擁有兩項世界冠軍頭銜。
Ennis is also a great fighter. He won titles in a different weight group before. Now he wants the junior middleweight title.
Ennis 同樣是一位出色的拳手,先前曾在不同的量級中贏得冠軍。現在他希望奪得輕量級中量級冠軍頭銜。
Both teams think they will win. Ennis's team says he is more skillful. Zayas's team says he is bigger and stronger. Many people in New York like Zayas.
雙方團隊均認為自己會獲勝。Ennis 的團隊表示他技巧更精湛,而 Zayas 的團隊則稱他體型較大且更強壯。紐約許多人都支持 Zayas。
There are many other fights on this day. You can watch the fights on DAZN.
當天還有許多其他賽事。您可以透過 DAZN 觀看比賽。
Conclusion
This fight is very important. The winner will be the best fighter in this group.
這場比賽非常重要,獲勝者將成為該量級最強的拳手。
Vocabulary Learning
Comparing People 🥊
In the text, we see how to describe two people and say who is 'better' or 'stronger'.
The Pattern: Word + -er When we compare two things, we often add -er to the end of a short word.
- Strong Stronger
- Big Bigger
How to use it in a sentence:
Person A + is + comparative word + than + Person B.
Example from the text: "Zayas is bigger and stronger [than Ennis]."
Quick Tip: If a word is long (like skillful), we don't use -er. Instead, we use more.
- Skillful More skillful
Summary Table
| Simple Word | Comparing Word | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Strong | Stronger | He is stronger. |
| Big | Bigger | He is bigger. |
| Skillful | More skillful | He is more skillful. |