Wales Wins Rugby Match and George North Retires
威爾斯贏得橄欖球賽，George North 宣布退休
Introduction
Wales played a rugby match against the Barbarians. Wales won the game 33-31.
威爾斯與野蠻人隊（Barbarians）進行了一場橄欖球賽，威爾斯以 33 比 31 獲勝。
Main Body
Wales played with players from their own country. Twelve players from England and France did not play. The weather was very hot. It was 32 degrees. The players rested for a long time at halftime.
威爾斯隊由本國球員組成。十二名來自英格蘭與法國的球員未能參賽。天氣非常炎熱，溫度達 32 度。球員在中場休息了很長時間。
George North played his last professional game. He played for the Barbarians. He scored two tries. He also kicked the ball for a point. He played for Wales for many years and scored 47 tries.
George North 參加了他的最後一場職業比賽。他代表野蠻人隊出賽，攻入了兩個 try，並踢球得分。他為威爾斯效力多年，共攻入 47 個 try。
The game was in London. It was not in Cardiff because a band called Metallica had a concert there. Not many people came to the stadium. Fewer than 20,000 people watched the game.
比賽在倫敦舉行。並非在加地夫（Cardiff）舉行，是因為名為 Metallica 的樂團在那裡舉辦演唱會。球場的人數不多，觀賽人數少於 20,000 人。
Conclusion
Wales won this game. Now they choose their players for the next big tournament against Fiji.
威爾斯贏得了這場比賽。現在他們將挑選球員參加下一場與斐濟的大賽。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking About the Past
In this story, everything already happened. To tell a story about yesterday or last year, we usually add -ed to the action word.
Look at these changes:
- Play → Played
- Rest → Rested
- Watch → Watched*
Wait! Some words are rebels. They don't follow the -ed rule. You just have to memorize them:
- Win → Won
- Is/Are → Was/Were
Quick Guide for A2: If you want to say something happened in the past, check if the word is a 'regular' (add -ed) or a 'rebel' (change the word).
Example from the text: "Wales won the game" (Rebel word!) "The players rested" (Regular word!)
💡 Pro Tip: To say something did not happen, use did not + the simple word.
- Wrong: Did not played
- Right: Did not play