New Stars Join the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
新星加入女子籃球名人堂
Introduction
On June 27, 2026, the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame had a big party. They gave awards to great players and coaches in Tennessee.
2026年6月27日，女子籃球名人堂舉辦了一場盛大派對，在田納西州為優秀的球員與教練頒獎。
Main Body
The people remembered coach Pat Summitt. She died ten years ago. A player named Candace Parker wore a white and orange jacket. She did this because she loved Pat Summitt.
人們緬懷 Pat Summitt 教練，她在十年前逝世。一名叫 Candace Parker 的球員穿著一件白色與橙色的外套，這是因為她很愛 Pat Summitt。
Many great players got awards. Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne are very famous. They both won gold medals in the Olympics. Coach Cheryl Reeve also got an award because she won four titles.
許多頂尖球員獲得了獎項。Candace Parker 和 Elena Delle Donne 非常有名，她們兩人都曾在奧運會贏得金牌。Cheryl Reeve 教練也獲得了獎項，因為她贏得過四次冠軍。
Isabelle Fijalkowski also joined the Hall of Fame. She is from France. Her daughter, Alicia, now plays basketball at a university in the USA.
Isabelle Fijalkowski 也加入了名人堂。她來自法國，她的女兒 Alicia 現在就讀於美國的一所大學並在那裡打籃球。
Conclusion
The party ended. Everyone felt happy about the history of women's basketball.
派對結束了，每個人都對女子籃球的歷史感到欣慰。
Vocabulary Learning
🏆 Tracking the Past
When we talk about people who are not here anymore or things that finished, we change the action word (verb).
Look at the shift:
- Give Gave (They gave awards)
- Die Died (She died ten years ago)
- Wear Wore (Candace wore a jacket)
- Win Won (They won gold medals)
- End Ended (The party ended)
The Simple Rule: To move toward A2, stop using the 'now' form for 'then' stories. If the date is in the past (like June 27), the verb must change shape.
Quick Guide for the Student:
- Regular: Just add -ed (End Ended).
- Irregular: The word changes completely (Win Won). You must memorize these one by one!