Zizou Bergs Wins His First Big Tennis Title

Zizou Bergs 贏得首座大型網球冠軍


Introduction

Zizou Bergs from Belgium won the Eastbourne Open. He beat Ugo Humbert in the final match.

來自比利時的 Zizou Bergs 贏得了伊斯特本公開賽,在決賽中擊敗了 Ugo Humbert。

Main Body

It rained on Saturday. The players stopped. They finished the match on Sunday. Ugo Humbert won the first part of the game 6-3.

週六下雨,球員們停止比賽,直到週日才完成比賽。Ugo Humbert 在第一盤以 6-3 獲勝。

Bergs played better in the second part. He won 6-1. Humbert made many mistakes in this part of the game.

Bergs 在第二盤表現較好,以 6-1 獲勝。Humbert 在這一盤中犯了許多錯誤。

Bergs played very well in the last part. He won 6-4. Bergs is the first Belgian man to win this title on grass.

Bergs 在最後一盤打得非常好,以 6-4 獲勝。Bergs 是首位贏得此草地賽冠軍的比利時男子球員。

Conclusion

Zizou Bergs made history for Belgium. Now, he will play Ugo Humbert again at Wimbledon.

Zizou Bergs 為比利時創造了歷史。現在,他將在溫布頓再次對陣 Ugo Humbert。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 The 'Past' Pattern

Look at these words from the story: won, beat, stopped, finished, played, made.

When we talk about things that happened yesterday or last week, we usually change the action word.

The Simple Change (Add -ed)

  • stop \rightarrow stopped
  • finish \rightarrow finished
  • play \rightarrow played

The 'Rule Breakers' (Words that change completely)

  • win \rightarrow won
  • beat \rightarrow beat (stays the same here!)
  • make \rightarrow made

Quick Tip: If you see these words, the story is about the past, not now.

Vocabulary Learning

title (n.)
The name of a championship or a prize for winning a competition
Example:The tennis player won his first big title.
beat (v.)
To win a game or competition against another person
Example:He beat his opponent in the final match.
mistake (n.)
Something that is done wrong
Example:The player made many mistakes during the game.
history (n.)
Important things that happened in the past
Example:The athlete made history by winning the gold medal.
Practice A2 words in a crossword