Emma Raducanu Cannot Play at Wimbledon

艾瑪·拉杜卡努無法參加溫布頓網球賽


Introduction

Emma Raducanu is the best player in Britain. She cannot play at Wimbledon because she has a broken bone in her right leg.

艾瑪·拉杜卡努是英國最強的球員。由於她的右腿骨折,無法參加溫布頓網球賽。

Main Body

Emma had a small pain in her leg before. She played five matches at the Queen's Club tournament. This made her leg pain worse. She did not play in other small tournaments to rest.

艾瑪之前腿部有輕微疼痛。她在女王球會賽事中打了五場比賽,這導致她的腿部疼痛加劇。為了休息,她沒有參加其他小型賽事。

Emma wore a special boot on her foot. She did not train on Thursday and Friday. She tried to practice on Sunday, but a doctor's test showed the injury was bad. The doctor told her to stop playing.

艾瑪腳上穿著一只特殊的保護靴。她週四和週五沒有訓練。她週日嘗試練習,但醫生的檢查顯示傷勢嚴重,醫生要求她停止比賽。

Emma has many health problems. In 2023, she had surgery on her wrists and ankle. This year, she was also sick from February to June. She wanted to play for the fans, but she cannot.

艾瑪一直有許多健康問題。在 2023 年,她接受了手腕和腳踝手術。今年從二月到六月她也生病了。雖然她想為球迷比賽,但現在無法參加。

Conclusion

Emma will not play her match against Antonia Ruzic. This is the second time in four years that she missed Wimbledon.

艾瑪將不會與 Antonia Ruzic 進行比賽。這是她四年間第二次錯過溫布頓網球賽。

Vocabulary Learning

🛑 Talking about things we CAN'T do

In the story, we see: "She cannot play at Wimbledon."

When you want to say something is impossible or not allowed, use cannot (or the short version: can't).

How it works: PersoncannotAction

Examples from the text:

  • Emma → cannot → play

Try these simple patterns for your own life:

  • I cannot sleep. 😴
  • He cannot come. ❌
  • We cannot eat. 🍎

🕒 The "Did Not" Pattern (Past Negative)

Look at these sentences:

  1. "She did not play..."
  2. "She did not train..."

To talk about things that happened (or didn't happen) in the past, use did not + the basic action word.

Important: Do not change the action word!

She did not played ❌ → She did not play

Common A2 Patterns:

  • I did not go.
  • I did not see.
  • I did not like.

Vocabulary Learning

tournament (n.)
A sports competition with many games and players
Example:He won the tennis tournament last month.
worse (adj.)
More bad than before
Example:The weather is worse today than it was yesterday.
practice (v.)
To do something many times to become better at it
Example:I practice the piano for one hour every day.
injury (n.)
Damage to a part of the body
Example:The player has a leg injury and cannot run.
surgery (n.)
Medical treatment where a doctor cuts open the body to fix something
Example:She needs surgery on her knee.
ankle (n.)
The joint between the foot and the leg
Example:I twisted my ankle while walking in the park.
Practice A2 words in a crossword