Lakers Lose First Game to Warriors
湖人隊輸給勇士隊
Introduction
The Los Angeles Lakers played the Golden State Warriors. The Lakers lost 104-72.
洛杉磯湖人隊對陣金州勇士隊，湖人隊以 72 比 104 輸球。
Main Body
The Lakers did not score many points. They missed many shots. The Warriors played very well. They made 16 three-point shots. Yaxel Lendeborg scored 19 points for the Warriors.
湖人隊得分不高，錯失許多球。勇士隊表現出色，投進 16 個三分球。Yaxel Lendeborg 為勇士隊貢獻 19 分。
Cameron Carr is a new player for the Lakers. He played well and scored 19 points. The coach likes him. Another player, Adou Thiero, played poorly. He missed many shots.
Cameron Carr 是湖人隊的新球員。他表現良好並得到 19 分，教練很欣賞他。另一名球員 Adou Thiero 表現不佳，錯失許多球。
LeBron James is not on the team now. The Lakers have many new players. Some players come from the draft and some come from the G-League.
LeBron James 目前不在隊中。湖人隊有許多新球員，有些是透過選秀加入，有些則來自 G-League。
Conclusion
The Lakers play the Miami Heat on July 5.
湖人隊將於 7 月 5 日對陣邁阿密熱火隊。
Vocabulary Learning
🏀 The Power of "NOT"
To reach A2, you must know how to say something is false. In this story, we see two ways to do this:
1. Action / Fact (Using "did not")
- The Lakers did not score many points.
- Meaning: They tried, but the result was zero or low.
2. State / Being (Using "is not")
- LeBron James is not on the team now.
- Meaning: He is away or gone.
Quick Guide:
- Action did not
- Person/State is not
📈 Good vs. Bad
Notice how the writer describes the players. Use these opposites to describe your own life:
- Well (Good action) He played well.
- Poorly (Bad action) He played poorly.
Tip: Don't say "played bad." Say "played poorly" to sound more like an A2 speaker!