New Statue of Andy Murray
安迪·穆雷的新雕像
Introduction
The All England Club wants a bronze statue of Andy Murray. An artist named David Williams-Ellis is making it. People will see the statue next year.
全英草地網球俱樂部想要一座安迪·穆雷的青銅雕像。由一位名叫 David Williams-Ellis 的藝術家負責製作。人們將在明年看到這座雕像。
Main Body
The club is 150 years old. The artist wants the statue to look real. Andy Murray stood in one pose many times for the artist. His wife, Kim, also helped choose the pose.
該俱樂部已有 150 年歷史。藝術家希望雕像看起來栩栩如生。安迪·穆雷多次為藝術家維持同一個姿勢。
The statue is a bit bigger than a real person. It shows Andy when he was 23 to 25 years old. The artist wants to show Andy's power and energy from his best years.
雕像比真人稍大一些。它呈現的是安迪 23 至 25 歲時的樣子。藝術家想要展現安迪在巔峰時期的力量與能量。
The club has a few other statues of old champions. Some other tennis clubs have statues of players from different countries. This club does not have plans for international statues now, but maybe they will in the future.
該俱樂部還有幾座前冠軍的雕像。其他網球俱樂部則有來自不同國家球員的雕像。該俱樂部目前沒有計劃設立國際雕像，但未來或許會。
Conclusion
The artist is still making the statue. The club did not say where the statue will go.
藝術家仍在製作雕像。俱樂部尚未透露雕像將放置於何處。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ Time-Travel Words
In this story, we see how to talk about Now, Past, and Future using very simple word changes.
1. The Past (Finished) Look at how the words change to show things already happened:
- Stand Stood
- Is Was
2. The Future (Coming Soon) To talk about things that are not here yet, we use will:
- People will see the statue.
- They will [have statues] in the future.
3. The Now (Happening) When something is happening right now, we use -ing:
- The artist is making it.
Quick Guide: Size & Comparison
When we compare two things, we often add -er to the end of a short word:
- Big Bigger
- (Example: The statue is a bit bigger than a real person.)