Women Set World Record for Pipe Band in Melbourne
墨爾本女性風笛隊創下世界紀錄
Introduction
145 women played music in Melbourne. They wanted to make a new world record for the biggest female pipe band.
145 位女性在墨爾本演奏音樂，她們希望能創下最大女性風笛隊的世界新紀錄。
Main Body
The women played two famous songs. Many women joined the group. One girl was 13 years old. One woman started playing in 1963. In the past, women could not join these bands.
這些女性演奏了兩首著名的歌曲。許多女性加入了這個團體。其中一名女孩年僅 13 歲，而有一位女性則是從 1963 年開始演奏。在過去，女性無法加入這類樂隊。
This event also remembered a trip from 100 years ago. In the 1920s, a women's band traveled the world. Some people thought the trip was dangerous. Seven young girls had to go home because they had no papers.
這次活動也紀念了 100 年前的一次旅程。在 1920 年代，一支女性樂隊周遊世界。有些人認為這次旅程很危險。七名年輕女孩因為沒有證件而必須返回家中。
But the band did not stop. They played for the King and Queen. Many people in Glasgow watched them. They played music in Australia in 1927. The women played a special song to remember this trip.
但該樂隊並沒有停止。她們曾為國王和女王演奏，許多格拉斯哥的民眾都觀看了表演。她們於 1927 年在澳洲演奏音樂。這些女性演奏了一首特別的歌曲來紀念這次旅程。
Conclusion
The women made a new record. Now, more women can play in pipe bands.
這些女性創下了新紀錄。現在，更多女性可以加入風笛隊。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ Time Travel with English
Look at these two ways to talk about the past from the story:
1. The 'Finished' Action When something happened and ended, we add -ed to the word.
- play → played
- want → wanted
- travel → travelled
2. The 'Impossible' Past To say someone was not allowed to do something, use could not.
- "Women could not join these bands."
- (This means: It was against the rules back then).
Quick Word List for A2:
- Famous → many people know them.
- Dangerous → not safe.
- Record → the best or biggest ever.
Pattern Check: Past Event Verb + -ed Past Rule could not + action