Dallas Wings Win Basketball Game

達拉斯之翼贏得籃球賽


Introduction

The Dallas Wings beat the Toronto Tempo 89-76 on Sunday. Two new players played very well.

達拉斯之翼在週日以 89-76 擊敗多倫多 Tempo。兩名新球員表現非常出色。

Main Body

Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd helped the team win. Paige scored 22 points. Azzi scored 17 points and blocked 20 shots in her career. This is a very fast record.

Paige Bueckers 和 Azzi Fudd 幫助球隊獲勝。Paige 得到 22 分。Azzi 得到 17 分,且在職業生涯中累計封蓋 20 次。這是一項非常快速的紀錄。

Olivia Miles also played well. She scores about 18 points in every game. The Dallas Wings now have 13 wins and 8 losses.

Olivia Miles 表現同樣出色。她每場比賽約得 18 分。達拉斯之翼目前取得 13 勝 8 負。

NBA player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander came to the game. He talked to Paige Bueckers after the game. Many people talked about this on the internet.

NBA 球員 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 觀看了比賽。他在賽後與 Paige Bueckers 交談。許多人在網路上討論此事。

Conclusion

The Dallas Wings are doing well. They play the New York Liberty on Tuesday.

達拉斯之翼目前表現良好。他們將在週二對陣 New York Liberty。

Vocabulary Learning

🏀 Talking About the Past vs. Now

In this story, we see two ways to talk about things: things that already happened and things that are usually true.

1. The Past (Finished) When the game ended, the action stopped. We add -ed to the action word:

  • beat → beat (special word!)
  • play → played
  • score → scored
  • talk → talked

2. The Usual (Regular) When something happens every time or is a general fact, we keep the word simple:

  • She scores 18 points in every game.
  • They play on Tuesday.

Quick Comparison:

  • Paige scored 22 points. (One game → Finished) → Past
  • Olivia scores 18 points. (Every game → Habit) → Present

Vocabulary Learning

beat (v.)
To win a game against another person or team
Example:Our team can beat the other team today.
score (v.)
To get a point in a game
Example:He can score a goal in basketball.
block (v.)
To stop a ball from going into the basket
Example:The tall player can block the shot.
career (n.)
The time a person spends doing a job or sport
Example:She had a great career as a basketball player.
record (n.)
The best or fastest result ever achieved
Example:He broke the world record for running.
loss (n.)
A game that a team does not win
Example:The team has one win and one loss.
Practice A2 words in a crossword