The Big Rugby Game Tonight

今晚的大型橄欖球賽


Introduction

Queensland and New South Wales play their last game tonight at Lang Park. One team will win the series.

昆士蘭與新南威爾斯今晚將在 Lang Park 進行最後一場比賽。其中一支球隊將贏得系列賽。

Main Body

New South Wales won the first game. Then, Queensland won the second game. Now, they must play one more game to find the winner.

新南威爾斯贏得了第一場。接著,昆士蘭贏得了第二場。現在,他們必須再比賽一場來決定贏家。

Queensland usually wins at Lang Park. They won nine games there. But New South Wales won the last two games at this place.

昆士蘭通常在 Lang Park 獲勝。他們在那裡贏了九場比賽。但新南威爾斯在該地贏得了最近兩場比賽。

Some New South Wales players are very good in other games. But they do not play as well in this series. The coach, Laurie Daley, wants to win this game.

一些新南威爾斯的球員在其他比賽中表現非常出色,但他們在這次系列賽中表現不如預期。總教練 Laurie Daley 希望贏得這場比賽。

Conclusion

We must wait for the game tonight to see who wins.

我們必須等待今晚的比賽結果,才能知道誰是贏家。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Time Words

Look at how the story moves from the past to the now:

  • Then → used for the next thing that happened (Then, Queensland won)
  • Now → used for this moment (Now, they must play)
  • Tonight → used for the very near future (...game tonight)

🏆 Winning & Losing

Notice the word 'win'. It changes based on when it happens:

  • Now/Future: win / wins
  • Past: won

Example: "One team will win" \rightarrow "Queensland won the second game."


📍 Where it happens

'At' is used for a specific place or stadium:

  • At Lang Park
  • At this place

Vocabulary Learning

series (n.)
A set of related games or events
Example:The tennis player won the whole series.
winner (n.)
The person or team that wins a game
Example:The winner of the race gets a gold medal.
coach (n.)
A person who trains a sports team
Example:The coach told the players to run faster.
Practice A2 words in a crossword