New Leader in the Tour de France
環法單車賽新領先者
Introduction
The fourth part of the Tour de France had a new leader. It was very hot during the race.
環法單車賽第四階段出現了新領先者。比賽期間天氣非常炎熱。
Main Body
The weather was very hot. It was more than 40 degrees. The race bosses gave the riders more water. Some people said this was not enough. They want to move the race to September because it is cooler.
天氣非常炎熱，溫度超過 40 度。賽事主辦方給了車手更多水。有些人表示這樣還不夠，他們希望將賽事移至九月舉行，因為那時比較涼快。
Mads Pedersen won this part of the race. He is now the leader for the points. He wears the green jersey.
Mads Pedersen 贏得了這個階段的比賽。他現在是積分領先者，穿著綠色領先衫。
Torstein Traeen is the new overall leader. He wears the yellow jersey. He is from Norway. He is now 7 minutes and 53 seconds ahead of the other top riders.
Torstein Traeen 是新的總成績領先者，穿著黃色領先衫。他來自挪威。他目前領先其他頂尖車手 7 分 53 秒。
Conclusion
Torstein Traeen is the leader now. The race bosses are still trying to help riders with the heat.
Torstein Traeen 現在是領先者。賽事主辦方仍在嘗試幫助車手應對酷熱天氣。
Vocabulary Learning
👕 Colors as Names
In the story, colors aren't just for looks; they tell us who is winning.
- Green Jersey → Points Leader
- Yellow Jersey → Overall Leader
🌡️ Talking about Weather
When it is very hot, we use words like more than to show the limit.
"It was more than 40 degrees."
If you want a different temperature, you change the number:
- More than 20 degrees (Warm)
- More than 0 degrees (Cold)
🚩 Simple Direction
Look at how the writer describes the gap between people:
Ahead of = In front of / Winning
Torstein is 7 minutes ahead of the others.