NBA Summer League Games in Salt Lake City

鹽湖城 NBA 夏季聯賽


Introduction

New basketball players played games in Salt Lake City. Some players played very well.

新籃球員在鹽湖城進行比賽,部分球員表現非常出色。

Main Body

The Atlanta Hawks played the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder led by 20 points at first. Then, the Hawks played better. The Hawks won 82-77. Zuby Ejiofor scored 19 points for the Hawks.

亞特蘭大鷹隊對陣奧克拉荷馬城雷霆隊。雷霆隊起初領先 20 分,隨後鷹隊表現較佳,最終以 82-77 獲勝。Zuby Ejiofor 為鷹隊貢獻 19 分。

The Utah Jazz played the Memphis Grizzlies. Darryn Peterson scored 25 points for the Jazz. The Jazz won 109-100. Cameron Boozer played well for the Grizzlies, but his team lost.

猶他爵士隊對陣孟菲斯灰熊隊。Darryn Peterson 為爵士隊拿下 25 分,爵士隊以 109-100 獲勝。Cameron Boozer 在灰熊隊表現出色,但其球隊仍落敗。

Some Grizzlies players did not play because they were hurt. The teams now go to Las Vegas for more games.

部分灰熊隊球員因傷未能參賽。各支球隊現在前往拉斯維加斯進行更多比賽。

Conclusion

The Utah Jazz have two wins. The Oklahoma City Thunder have two losses.

猶他爵士隊取得兩勝,奧克拉荷馬城雷霆隊則遭遇兩敗。

Vocabulary Learning

🏀 Talking about the Past

In the story, we see many words ending in -ed. This is how we talk about things that already happened.

The Pattern: Action word + ed → Past

  • play \rightarrow played
  • score \rightarrow scored

Watch out for the 'Rule Breakers'! Some words change completely. They don't use -ed:

  • win \rightarrow won
  • lead \rightarrow led
  • go \rightarrow went (The text says "go" for the future, but for the past, we say "went")

Quick Guide: The Hawks won \rightarrow It happened already ✅ The Hawks win \rightarrow It happens every time ❌

Vocabulary Learning

led (v.)
To be in front or have more points in a game
Example:The blue team led the game by five points.
scored (v.)
To get points in a game
Example:She scored a goal in the last minute.
hurt (adj.)
Feeling pain or injured
Example:The player is hurt and cannot run.
losses (n.)
Games that a team or player did not win
Example:The team has three wins and two losses this month.
Practice A2 words in a crossword