Wimbledon Tennis News

溫布頓網球新聞


Introduction

The Wimbledon tennis tournament is now in the quarterfinals. Some new players and some old players are moving to the next round.

溫布頓網球賽目前進入了八強賽。一些新面孔和一些老將正晉級到下一輪。

Main Body

Coco Gauff won her match. She is now in the semifinals. Karolina Muchova also won her match. Other players like Elise Mertens and Marta Kostyuk are doing well too.

Coco Gauff 贏得了她的比賽,現在進入了準決賽。Karolina Muchova 也贏得了她的比賽。其他如 Elise Mertens 和 Marta Kostyuk 等球員的表現也很好。

Novak Djokovic played a very long match. He won after five hours. He will play against Jannik Sinner. Alexander Zverev and Arthur Fery also won their games.

Novak Djokovic 進行了一場非常漫長的比賽。他在五小時後獲勝。他將對陣 Jannik Sinner。Alexander Zverev 和 Arthur Fery 也贏得了他們的比賽。

The tournament has a new room for players. It has special beds and lights. These tools help the players' bodies feel better after a game.

該賽事為球員提供了一個新房間。裡面有特殊的床和燈光。這些工具能幫助球員在比賽後讓身體恢復得更好。

Conclusion

The tournament is now in the semifinals. People want to see Djokovic play Sinner and Gauff play Muchova.

賽事現在進入了準決賽。人們很想看到 Djokovic 對陣 Sinner 以及 Gauff 對陣 Muchova。

Vocabulary Learning

🎾 Who does what?

In this text, we see a pattern: Person \rightarrow Action \rightarrow Result.

  • Coco Gauff \rightarrow won \rightarrow the match.
  • Novak Djokovic \rightarrow played \rightarrow a long match.

The 'Past' Trick When we talk about things that already happened in the tournament, we add -ed to the action word:

  • Play \rightarrow Played
  • Help \rightarrow Helped

Watch out! Some words are 'rebels' and change completely. They don't use -ed:

  • Win \rightarrow Won

Quick Guide for A2: If you want to tell a story about yesterday, use these forms: I played \rightarrow He won \rightarrow They helped

Vocabulary Learning

tournament (n.)
A sports competition with many games
Example:The tennis tournament lasts for two weeks.
quarterfinals (n.)
The round of a competition where eight players remain
Example:The player is happy to reach the quarterfinals.
semifinals (n.)
The round before the final game
Example:Only four players are in the semifinals.
match (n.)
A game between two people or teams
Example:I watched a great tennis match yesterday.
special (adj.)
Different from others; better or unique
Example:The hotel has a special breakfast for guests.
Practice A2 words in a crossword