Tom Lynagh Stays with Queensland Reds

Tom Lynagh 決定留在昆士蘭紅背隊


Introduction

Tom Lynagh plays rugby for the Queensland Reds. He signed a new contract to stay in Brisbane.

Tom Lynagh 是昆士蘭紅背隊的一名橄欖球員。他簽署了新合約,將留在布里斯本。

Main Body

Tom lived in Italy and the UK. He moved to Australia in 2021. He likes Brisbane and his family lives there.

Tom 曾在義大利和英國居住。他於 2021 年移居澳洲。他很喜歡布里斯本,而且他的家人也住在當地。

Tom played football when he was young. Then he played rugby. He joined the Harlequins Academy.

Tom 小時候踢過足球。隨後他開始打橄欖球,並加入了 Harlequins 學院。

Tom had a bad injury. He only played for eighteen minutes this year. Now he works hard to get healthy again.

Tom 曾受過一次嚴重的傷。他今年僅上場了十八分鐘。現在他正努力恢復健康。

He wants to play for the Reds first. Then he wants to play for the Australian national team.

他希望先為紅背隊效力,接著希望能代表澳洲國家隊出賽。

Conclusion

Tom wants to be healthy. He wants to play in the Rugby World Cup in Australia.

Tom 希望能恢復健康,他想在澳洲舉辦的橄欖球世界盃中參賽。

Vocabulary Learning

🕰️ The 'Past' Shift

Look at how we talk about Tom's history. We change the action word (verb) to show it already happened.

The Pattern: Add -ed to the end of the word.

  • Live → Lived
  • Move → Moved
  • Play → Played
  • Join → Joined

🗺️ Location Words

When we talk about places, we use different small words:

  1. In (for cities/countries) → In Brisbane, In Italy.
  2. To (for moving/traveling) → Moved to Australia.
  3. For (for teams/groups) → Play for the Reds.

Vocabulary Learning

contract (n.)
A legal agreement between two people or groups
Example:He signed a contract to work for the company.
academy (n.)
A school for special training in a subject or sport
Example:The young player joined a football academy to improve.
injury (n.)
Physical damage to the body, often from an accident
Example:The runner had a leg injury and could not race.
national (adj.)
Relating to a whole country
Example:She plays for the national basketball team.
Practice A2 words in a crossword