First Games of the U-20 Brazilian Cup

U-20 巴西盃首輪賽事


Introduction

Four teams won their first games on Wednesday, July 8.

在 7 月 8 日星期三,有四支球隊贏得牠們的首場比賽。

Main Body

Palmeiras won 1-0 against Corinthians. Red Bull Bragantino won 1-0 against Athletico-PR. Cruzeiro won 1-0 against Vasco da Gama.

帕梅拉斯 1-0 贏了哥林蒂安。紅牛布拉幹蒂諾 1-0 贏了體育帕拉納巴。克魯塞路 1-0 贏了華斯科達伽馬。

Santos played Botafogo. Santos won 4-1. Botafogo scored first, but Santos scored four goals.

聖多斯對陣博塔弗戈。聖多斯 4-1 獲勝。博塔弗戈雖然先得分,但聖多斯隨後攻入四球。

The teams play again from July 14 to July 16. The games are in Rio de Janeiro, Atibaia, and Barueri.

球隊將在 7 月 14 日至 16 日再次比賽。賽事將在里約熱內盧、阿蒂拜亞和巴魯埃里舉行。

Conclusion

Four teams are now ahead before the next games in July.

在 7 月的下一輪賽事之前,有四支球隊目前處於領先地位。

Vocabulary Learning

⚽ The 'Past' Action Word

Look at these words from the text:

  • Won
  • Played
  • Scored

These tell us things that already happened.

The Pattern: Most words just add -ed to show the past: Play → Played Score → Scored

The Exception: Some words are 'rebels' and change completely. You must memorize them: Win → Won


📅 Talking About Time

When we talk about dates, we use on and from/to:

  1. Specific Day: on Wednesday\text{on Wednesday} / on July 8\text{on July 8}
  2. Time Range: from July 14 to July 16\text{from July 14 to July 16}

Quick Tip: If it is one single day, use ON.

Vocabulary Learning

against (prep.)
In competition with someone or something
Example:Our team is playing against a very strong team today.
scored (v.)
To get a point or a goal in a game
Example:The player scored a goal in the last minute of the match.
ahead (adv.)
In a winning position or in front of others
Example:If we score one more goal, we will be ahead in the game.
Practice A2 words in a crossword