New South Wales Wins the Rugby Series

新南威爾斯州贏得橄欖球系列賽


Introduction

New South Wales beat Queensland 30-12. They won the big trophy at Suncorp Stadium.

新南威爾斯州以 30 比 12 擊敗昆士蘭州。他們在 Suncorp 體育場贏得了大獎盃。

Main Body

New South Wales played very well. They scored 18 points in the first half. Nathan Cleary was the best player. He scored two tries and five goals.

新南威爾斯州表現得非常好。他們在上半場得到了 18 分。Nathan Cleary 是表現最好的球員。他得到了兩個達陣和五次踢球得分。

Queensland made many mistakes. They missed many tackles. The referees made a mistake with one score. The NRL said the score was wrong after the game.

昆士蘭州犯了許多錯誤。他們錯失了許多擒抱。裁判在一次得分時發生了錯誤。NRL 在賽後表示該得分是錯誤的。

Coach Laurie Daley was happy. Some people said he was a bad leader. He said those people were wrong. He said Nathan Cleary is a great player.

教練 Laurie Daley 感到很高興。有些人說他是一個糟糕的領導者。他說那些人錯了。他說 Nathan Cleary 是一位優秀的球員。

Conclusion

New South Wales won the series 2-1. They won the last game in Brisbane.

新南威爾斯州以 2 比 1 贏得系列賽。他們在布里斯本贏得了最後一場比賽。

Vocabulary Learning

The 'Past' Trick

Look at these words from the text:

  • Beat \rightarrow Beat
  • Win \rightarrow Won
  • Play \rightarrow Played
  • Make \rightarrow Made
  • Say \rightarrow Said

How to use this: In English, when we talk about a game that is finished, we change the action word.

Two types of changes:

  1. The Easy Way: Just add -ed.

    • Example: Play \rightarrow Played.
  2. The Special Way: The word changes completely. You must memorize these!

    • Example: Win \rightarrow Won.

Simple Pattern: Who + Past Action + What

  • New South Wales + won + the trophy.

Vocabulary Learning

trophy (n.)
A prize like a cup that you win in a sport competition
Example:The team held the gold trophy after they won the game.
scored (v.)
To get a point or a goal in a game
Example:She scored a goal in the last minute of the match.
mistakes (n.)
Things that are done wrong
Example:I made some mistakes in my English homework.
tackles (n.)
When a player stops another player by grabbing them
Example:The player made three great tackles to stop the ball.
referees (n.)
The people who make sure players follow the rules in a game
Example:The referee blew the whistle to stop the play.
leader (n.)
A person who is in charge of a group or team
Example:A good leader helps everyone on the team work together.
series (n.)
A set of several games played between the same teams
Example:Our team won the series by winning two out of three games.
Practice A2 words in a crossword