The Evian Golf Tournament in France
法國 Evian 高爾夫球賽
Introduction
132 players are in France for a big golf tournament.
有 132 位選手在法國參加一場大型高爾夫球賽。
Main Body
Nelly Korda is the best player now. She has very good scores. If she wins, she will be in the Hall of Fame. No American woman did this since 1999.
Nelly Korda 是目前最強的選手。她的成績非常好。如果她贏得冠軍，她將進入名人堂。自 1999 年以來，沒有美國女性達成過此成就。
Other players are important too. Haeran Ryu and Hyo Joo Kim are very strong. Kiara Romero is not a professional yet. She needs a good score to join the LPGA.
其他選手同樣很重要。Haeran Ryu 和 Hyo Joo Kim 非常強大。Kiara Romero 目前還不是職業選手，她需要取得好成績才能加入 LPGA。
The golf course is different now. Some holes are new. Grace Kim says the last hole is harder because it has more sand traps.
高爾夫球場現在有所不同。有些洞是新設計的。Grace Kim 表示最後一個洞變得更困難，因為有更多的沙坑。
Conclusion
The game starts on July 9. The weather is very hot.
比賽於 7 月 9 日開始。天氣非常炎熱。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Comparing Things' Tool
In the story, we see words used to show that one thing is 'more' than another. This is how you move from A1 to A2 English.
The Pattern: [Adjective] → [Adjective + er]
- Hard (Standard) Harder (More difficult)
- New (Standard) Newer (More recent)
Example from the text: "the last hole is harder because it has more sand traps."
Quick Rule: When you want to compare two things (like two golf holes), add -er to the short word.
- Fast Faster
- Small Smaller
- Hot Hotter
Context Note: Notice how the text uses "more sand traps." We use more for things we can count (traps) and -er for the feeling or quality of the hole (harder).