Shreyas Iyer as India's New Captain

Shreyas Iyer 成為印度隊新隊長


Introduction

Shreyas Iyer is the new captain of India's T20 team. He lost games against Ireland and England.

Shreyas Iyer 是印度 T20 隊的新隊長。他在對陣愛爾蘭和英國的比賽中落敗。

Main Body

Iyer won many games in the IPL. Now he plays for India. He lost two games to Ireland. He also lost games to England. India did not win any games.

Iyer 在 IPL 贏了很多場。現在他為印度隊出戰。他對愛爾蘭輸了兩場。他也對英國落敗。印度隊沒有贏得任何一場。

Dinesh Karthik is a former player. He says Iyer is too angry after games. Iyer says the batting is very bad. Karthik says Iyer must score more runs to help the team.

Dinesh Karthik 是一位前球員。他說 Iyer 在賽後太過憤怒。Iyer 則表示打擊表現非常糟糕。Karthik 認為 Iyer 必須得分更多才能幫助球隊。

Shresta Iyer says we must wait. He says big players like Sachin Tendulkar also lost games. He thinks this is normal for a captain.

Shresta Iyer 表示我們必須等待。他說像 Sachin Tendulkar 這樣的大牌球星也輸過球。他認為這對於隊長來說是正常的。

India is the world champion. People are worried because the team does not win. They want to see a victory against England.

印度是世界冠軍。因為球隊沒有獲勝,人們感到擔心。他們希望能看到對英國獲勝。

Conclusion

India wants to win their first game with Iyer as captain.

印度隊希望在 Iyer 接任隊長後贏得首場比賽。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The 'Past' Switch

In the text, we see words that tell us things already happened. To get to A2, you need to know how to change a 'now' word into a 'then' word.

The Pattern: Win (Now) \rightarrow Won (Past) Lose (Now) \rightarrow Lost (Past)

How it works in the story:

  • Current: He plays for India.
  • Past: He lost games against Ireland.

Quick Tip: The 'Did Not' Rule When we want to say 'no' in the past, we use did not + the normal word. We do NOT change the action word to the past form here.

India did not won (Wrong) ✅ India did not win (Right)


Vocabulary Focus: Feelings & Opinions Notice these simple words used to describe the situation:

  • Angry \rightarrow feeling mad.
  • Worried \rightarrow feeling nervous about the future.
  • Normal \rightarrow usual; not strange.

Vocabulary Learning

captain (n.)
The leader of a sports team
Example:The captain leads the team during the game.
former (adj.)
Someone who had a role or job in the past
Example:He is a former teacher, but now he is retired.
normal (adj.)
Something that is usual or expected
Example:It is normal to feel nervous before a big test.
worried (adj.)
Feeling unhappy because you are thinking about problems
Example:I am worried about my exam tomorrow.
victory (n.)
Winning a game or a fight
Example:The team celebrated their victory with a big party.
Practice A2 words in a crossword