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 series at Suncorp Stadium.

新南威爾斯州以 30-12 擊敗昆士蘭州。他們在 Suncorp 體育場贏得該系列賽。

Main Body

The team changed how they played. Mitchell Moses kicked the ball far. Nathan Cleary led the attacks. The players were very strong and stopped Queensland from scoring.

球隊改變了比賽方式。Mitchell Moses 將球踢得很遠。Nathan Cleary 領導進攻。球員們表現強勢,阻止了昆士蘭州得分。

The coach helped the players feel strong. He told them a story about a man who survived a big accident. This helped the players stay calm. Queensland made fourteen mistakes, but New South Wales did not.

教練幫助球員建立強大的心理素質。他講了一個關於一名男子在重大事故中倖存的故事。這幫助球員們保持冷靜。昆士蘭州犯了十四個錯誤,但新南威爾斯州則沒有。

New players joined the team and played well. Nathan Cleary was the best player. He won a special medal. The coach is now very happy because his plan worked.

新球員加入球隊並表現出色。Nathan Cleary 是最優秀的球員,贏得了一枚特別獎牌。教練現在非常開心,因為他的計劃奏效了。

Conclusion

New South Wales are the champions. They played well and won the series.

新南威爾斯州是冠軍。他們表現出色並贏得系列賽。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The "Past Action" Pattern

To talk about things that already happened, we often just add -ed to the end of the action word.

Look at these examples from the story:

  • Change \rightarrow Changed
  • Play \rightarrow Played
  • Help \rightarrow Helped

Wait! Some words are rebels. They don't follow the -ed rule. You just have to memorize them:

  • Win \rightarrow Won (Not "winned")
  • Make \rightarrow Made (Not "maked")

Quick Tip for A2: If you see -ed, the story is about yesterday or the past. If you see won or made, it is still the past, even without the -ed!

Vocabulary Learning

series (n.)
A set of several games played between the same teams
Example:Our team won the series after winning three games.
attack (n.)
An action to try to score a goal or point
Example:The team started a fast attack to get the ball.
survived (v.)
Stayed alive after a dangerous event
Example:The cat survived the big storm.
accident (n.)
Something bad that happens by chance
Example:He had a small car accident yesterday.
mistakes (n.)
Things that are done wrong
Example:I made a few mistakes in my English homework.
champions (n.)
The winners of a competition
Example:They are the champions of the city.
Practice A2 words in a crossword