Scotland and South Africa Rugby Match
蘇格蘭與南非橄欖球賽
Introduction
Scotland plays South Africa in Pretoria this Saturday.
蘇格蘭將於本週六在比勒多利與南非對決。
Main Body
Scotland wants to win. The captain, Sione Tuipulotu, does not talk about their plans. He says the team is now more mature. They won games against Wales, England, and France recently.
蘇格蘭渴望獲勝。隊長 Sione Tuipulotu 並未透露他們的計劃。他表示球隊現在更加成熟。他們近期在對陣威爾斯、英格蘭和法國的比賽中取得了勝利。
South Africa is very strong. Coach Rassie Erasmus has a good system. He has many games at this stadium. Pieter-Steph du Toit is the captain for this game.
南非實力非常強勁。總教練 Rassie Erasmus 擁有一套完善的系統。他在這個體育場經歷過許多場比賽。Pieter-Steph du Toit 是本場比賽的隊長。
South Africa has ten new players. But they are still the favorites. Scotland never won a game in South Africa before.
南非有十名新球員，但他們依然是奪冠大熱。蘇格蘭此前在南非從未贏過球。
Conclusion
Scotland wants their first win in South Africa. South Africa wants to keep winning at home.
蘇格蘭希望在南非取得首場勝利。南非則希望維持在主場獲勝的紀錄。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Power of Now' (Present Simple)
Look at how we describe facts and current states in the text:
- Scotland plays...
- South Africa is...
- He has...
The Simple Rule: When talking about one person or one team (He/She/It), we usually add an -s to the action word.
Pattern Shift: Positive Scotland wants to win. Negative Sione does not talk...
Quick Note on 'Favorites': In A2 English, we use "the favorites" to describe the person or team most likely to win.
Example: South Africa the favorites likely to win.