Haeran Ryu Sets New Golf Record

柳河蘭創下高爾夫球新紀錄


Introduction

Haeran Ryu is a golfer from South Korea. She played a great game at the Evian Championship. She has the lead now.

柳河蘭是一位來自韓國的高爾夫球手。她在依維安錦標賽中表現出色,目前處於領先地位。

Main Body

Ryu is 25 years old. She scored 60 in one round. This is the lowest score ever in a big women's golf tournament. She played very well and made many points.

柳河蘭今年 25 歲。她在其中一輪打出了 60 桿。這是大型女子高爾夫球賽史上最低的分數。她的表現非常好,拿了很多分。

Now Ryu is in first place. Aki Iwai from Japan is in second place. Ryu is three points ahead of her. Other players are far behind Ryu.

現在柳河蘭排名第一。來自日本的岩井亞希排名第二。柳河蘭領先她三分。其他球手遠遠落後於柳河蘭。

Ryu won another big game two weeks ago. Before that, she had a small back surgery. Now she feels happy. She says she is not stressed and she enjoys the game.

柳河蘭兩週前贏了另一場大賽。在此之前,她接受了一個小型背部手術。現在她感到很開心,她表示自己沒有壓力,很享受這場比賽。

Conclusion

Ryu has a three-point lead. She will play the last round now.

柳河蘭領先三分。她現在將要進行最後一輪比賽。

Vocabulary Learning

🏆 Talking about Positions

In this story, we see how to describe where someone is in a competition. This is a key skill for A2 English.

The Pattern: [Person] is in [Number] place.

  • Ryu is in first place. \rightarrow (Winner/Top)
  • Aki Iwai is in second place. \rightarrow (Number 2)

Comparing People

When one person is better than another, we use ahead of:

Ryu is three points ahead of her.

Quick Word Shift: Past vs. Now

Notice how the story changes time:

  • Before: "she had a small back surgery" (Finished/Past)
  • Now: "she feels happy" (Present/Current)

Vocabulary for Success

  • Lead \rightarrow The position of being first.
  • Lowest score \rightarrow In golf, a small number is the best result.

Vocabulary Learning

lead (n.)
The position of being ahead of others in a competition
Example:The runner has a big lead in the race.
tournament (n.)
A sports competition with many players or teams
Example:He won the tennis tournament last year.
ahead (adv.)
In front of someone or something
Example:She is two steps ahead of the other students.
surgery (n.)
A medical operation to fix a part of the body
Example:The doctor performed surgery on his knee.
stressed (adj.)
Feeling worried or nervous
Example:I feel stressed before a big test.
Practice A2 words in a crossword