Boston Celtics Win First Summer League Game

波士頓塞爾提克贏得夏季聯賽首場比賽


Introduction

The Boston Celtics played the Toronto Raptors on Friday in Las Vegas. The Celtics won the game 83-80.

波士頓塞爾提克週五在拉斯維加斯與多倫多猛龍對陣,塞爾提克以 83-80 贏得比賽。

Main Body

The Celtics did not score many goals at first. But Chris Cenac Jr. made a big shot at the end of the game. This shot made the score equal. Then, the Celtics won in overtime.

塞爾提克最初得分不多。但 Chris Cenac Jr. 在比賽末段投進關鍵一球,使比分持平。隨後,塞爾提克在延長賽中獲勝。

Amari Williams played very well. He got 23 points and 13 rebounds. He is a new player and he wants to improve his game.

Amari Williams 表現出色,拿下 23 分與 13 個籃板。他是一名新球員,希望能提升自己的比賽表現。

Other players helped too. Hugo González got 17 points. John Tonje got 20 points. Chris Cenac Jr. got 14 points and 10 rebounds.

其他球員也提供了幫助。Hugo González 得到 17 分,John Tonje 得到 20 分,Chris Cenac Jr. 則得到 14 分與 10 個籃板。

Conclusion

The Celtics have one win. They play another game on Sunday.

塞爾提克目前取得一勝,他們將在週日進行另一場比賽。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Talking About the Past

When we tell a story about a game that already happened, we change the action words.

The Pattern: Most words just get an -ed at the end.

  • Play \rightarrow Played
  • Want \rightarrow Wanted

The Tricky Ones (Irregular): Some words change completely. You just have to remember them!

  • Win \rightarrow Won
  • Make \rightarrow Made
  • Get \rightarrow Got

Negative Space: To say something did not happen, use did not + [original word].

  • Wrong: He did not won.
  • Right: He did not score.

Quick Look: Numbers in Sports In A2 English, we use numbers to show results:

  • "83-80" \rightarrow Eighty-three to eighty.
  • "23 points" \rightarrow Twenty-three points.

Vocabulary Learning

score (v.)
To get a point in a game
Example:The player tried to score a goal.
equal (adj.)
The same in number or size
Example:The two teams have equal points.
overtime (n.)
Extra time played at the end of a game to find a winner
Example:The game was a tie, so they played overtime.
improve (v.)
To make something better
Example:I want to improve my English speaking skills.
Practice A2 words in a crossword