The 49th Boilermaker Road Race
第 49 屆 Boilermaker 路跑賽
Introduction
Many people from different countries ran in the 49th Boilermaker Road Race in Utica.
許多來自不同國家的人參加了在 Utica 舉行的第 49 屆 Boilermaker 路跑賽。
Main Body
Some runners were very fast. Tsigie Gebreselama won the women's race and set a new record. Alex Matata won the men's race. Joshua Cassidy won the wheelchair race for the fifth time.
有些跑者速度非常快。Tsigie Gebreselama 贏得了女子組比賽並創下新紀錄。Alex Matata 贏得了男子組比賽。Joshua Cassidy 則第五次贏得輪椅賽。
The weather was cool. It was 63 degrees. This helped the runners. Many people joined the race. 11,000 people ran the long race and 4,500 people ran the short race.
天氣很涼爽，氣溫為 63 度。這對跑者很有幫助。許多人參加了比賽，長途賽有 11,000 人，短途賽有 4,500 人。
Some people ran to help others. They gave money to Project Purple. This group helps people with cancer. Runners came from Canada, Ethiopia, Kenya, and the USA.
有些人跑步是為了幫助他人。他們向 Project Purple 捐款，這個團體專門幫助癌症患者。跑者來自加拿大、衣索比亞、肯亞和美國。
Conclusion
The race ended with new records and a lot of money for charity.
比賽以創下新紀錄以及籌得大量慈善捐款而結束。
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 changes from the story:
- Help Helped
- Join Joined
- End Ended
Wait! What about the others? Some words are 'rebels' and change completely. You just have to memorize them:
- Run Ran
- Win Won
- Give Gave
- Come Came
Quick Tip: If you see -ed, it's usually a regular past action. If it looks totally different (like won), it's an irregular past action. Both tell us the event is finished.