Wales and South Africa Rugby Match

威爾斯與南非橄欖球賽


Introduction

Wales will play South Africa in Durban. This is the last game of their season.

威爾斯將在德班與南非對戰。這是他們本賽季的最後一場比賽。

Main Body

Wales won some games but lost to Argentina. Player Josh Adams says the team must play better. He says the team needs to be stronger and faster. The team traveled a long way, but they are ready to play.

威爾斯贏了幾場比賽,但輸給了阿根廷。球員 Josh Adams 表示球隊必須表現得更好。他說球隊需要更強大且更快。球隊旅途遙遠,但他們已經準備好比賽。

South Africa won their last three games. Coach Rassie Erasmus changed ten players in the team. Four players are playing for the first time. Some top players are hurt and cannot play.

南非贏得了最近三場比賽。總教練 Rassie Erasmus 更換了隊中十名球員。四名球員是首次參賽。部分頂尖球員因傷無法上場。

South Africa is very strong. In their last game, South Africa won 73-0. Now, they want to win again and keep their perfect record.

南非非常強大。在上一場比賽中,南非以 73-0 獲勝。現在,他們希望再次獲勝並維持全勝紀錄。

Conclusion

Wales wants to play a good game. South Africa wants to win for the third time.

威爾斯希望打出一場好球。南非則希望第三次獲勝。

Vocabulary Learning

Comparing Things

In the story, Josh Adams says the team needs to be stronger and faster.

When we want to say something is "more" than another thing, we often add -er to the end of the word.

  • Strong \rightarrow Stronger (More power)
  • Fast \rightarrow Faster (More speed)

Action Words: Now vs. Then

Look at how the story changes from things that happened already to things happening now:

Past (Finished)

  • Wales won games.
  • Wales lost to Argentina.
  • South Africa won 73-0.

Present (Now/Future)

  • Wales wants to play a good game.
  • South Africa wants to win.

Tip: Use "won" for the score yesterday, but use "wants" for the goal today.

Vocabulary Learning

season (n.)
The period of time when a sport is played
Example:My favorite football season is in the winter.
stronger (adj.)
Having more power or muscle
Example:He goes to the gym to become stronger.
traveled (v.)
Went from one place to another
Example:They traveled to France for their holiday.
coach (n.)
The person who trains a sports team
Example:The coach told the players to run faster.
hurt (adj.)
In pain or injured
Example:The player is hurt and cannot run.
record (n.)
A list of wins and losses
Example:The team has a perfect record this year.
Practice A2 words in a crossword