Basketball Player Izaiyah Nelson Needs Surgery

籃球員 Izaiyah Nelson 需要手術


Introduction

Izaiyah Nelson plays for the Orlando Magic. He broke his left ankle in a game.

Izaiyah Nelson 在奧蘭多魔術隊效力。他在一場比賽中左腳踝骨折。

Main Body

Nelson played a game on July 12, 2026. He jumped to stop a shot and fell on a teammate. He played for only four minutes.

Nelson 在 2026 年 7 月 12 日參加了一場比賽。他在跳起封蓋時跌在隊友身上。他僅上場四分鐘。

Some people thought the injury was small. But the team says his bone is broken. He needs a doctor to fix it with surgery.

有些人認為傷勢輕微。但球隊表示他的骨折了。他需要醫生透過手術進行治療。

Nelson will be away for three or four months. He might miss the team practice in September. He was a very great player in college.

Nelson 將缺陣三到四個月。他可能會錯過九月的球隊練習。他在大學時期是一名非常優秀的球員。

Conclusion

Nelson will have surgery. We do not know when he will play again.

Nelson 將接受手術。我們不知道他何時能重返賽場。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Talking About the Future

In the story, we see how to talk about things that will happen later. We use will to show a future fact.

Examples from text:

  • Nelson will be away → (He is leaving for a while)
  • Nelson will have surgery → (The doctor is going to fix him)

🛠️ Action Words (Past vs. Present)

Look at how the words change when we talk about things that already happened:

NowThen (Past)
playplayed
jumpjumped
breakbroke

Quick Tip: Most words just need an -ed at the end to go to the past, but some (like break \to broke) are special and change completely.

Vocabulary Learning

ankle (n.)
The joint that connects your foot and your leg.
Example:He hurt his ankle while playing soccer.
teammate (n.)
A person who plays on the same sports team as you.
Example:I passed the ball to my teammate.
injury (n.)
Physical damage to the body, such as a cut or a broken bone.
Example:The player has a leg injury and cannot run.
surgery (n.)
Medical treatment where a doctor cuts open the body to fix something.
Example:The doctor said he needs surgery on his knee.
Practice A2 words in a crossword