Dallas Wings Win Five Games in a Row

達拉斯之翼五連勝


Introduction

The Dallas Wings beat the Chicago Sky 96-91 on Sunday, July 12.

達拉斯之翼在7月12日星期日以 96-91 擊敗芝加哥天空。

Main Body

The Dallas Wings won five games in a row. They have a new coach, Jose Fernandez. They also have new players like Jessica Shepard and Azzi Fudd. Now the team is much better.

達拉斯之翼贏了五場連勝。他們有一位新教練 Jose Fernandez。他們還有像 Jessica Shepard 和 Azzi Fudd 這樣的新球員。現在球隊強多了。

Paige Bueckers played very well. She got 22 points. She and another player talked loudly during the game. Paige said she did this because she loves the game.

Paige Bueckers 表現非常好。她得到了 22 分。她和另一名球員在比賽期間大聲交談。Paige 說她這樣做是因為她熱愛這場比賽。

Some players got hurt. Alanna Smith from Dallas hurt her leg. Skylar Diggins from Chicago has a knee injury. She will not start the game now.

部分球員受傷了。達拉斯的 Alanna Smith 腿部受傷。芝加哥的 Skylar Diggins 膝蓋受傷。她現在不會在正選出場。

Conclusion

The Dallas Wings play New York on July 16. The Chicago Sky play Seattle on Wednesday.

達拉斯之翼將在 7 月 16 日對戰 New York。芝加哥天空將在星期三對戰 Seattle。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The "Past Action" Pattern

Look at how the story tells us what happened. We use special word endings to show things are finished.

The Rule: Add -ed to the end of the action word.

  • beat → beat (special case!)
  • play → played
  • talk → talked

Why this helps you reach A2: To tell a story or talk about your weekend, you must change the verb.

Quick Comparison:

  • Now: She plays basketball.
  • Before: She played basketball.

📦 The "People" List

Notice how the text introduces people. It uses simple names and roles:

NameRole/Team

  • Jose Fernandez → coach
  • Alanna Smith → player

Pattern: [Person] + [is/has] + [Description] → She has a knee injury.The team is much better.

Vocabulary Learning

in a row (adv.)
one after another without stopping
Example:I drank three glasses of water in a row.
coach (n.)
a person who trains a sports team
Example:The coach tells the players how to play the game.
loudly (adv.)
with a lot of noise
Example:Please do not talk loudly in the library.
injury (n.)
physical damage to the body
Example:He has a leg injury from the football match.
Practice A2 words in a crossword