St. Louis to Host 2028 Olympic Marathon Race
聖路易將舉辦2028年奧運馬拉松賽事
Introduction
St. Louis, Missouri will host the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on March 25, 2028.
密蘇里州聖路易將於2028年3月25日舉辦美國奧運馬拉松選拔賽。
Main Body
St. Louis is the place for the race. The city had the Olympics in 1904. Runners will start at a university and run past the Gateway Arch. They will finish at Energizer Park.
聖路易是本次比賽的地點。該市曾在1904年舉辦過奧運會。跑者將從一所大學出發，跑過聖路易門拱（Gateway Arch），最後在 Energizer Park 完賽。
USATF changed the rules for the runners. Men must now run faster to enter. The new time for men is 2:16:00. The time for women is 2:37:00. Many men and women are ready now.
USATF 更改了跑者的參賽規則。現在男性必須跑得更快才能參賽。男性的新成績要求為 2:16:00，女性則為 2:37:00。目前許多男女跑者都已準備就緒。
USA wants to win more gold medals. American men did not win gold since 1972. American women did not win gold since 1984. This race chooses three men and three women for the Los Angeles Games.
美國希望贏得更多金牌。美國男性自1972年起便未曾奪金，女性則自1984年起未曾奪金。本次比賽將選出三名男性與三名女性參加洛杉磯奧運。
Conclusion
St. Louis will host the race on March 25, 2028. Six runners will join the U.S. Olympic team.
聖路易將於2028年3月25日舉辦賽事。將有六名跑者加入美國奧運代表隊。
Vocabulary Learning
🏃 The 'Future' Pattern
In this text, we see a very simple way to talk about things that happen later. Look at the word will.
- St. Louis will host the race.
- Runners will start at a university.
- They will finish at the park.
The Secret: Just put will before the action word (verb). You don't need to change the ending of the action word. It stays simple!
Examples from the text:
will host→ (Future event)will start→ (Future event)will finish→ (Future event)
🕒 Talking about Time (Past vs. Now)
Notice how the text changes when talking about the old days versus today:
Past (Finished)
- Had (The city had the Olympics in 1904)
- Did not win (Men did not win gold since 1972)
Now (Current)
- Is (St. Louis is the place)
- Are (Many runners are ready now)