Leeds Rhinos Win and Lead the League

Leeds Rhinos 獲勝並領跑聯賽


Introduction

Leeds Rhinos beat St Helens 24-16. Now, Leeds is the best team in the Super League.

Leeds Rhinos 以 24-16 擊敗 St Helens。現在 Leeds 是 Super League 中最強的球隊。

Main Body

Leeds won a big game at home. They did not beat St Helens at home for ten years. Now they finally won.

Leeds 在主場贏了一場大仗。他們已經十年沒有在主場擊敗 St Helens。現在終於贏了。

St Helens scored first. They had three tries. But Leeds played well too. Jake Connor and Maika Sivo helped Leeds score points.

St Helens 先得分。他們拿了三個 try。但 Leeds 表現也很好。Jake Connor 和 Maika Sivo 幫助 Leeds 得分。

At the end, the referee sent David Klemmer from St Helens away for ten minutes. Leeds scored more points during this time. Leeds won the game.

最後,裁判將 St Helens 的 David Klemmer 罰離場十分鐘。Leeds 在這段時間內拿了更多分。Leeds 贏得了這場比賽。

Conclusion

Leeds Rhinos are now number one. They won seven games out of eight.

Leeds Rhinos 現在是第一名。他們八場比賽贏了七場。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Talking about the Past

In this story, we see two ways to say things happened before now:

1. The Easy Change (Regular) Most words just add -ed at the end.

  • play → played
  • score → scored

2. The Rule-Breakers (Irregular) Some words change completely. You must remember these!

  • win → won
  • beat → beat (stays the same!)
  • do → did

💡 Quick Tip: Saying 'No' in the Past

To make a negative sentence, we use did not + the normal word.

Wrong: They did not won. ❌ Right: They did not beat St Helens. ✅

Vocabulary Learning

beat (v.)
to defeat someone in a competition or to strike repeatedly
Example:She beat her opponent in the final.
home (n.)
the place where you live or a familiar place
Example:We played the game at home.
big (adj.)
large in size or importance
Example:It was a big match.
game (n.)
an activity with rules where people compete
Example:They watched the game on TV.
team (n.)
a group of people working together
Example:The team won the championship.
won (v.)
to be victorious in a contest
Example:They won the game.
first (adj.)
coming before all others
Example:He was the first to finish.
tries (n.)
attempts or efforts to do something
Example:They made many tries to score.
played (v.)
to take part in a game or sport
Example:She played the match well.
well (adv.)
in a good or satisfactory way
Example:They performed well.
helped (v.)
to give assistance
Example:He helped the team score.
points (n.)
units of score in a game
Example:They earned many points.
Practice A2 words in a crossword