Indiana Fever Win Against Atlanta Dream

印第安那熱火擊敗亞特蘭大夢之隊


Introduction

The Indiana Fever beat the Atlanta Dream 83-71 on Thursday. They won their first game of the Commissioner's Cup.

印第安那熱火在週四以 83-71 擊敗亞特蘭大夢之隊。他們贏得了委員盃的首場比賽。

Main Body

Indiana played great defense. Atlanta only scored 29 points in the first half. Kelsey Mitchell scored 25 points. Caitlin Clark scored 17 points. Clark felt sick at halftime because of some applesauce, but she played well.

印第安那的防守表現出色。亞特蘭大在前半場僅得到 29 分。Kelsey Mitchell 得到 25 分。Caitlin Clark 得到 17 分。Clark 因為一些蘋果泥,在半場休息時感到不適,但她的表現依然出色。

Caitlin Clark and her coach, Stephanie White, had a fight in a past game. The team had a meeting on Monday to fix the problem. Now, the players and the coach are happy again.

Caitlin Clark 與她的教練 Stephanie White 在之前的比賽中發生爭執。球隊在週一召開會議解決問題。現在,球員和教練再次恢復愉快關係。

Angel Reese played for Atlanta for the first time. She got 11 points and 10 rebounds. Also, Caitlin Clark gave her shoes to a fan after the game.

Angel Reese 首次代表亞特蘭大出賽。她得到了 11 分和 10 個籃板。此外,Caitlin Clark 在賽後將她的球鞋送給了一名球迷。

Conclusion

The Indiana Fever have 5 wins and 4 losses. They play the New York Liberty on Saturday.

印第安那熱火目前 5 勝 4 負。他們將在週六對陣紐約自由隊。

Vocabulary Learning

🏀 Focus: Talking about the Past

In this story, we see many words ending in -ed. This is how we usually talk about things that already happened.

The Pattern: Word \rightarrow Past Version

  • Play \rightarrow Played
  • Score \rightarrow Scored

Wait! Some words are rebels. Some words change completely instead of adding "-ed". These are common and you must memorize them:

  • Win \rightarrow Won
  • Feel \rightarrow Felt
  • Give \rightarrow Gave
  • Get \rightarrow Got

Quick Guide for A2: If you want to say someone did something yesterday, look for the "-ed" or check if the word is a "rebel" like won or gave.

Vocabulary Learning

beat (v.)
To win a game against another person or team
Example:Our team worked hard to beat the other school in the game.
defense (n.)
The part of a game where you stop the other team from scoring
Example:The team has a strong defense, so the other team cannot score.
scored (v.)
To get a point in a game
Example:She scored a goal in the last minute of the match.
fight (n.)
An angry argument between people
Example:The two friends had a fight about a book.
fix (v.)
To solve a problem or make something correct
Example:I need to fix the problem with my computer.
rebounds (n.)
In basketball, catching the ball after a missed shot
Example:The tall player got many rebounds during the game.
losses (n.)
Games that a team or player did not win
Example:The team has three wins and two losses this month.
Practice A2 words in a crossword