The Big Horse Race at Epsom
愛普森大賽馬會
Introduction
The 247th Epsom Derby horse race starts soon. The winner gets 2 million pounds. Many three-year-old horses will race.
第 247 屆愛普森德比馬賽即將開始。獲勝者將獲得 200 萬英鎊。許多三歲的馬匹將參賽。
Main Body
The race managers want more people to come. They spent 6 million pounds to fix the buildings. Now, people under 18 years old do not pay to enter. They want the race to feel like a party.
賽事經理希望吸引更多人參與。他們花費 600 萬英鎊來修繕建築物。現在 18 歲以下的人員免收入場費。他們希望賽事感覺像一場派對。
Rich people buy expensive horses to win. Kia Joorabchian from Amo Racing bought two fast horses. He wants his horses to win so they can have babies in the future. This makes the horses more valuable.
富人們購買昂貴的馬匹以求獲勝。來自 Amo Racing 的 Kia Joorabchian 購買了兩匹快馬。他希望自己的馬獲勝，這樣它們未來可以繁衍後代，使馬匹變得更有價值。
Some horses were sick with a bad cold. The Jockey Club gave medicine to all the horses near the race. This stopped the sickness. Now the horses are safe and the race can happen.
部分馬匹患上了嚴重的感冒。賽馬會（The Jockey Club）在賽前為所有馬匹提供了藥物。這阻止了疾病的傳播。現在馬匹都安全了，賽事可以正常舉行。
Conclusion
The Epsom Derby is now a safe and modern event for the best horses in the world.
愛普森德比現在已成為一個安全且現代化的活動，供世界上最好的馬匹參與。
Vocabulary Learning
💰 Money & Value
In the text, we see how to talk about money using simple words:
- Cost: "spent 6 million pounds"
- Price: "expensive horses"
- Payment: "do not pay"
🏃 Action Words (Present Tense)
Notice how the text describes things happening now or generally. This is the key to A2 English:
- Want "The managers want more people."
- Get "The winner gets 2 million pounds."
- Make "This makes the horses more valuable."
🛠️ Simple Opposites
| Word | Opposite | Example from Text |
|---|---|---|
| Sick | Safe/Healthy | "horses were sick" "horses are safe" |
| Expensive | Cheap | "expensive horses" |
| Old | Modern | "modern event" |