Jessica Fox Wins Two Gold Medals in Prague

Jessica Fox 在布拉格贏得兩枚金牌


Introduction

Jessica Fox is an Olympic athlete. She won two first-place medals in Prague.

Jessica Fox 是一位奧運運動員。她在布拉格贏得兩枚冠軍金牌。

Main Body

Jessica was sick for nine months. A doctor removed a tumor from her kidney. She started racing again last week in Slovenia. She won a silver medal there.

Jessica 曾生病九個月。醫生為她切除了腎臟腫瘤。她上週在斯洛維尼亞重新開始參賽,並在那裡贏得一枚銀牌。

Jessica had a hurt wrist in Prague. But she felt strong and happy. She raced very well.

Jessica 在布拉格時手腕受傷。但她感覺強而有力且心情愉快,表現得非常出色。

In the C1 race, she finished in 121.01 seconds. She hit two gates, but she was still the fastest. She beat athletes from the Czech Republic and Great Britain.

在 C1 賽事中,她的完賽時間為 121.01 秒。雖然她觸碰到兩個閘門,但依然是最快,擊敗了來自捷克共和國和英國的運動員。

Conclusion

Jessica Fox is back in the sport. She won two gold medals after her illness.

Jessica Fox 回到了體育界。她在病癒後贏得了兩枚金牌。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Talking about the Past

In the story, we see words that describe things that already happened. To reach A2, you need to know how to change action words to the past.

The "ED" Pattern Most words just add -ed at the end:

  • Finish → Finished
  • Start → Started
  • Race → Raced

The "Rule Breakers" Some words change completely. You must memorize these:

  • Win → Won
  • Feel → Felt
  • Is → Was
  • Beat → Beat (stays the same!)

💡 Quick Tip: The 'Sickness' Sequence Look at how the story moves from bad to good:

  • Sick \rightarrow Removed tumor \rightarrow Started racing \rightarrow Won gold

When you tell a story about your life, use these Past words to show the order of events.

Vocabulary Learning

athlete (n.)
A person who is very good at sports and exercises.
Example:The athlete runs five kilometers every morning.
tumor (n.)
A mass of cells in the body that is not normal.
Example:The doctor found a small tumor during the medical check.
kidney (n.)
An organ in the body that cleans the blood.
Example:Drinking water is good for your kidney health.
wrist (n.)
The joint that connects the hand to the arm.
Example:She wore a watch on her left wrist.
illness (n.)
A period of time when a person is sick.
Example:He missed school because of a sudden illness.
Practice A2 words in a crossword