Edmonton Elks Win First Game Against Ottawa Redblacks

埃德蒙頓麋鹿隊首場對陣渥太華紅黑隊獲勝


Introduction

The Edmonton Elks beat the Ottawa Redblacks 29-21 on Saturday. This was the first game of the season.

埃德蒙頓麋鹿隊週六以 29-21 擊敗渥太華紅黑隊。這是本賽季的第一場比賽。

Main Body

The weather was bad and it rained a lot. Both teams made many mistakes. The Redblacks made 10 mistakes and the Elks made 14 mistakes. These mistakes helped the Elks score points.

天氣很糟糕,下了很多雨。兩隊都犯了很多錯。紅黑隊犯了 10 次錯,而麋鹿隊犯了 14 次。這些失誤幫助了麋鹿隊得分。

Cody Fajardo and Justin Rankin played very well for the Elks. Rankin ran for a long touchdown in the last part of the game. The Elks offense was strong.

Cody Fajardo 和 Justin Rankin 為麋鹿隊表現出色。Rankin 在比賽最後階段跑出一次長距離達陣。麋鹿隊的進攻非常強大。

Ottawa had a hard time. They lost the ball four times. The rain and wind made it difficult to throw the ball. Daniel Adeboboye played well for Ottawa, but his team still lost.

渥太華打得很辛苦。他們失去了四次球權。雨水和強風讓傳球變得困難。Daniel Adeboboye 為渥太華表現良好,但他的隊伍仍然輸了。

Conclusion

The Ottawa Redblacks have no game next week. They play Toronto on June 20.

渥太華紅黑隊下週沒有比賽。他們將於 6 月 20 日對陣多倫多。

Vocabulary Learning

🌧️ The 'Past' Secret

To talk about things that already happened (like a game last Saturday), we often change the action word by adding -ed.

Look at these changes:

  • Play \rightarrow Played
  • Help \rightarrow Helped

Wait! Some words are 'rebels' and change completely:

  • Beat (is already past tense here)
  • Make \rightarrow Made
  • Lose \rightarrow Lost

⚖️ Describing the 'Feel' of a Game

When we describe a situation, we use simple adjectives. See how they work in the story:

SituationWord UsedMeaning
The WeatherBadNot good \rightarrow Rain/Wind
The ElksStrongPowerful/Winning
OttawaHardDifficult \rightarrow Not easy

Vocabulary Learning

season (n.)
The period of time when a sport is played
Example:My favorite football season was last year.
mistake (n.)
Something that is done wrong
Example:I made a mistake in my homework.
offense (n.)
The team or players trying to score points
Example:The team has a very strong offense this year.
difficult (adj.)
Hard to do or understand
Example:The English test was very difficult.
Practice A2 words in a crossword