D Gukesh and Indian Chess
D Gukesh 與印度西洋棋
Introduction
D Gukesh is the World Champion. He is not playing well right now. He has a big game soon against Javokhir Sindarov.
D Gukesh 是世界冠軍。他目前的表現不佳。他很快將與 Javokhir Sindarov 進行一場大賽。
Main Body
Gukesh finished sixth at Norway Chess. He is 18 years old. He feels sad because he already won the world title. He does not have a new goal. Now, a teacher helps him with his mind.
Gukesh 在挪威西洋棋賽中獲得第六名。他今年 18 歲。他感到沮喪，因為他已經贏得了世界冠軍，失去了新目標。現在有一位老師在幫助他調整心態。
Another player, R Praggnanandhaa, won Norway Chess. Viswanathan Anand says Praggnanandhaa works very hard. He thinks Gukesh should play like him to win again.
另一位棋手 R Praggnanandhaa 贏得了挪威西洋棋賽。Viswanathan Anand 表示 Praggnanandhaa 非常努力。他認為 Gukesh 若想再次獲勝，應該學習他的打法。
India is now very good at chess. India is in the top three countries in the world. India has 95 Grandmasters. Many women also play chess now.
印度目前的西洋棋水平非常出色。印度在世界範圍內排名在前三位。印度擁有 95 位特級大師。現在也有許多女性在下棋。
Conclusion
Gukesh is practicing his mind and his game for the next match.
Gukesh 正在為下一場比賽訓練他的心態與棋藝。
Vocabulary Learning
Talking about People & Places
Look at how we describe things using is and are. We use them to give facts.
1. Single Person/Thing (Is)
- Gukesh is the World Champion.
- He is 18 years old.
- India is in the top three.
2. More than one / Group (Are)
- (Imagine) The players are talented.
- Many women are playing chess now.
The Pattern: Person/Place is Fact/Feeling
Example from text:
- "Gukesh is practicing" (What is he doing right now?)
- "India is now very good" (What is the state of India?)