Tennis Player Angry About Tournament Rules
網球選手對賽事規則感到不滿
Introduction
Tatjana Maria won this tournament last year. Now, she is unhappy because she must play extra games to enter the main competition.
Tatjana Maria 去年贏得了這項賽事。現在她很不開心，因為她必須參加額外比賽才能進入正賽。
Main Body
The tournament director gave four special spots to British players. Tatjana Maria is a better player than these four people. But she did not have a high enough rank to enter automatically.
賽事總監給了四個特別名額給英國球員。Tatjana Maria 是比這四個人更優秀的球員。但她的排名不夠高，無法自動進入正賽。
Maria won the tournament last year when she was 37. She is the oldest winner in this type of event. She thinks the winner from last year should always get a special spot.
Maria 去年 37 歲時贏得了這項賽事。她是這類賽事中最年長的冠軍。她認為去年的冠軍應該永遠獲得一個特別名額。
The British Tennis Association (LTA) disagrees. They want to help British players. They say these spots help British tennis grow.
英國網球協會 (LTA) 不同意。他們想幫助英國球員。他們表示這些名額有助於英國網球的成長。
Conclusion
Tatjana Maria played her extra games and won. She will play against Maria Sakkari on Tuesday.
Tatjana Maria 參加額外比賽並獲勝。她將在週二對陣 Maria Sakkari。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ Comparing People
In this story, we see how to say one person is 'more' than another.
Better than "Tatjana Maria is a better player than these four people."
To describe someone using -er, follow this simple path:
Person A + is + Adjective-er + than + Person B
Examples from life:
- My car is faster than your car.
- The sun is hotter than the moon.
- She is older than me.
🛠️ Word Power: 'Oldest'
When we talk about one person in a whole group, we add -est.
- Old (1 person)
- Older (2 people compared)
- Oldest (The #1 person in the group) "She is the oldest winner."