Young Swimmers Do Well in Australia
年輕泳將在澳洲表現出色
Introduction
Two seventeen-year-old swimmers, Sienna Toohey and Henry Allan, won big races in Sydney.
兩位十七歲的泳將 Sienna Toohey 與 Henry Allan 在悉尼贏得幾場重要賽事。
Main Body
Sienna Toohey swam the 100m breaststroke. She was very fast. She moved to Canberra to train in a better pool. Now she is one of the fastest women in Australia.
Sienna Toohey 參加了 100 公尺蛙泳。她的速度非常快。她搬到了坎培拉在更好的泳池訓練。現在她是澳洲最快的女性泳將之一。
Henry Allan won the 100m backstroke. He is very tall now. He grew ten centimeters in one year. He will probably swim in a team race in Glasgow.
Henry Allan 贏得了 100 公尺仰泳。他現在長得很高。他一年之內增長了十公分。他很可能會在格拉斯哥參加接力賽。
Kaylee McKeown also won her race. She was sick, but she still won. She wants to win a gold medal again.
Kaylee McKeown 也贏得了她的賽事。雖然她生病了，但依然獲勝。她希望再次贏得金牌。
Conclusion
The races showed that young swimmers are good and old swimmers are still strong.
這些賽事證明了年輕泳將表現優異，而資深泳將依然強大。
Vocabulary Learning
Talking about the Past vs. Now
Look at how we describe people changing over time. We use different 'action words' to show if something happened before or if it is true today.
The Change Pattern
- Before: He grew ten centimeters. (Finished action)
- Now: He is very tall now. (Current state)
Another Example
- Before: She moved to Canberra. (The trip is finished)
- Now: She is one of the fastest. (Her status today)
Quick Guide for A2: If you see -ed (like moved) or a special word (like grew), it is a story about the past. If you see is/are, it is about the present.
- Moved → Is
- Grew → Is