Emma Raducanu Goes to the Final

艾瑪·拉杜卡努進軍決賽


Introduction

Emma Raducanu is in the final of the Queen's Club tennis tournament. She played two matches on Saturday. She had an injury and a busy schedule.

艾瑪·拉杜卡努進軍了溫布頓球會(Queen's Club)網球賽的決賽。她在週六打了兩場比賽。她當時受了傷,且賽程非常緊湊。

Main Body

The weather was bad on Thursday. Because of this, players had to play two matches in one day. The organizers wanted the matches on TV, so they did not move them to other courts.

週四天氣惡劣。因此,球員們必須在一天之內進行兩場比賽。主辦單位希望將比賽在電視上播出,因此沒有將比賽移至其他球場。

Emma Raducanu had a hard time. She fell on the grass and hurt her leg. A doctor helped her. She won her match against Kamilla Rakhimova. Then, she beat Iva Jovic to reach the final.

艾瑪·拉杜卡努經歷得很艱辛。她在草地上摔倒並弄傷了腿。醫生為她提供了協助。她贏得了與卡米拉·拉希莫娃的對決。隨後,她擊敗了伊娃·約維奇,成功晉級決賽。

Donna Vekic also reached the final. She beat Katie Boulter. Vekic plays very well on grass. She wants to win her first big title.

唐娜·維基也進軍決賽。她擊敗了凱蒂·博爾特。維基在草地上的表現非常出色。她渴望贏得她的首個大賽冠軍。

Conclusion

Emma Raducanu will play Donna Vekic on Sunday. Emma wants to win her first big title since 2021.

艾瑪·拉杜卡努將於週日與唐娜·維基對決。艾瑪希望贏得她自 2021 年以來首個大賽冠軍。

Vocabulary Learning

🎾 Action in the Past

In this story, we see how to talk about things that already happened. Most of the time, we just add -ed to the word.

The Easy Pattern:

  • play → played
  • want → wanted
  • help → helped

⚠️ The 'Rule Breakers'

Some words change completely. You have to memorize these because they don't follow the -ed rule:

  • havehad (Example: She had an injury)
  • fallfell (Example: She fell on the grass)
  • winwon (Example: She won her match)
  • beatbeat (This one stays the same!)

Quick Tip: Use these words when you are telling a story about yesterday or last week.

Vocabulary Learning

tournament (n.)
A sports competition with many players or teams
Example:He won the tennis tournament last year.
injury (n.)
Damage to a person's body
Example:The player has a leg injury and cannot play.
schedule (n.)
A plan that lists the times when things will happen
Example:I have a very busy schedule this week.
organizers (n.)
People who plan and arrange an event
Example:The organizers planned the party for Saturday.
courts (n.)
The special areas where tennis is played
Example:The tennis courts are made of grass.
title (n.)
The name given to a winner of a competition
Example:She wants to win the championship title.
Practice A2 words in a crossword