UFC Fight at the White House for President Trump's 80th Birthday
川普總統於白宮舉辦80歲生日UFC格鬥賽
Introduction
President Donald Trump had a UFC fight event at the White House. He did this for his 80th birthday.
唐納德·川普總統在白宮舉辦了一場UFC格鬥賽，這是為了慶祝他的80歲生日。
Main Body
The event cost 60 million dollars. Fourteen fighters from different countries fought in seven matches. About 4,300 people came to watch. Many soldiers were there too.
這次活動花費了6,000萬美元。來自不同國家的14名格鬥選手在七場比賽中較量。約有4,300人到場觀看，許多士兵也在現場。
Some important people came. Vice President JD Vance and Mark Zuckerberg were there. Some famous movie stars did not come. Comedian Nate Bargatze came, but he did not talk about politics.
一些重要人物出席了。副總統JD Vance和Mark Zuckerberg都在場。部分知名電影明星則未出席。喜劇演員Nate Bargatze出席了，但他沒有談論政治。
Zac Brown sang a song. He said he wanted to honor the soldiers. The fighters said the President is brave. This event was the start of a big party for America's 250th birthday.
Zac Brown演唱了一首歌，他表示希望能向士兵們致敬。格鬥選手們則稱讚總統很勇敢。這次活動是美國250週年慶典的開端。
Conclusion
The President said the event was amazing. Then he flew to France for a meeting with other leaders.
總統表示這次活動非常精彩。隨後他飛往法國與其他領導人會面。
Vocabulary Learning
📦 The "Was/Were" Logic
In this story, everything happened in the past. We use these two words to describe a state or a location:
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Was → Use for one person/thing
- The event was amazing.
- He was brave.
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Were → Use for more than one person/thing
- Many soldiers were there.
- Movie stars were not there.
🛠️ Building Simple Negative Sentences
To say "no" in the past, we use did not + action word:
- He did not talk.
- They did not come.
Tip: When you use "did not", the action word stays in its simple form. Do not add "-ed" to the end!