Tennis Players Talk About Mean Comments Online

網球球員談論網路惡評


Introduction

Tennis stars Iga Świątek and Elena Rybakina talk about online hate. They say mean comments make them feel sad and stressed.

網球球星 Iga Świątek 和 Elena Rybakina 談論網路仇恨。她們表示惡評讓她們感到悲傷且壓力很大。

Main Body

Iga Świątek feels a lot of pressure. People expect her to win every game. When she loses, people write mean things about her. This makes it hard for her to play her best.

Iga Świątek 感到壓力很大。人們期望她每場比賽都要贏。當她輸球時,人們會寫一些惡劣的評論。這讓她很難發揮出最佳水平。

Elena Rybakina also has problems with the internet. People who bet money on sports sent her mean messages. She stopped using Instagram for a short time to feel better.

Elena Rybakina 在網路上也遇到了問題。那些參與運動博彩的人向她發送惡劣訊息。她短暫停止使用 Instagram 以讓心情好轉。

Other famous players feel the same way. Carlos Alcaraz and Coco Gauff also say that online hate is a big problem for athletes.

其他知名球員也有同樣感受。Carlos Alcaraz 和 Coco Gauff 也表示網路仇恨對運動員來說是一個大問題。

Conclusion

Both players are still playing tennis. Iga is playing in Bad Homburg and Elena is playing in Berlin.

兩位球員仍持續在打網球。Iga 正在 Bad Homburg 參賽,而 Elena 則在柏林參賽。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ THE "FEELING" PATTERN

In the text, we see how to describe emotions simply:

  • Feel + Adjective
    • feel sad \rightarrow I feel sad.
    • feel stressed \rightarrow She feels stressed.
    • feel better \rightarrow I want to feel better.

🌍 WHERE ARE THEY?

Look at the end of the story. To say where someone is playing, use "in" + City:

Playingin Bad Homburg\text{Playing} \rightarrow \text{in Bad Homburg} Playingin Berlin\text{Playing} \rightarrow \text{in Berlin}


📝 QUICK WORDS TO KNOW

WordMeaning
MeanNot kind / Bad
HateVery strong dislike
PressureFeeling that you must succeed

Vocabulary Learning

pressure (n.)
A feeling of stress when you have a difficult task or people expect a lot from you
Example:The student felt a lot of pressure to pass the exam.
expect (v.)
To think that something will happen
Example:My parents expect me to arrive home by 6 PM.
bet (v.)
To risk money on the result of a game or race
Example:He decided to bet ten dollars on the football game.
athletes (n.)
People who are very good at sports and train regularly
Example:The Olympic Games are for the best athletes in the world.
stressed (adj.)
Feeling worried or nervous because of problems in your life
Example:I feel stressed when I have too much work to do.
Practice A2 words in a crossword