School Sports Results in Iowa
愛荷華州學校體育賽事結果
Introduction
Many schools in Southeast Iowa played sports recently. Some teams won and some teams lost.
最近愛荷華州東南區許多學校進行了體育賽事。有些隊伍獲勝，而有些隊伍則落敗。
Main Body
Pekin softball beat Hillcrest Academy 8-7. The players worked hard and scored many runs. Other teams like Cardinal, Moravia, and Sigourney also won their games.
Pekin 壘球隊以 8-7 擊敗了 Hillcrest Academy。球員們非常努力，得分很多。其他如 Cardinal、Moravia 和 Sigourney 等隊伍也贏得了比賽。
Sigourney and Moravia scored many points. Grant Husted played very well in a baseball game for Davis County. Burlington also played two games.
Sigourney 和 Moravia 得分很高。Grant Husted 在 Davis County 的一場棒球賽中表現優異。Burlington 也進行了兩場比賽。
Pekin baseball won the first game 11-1. But they lost the second game 18-16. They won nine games before this loss. The coach said the players stopped working hard.
Pekin 棒球隊在第一場比賽中以 11-1 獲勝。但他們在第二場比賽中以 18-16 落敗。在這次落敗前，他們已贏了九場比賽。總教練表示球員們不再努力奮鬥。
Conclusion
Teams have more games soon. They must wait for good weather.
各隊很快將有更多比賽。他們必須等待好天氣。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 THEN vs. NOW
Look at how the text talks about the past. To tell a story about something that finished, we often add -ed to the action word.
The Pattern:
- Work → Worked
- Play → Played
- Score → Scoreed
Wait! Not every word follows this rule. Some words change completely. These are "rebel" words you must memorize:
- Win → Won (Not "winned")
- Beat → Beat (Stays the same!)
- Lose → Lost (Not "losed")
Quick Guide for A2 Learners:
Action word + ed it happened yesterday.
Special word (Won/Lost) it happened yesterday.