Two Great Runners Break Records
兩位頂尖跑者打破紀錄
Introduction
Two runners, Cy Lugo and Hayley Kitching, did very well in their races recently.
兩位跑者 Cy Lugo 與 Hayley Kitching 最近在比賽中的表現非常出色。
Main Body
Cy Lugo goes to Elk Grove High School. He won the 200-meter race in 20.31 seconds. He is the first person from his area to win gold in 45 years. Now, he will go to Montana State University.
Cy Lugo 就讀於 Elk Grove 高中。他以 20.31 秒贏得 200 公尺賽事。他是 45 年來該地區首位贏得金牌的人。現在，他將前往 Montana State University 就讀。
Hayley Kitching goes to Penn State. She is the best athlete in her region. She ran the 1500-meter and 800-meter races very fast. She also helped her team break records in other races.
Hayley Kitching 就讀於 Penn State。她是該地區最頂尖的運動員。她在 1500 公尺與 800 公尺賽事中跑得非常快。她還幫助她的隊伍在其他賽事中打破了紀錄。
Hayley ran the 800-meter race in 1:57.65. This is the second fastest time in history for her league. She came in second place in the final race.
Hayley 在 800 公尺賽事中跑出了 1 分 57.65 秒。這是她所屬聯賽歷史上的第二快成績。她在最終賽中獲得第二名。
Conclusion
Both athletes broke records. Now they start new parts of their lives.
兩位運動員都打破了紀錄。現在他們將開啟人生的新階段。
Vocabulary Learning
🏃 The 'Action' Pattern
Look at how the story describes what the runners did. We use simple words to show speed and success.
Winning & Doing Well
- won → (The past of 'win')
- did very well → (Successful)
- came in second → (The position in the race)
Fast Movements
- ran → (The past of 'run')
- break records → (To do something better than anyone before)
Where they belong
- goes to... → (This means they are a student at that school)
- from his area → (The place where he lives)
Time markers
- recently → (A short time ago)
- now → (At this moment)