Hurricanes Win the Super Rugby Cup

颶風隊贏得超級橄欖球盃


Introduction

The Hurricanes beat the Chiefs 60-5. Now they have two Super Rugby titles.

颶風隊以 60-5 擊敗酋長隊。目前他們已獲得兩座超級橄欖球冠軍獎盃。

Main Body

The Hurricanes played very well. They scored many points in the first half. Josh Moorby and Ruben Love scored tries. The Chiefs only scored one try at the end of the game.

颶風隊表現非常出色。他們在上半場得分頗高。Josh Moorby 與 Ruben Love 均攻入了達陣。酋長隊僅在比賽尾聲攻入一次達陣。

This team is very strong. They scored 113 tries this year. This is a new record for the league. Two players, Fehi Fineanganofo and Josh Moorby, scored 17 tries each.

這支球隊非常強大。他們今年共攻入 113 次達陣,創下了聯賽的新紀錄。其中兩位球員 Fehi Fineanganofo 與 Josh Moorby 各自攻入 17 次達陣。

Many Hurricanes players are great. The national team, the All Blacks, will probably pick many of these players soon. They are the best players in the league.

許多颶風隊的球員都非常優秀。國家隊 All Blacks 可能很快會選拔這些球員入隊。他們是聯賽中最頂尖的球員。

Conclusion

The Hurricanes are the champions. They were much better than the Chiefs.

颶風隊是冠軍。他們比酋長隊強出許多。

Vocabulary Learning

The 'Comparing' Secret

In this story, we see how to say one thing is 'more' than another. This is a key skill for A2 English.

1. The Simple Way (Better) When we compare two things, we often add -er to the end of a short word:

  • Better (from 'good') \rightarrow The Hurricanes were much better than the Chiefs.

2. The Power Word (Strong) We use words like very to make a feeling stronger:

  • Very strong \rightarrow This team is very strong.

3. The 'Most' Level (Best) When something is number one, we use the best:

  • The best \rightarrow They are the best players in the league.

Quick Tip: Use 'than' when you are comparing two teams or people.

  • Team A is better than Team B.

Vocabulary Learning

title (n.)
The name given to a winner of a competition.
Example:The team won the championship title this year.
score (v.)
To get a point or a goal in a game.
Example:She managed to score a goal in the last minute.
record (n.)
The best result ever achieved in a sport or activity.
Example:The runner broke the world record for the 100-meter race.
league (n.)
A group of sports teams that play against each other.
Example:Our local football league has ten different teams.
probably (adv.)
Used to say that something is likely to happen.
Example:It will probably rain tomorrow.
champion (n.)
A person or team that wins a competition.
Example:The champion received a gold medal.
Practice A2 words in a crossword