Rory McIlroy at the U.S. Open

Rory McIlroy 在美國公開賽的表現

Jun 21, 2026, 18:44

Rory McIlroy played poorly in the last two days of the U.S. Open. He lost his focus.

Rory McIlroy 在美國公開賽最後兩天的表現很糟糕，他失去了專注力。

On Saturday, Rory played well at first. He got three birdies. Then, he played very badly. He made five mistakes on the last nine holes.

週六時，Rory 起初表現良好，拿到了三個小鳥球。接著，他打得非常糟糕，在最後九個洞犯了五次錯誤。

Rory also had a problem with a fan. The fan said mean things. Rory made a rude gesture with his hand. He was angry.

Rory 還與一名球迷發生衝突。該球迷說了刻薄的話，Rory 用手做出了一個粗魯的手勢，他當時很憤怒。

On Sunday, Rory was very sad. He shouted bad words at himself after a bad shot. Other players felt tired too.

週日當天，Rory 非常沮喪。他在打出糟糕的一球後，對著自己大聲咒罵。其他球員也感到很疲累。

Rory finished with a score of 3 over par. He did not win the game.

Rory 最終的成績為高於標準桿 3 桿，他未能贏得比賽。

Look at these words from the story:

The Secret: To talk about yesterday or last week, we often just add -ed to the action word.

Example: Play $\rightarrow$ Played Finish $\rightarrow$ Finished

Some words are 'rebels.' They don't use -ed. You just have to memorize them:

In A2 English, we use was/were to describe a mood in the past:

$\text{Rory} + ext{was} + ext{angry}$ $\text{Rory} + ext{was} + ext{sad}$

focus (n.)

The ability to give all your attention to one thing

Example:It is hard to keep your focus when it is noisy.

mistake (n.)

Something that is done wrong

Example:I made a mistake in my math homework.

mean (adj.)

Not kind; wanting to hurt others

Example:The mean boy took my toy.

gesture (n.)

A movement of the hand or head to express an idea

Example:He used a hand gesture to say hello.

shouted (v.)

Spoke very loudly

Example:She shouted my name from across the street.