Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers Hockey Games

Introduction

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers are playing a series of games. The Flyers are winning. They won three games. The Penguins won one game.

Main Body

Two new coaches lead the teams. Dan Muse leads the Penguins. Rick Tocchet leads the Flyers. The Flyers played very well before these games. The Penguins won the last game. The score was 4-2. A new player, Arturs Silovs, played as the goalie. He stopped many pucks. Sidney Crosby scored a goal. Sidney Crosby is happy. He says his team played better. Coach Rick Tocchet is not happy. He thinks his players did not work hard enough.

Conclusion

The next game is on April 27 at 7 p.m. It is in Pittsburgh. The Flyers still have more wins.

Vocabulary Learning

coach (n.)
trainer / instructor教練
Example:Dan Muse is the new coach of the Penguins.
games (n.)
matches / sporting events遊戲;比賽
Example:The Penguins played two games last week.
goal (n.)
objective / target目標
Example:Sidney Crosby scored a goal.
happy (adj.)
glad / content快樂
Example:Sidney Crosby is happy with the win.
score (n.)
points / tally分數
Example:The score was 4-2.

Sentence Learning

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers are playing a series of games.
Connector: The word 'and' joins two team names to show they both are playing.連接詞: 「and」連接兩個隊名,表示兩隊同時參與比賽。
The Flyers played very well before these games.
Time: The word 'before' indicates the Flyers played well earlier than the games.時間: 「before」表示飛人隊在比賽之前表現很好,說明時間先前。
A new player, Arturs Silovs, played as the goalie.
Prepositional: The phrase 'as the goalie' uses a preposition to describe the player's role.介係詞: 「as the goalie」使用介係詞來說明球員的角色。
They won three games.
Past Simple: The verb 'won' shows a completed action in the past.過去簡單式: 動詞「won」表示已完成的過去動作。