Day 40 · Champions

A slow English story about We couldn't afford a ticket, so we crowded around one screen — and watched the Knicks win it all. 11 simple sentences. Word by word. About ? minutes.📝 Today's sentences① Tonight could be the night. Game 5. New York leads the series three to one.② None of us got a ticket. They were way too expensive. So we squeeze in front of one screen.③ For most of the game, New York is down. At one point, down by sixteen. It looks over.④ Then Brunson takes over! Thirteen points in a row! We can't believe it!⑤ We are all on the edge of our seats.⑥ The final minute. New York is ahead. Nobody says a word.⑦ The buzzer sounds! Ninety-four to ninety! The Knicks win!⑧ They did it! The Knicks are champions! Their first title in fifty-three years!⑨ We jump up and start yelling! The whole room goes crazy!⑩ Outside, car horns everywhere. People pour into the streets.⑪ And tonight, the whole city says it together. Congratulations. The Knicks! You are the champions! Brunson, MVP! The king of New York!🔑 Vocabulary• way too expensive /weɪ tuː ɪkˈspensɪv/• take over /teɪk ˈoʊvər/• in a row /ɪn ə roʊ/• on the edge of our seats /ɑːn ðə edʒ əv aʊr siːts/• pour into /pɔːr ˈɪntuː/• champions /ˈtʃæmpiənz/• Game 5 /ɡeɪm faɪv/• squeeze /skwiːz/• down by sixteen /daʊn baɪ sɪksˈtiːn/• buzzer /ˈbʌzər/• car horns /kɑːr hɔːrnz/• Finals MVP /ˈfaɪnəlz em viː piː/• king of New York /kɪŋ əv nuː jɔːrk/🎧 New episode every weekdaySubscribe so you don't miss the next sentence.