New Money for Women's Hockey League

女子冰球聯賽獲得新資金


Introduction

The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) has new business partners. Two big companies, Kilmer Sports Ventures and Ilitch Companies, gave money to the league.

職業女子冰球聯賽 (PWHL) 有了新的商業夥伴。兩家大公司 Kilmer Sports Ventures 和 Ilitch Companies 向該聯賽提供了資金。

Main Body

Kilmer Sports Ventures gave 100 million dollars to the league. These companies will give advice. They will not run the league every day.

Kilmer Sports Ventures 向該聯賽提供了 1 億美元。這些公司將提供建議,但不會負責聯賽的日常營運。

Kilmer and Ilitch already own other sports teams. The Ilitch company owns teams in Detroit. The new Detroit hockey team will play in the Little Caesars Arena.

Kilmer 和 Ilitch 已經擁有其他體育隊伍。Ilitch 公司在底特律擁有球隊。新的底特律冰球隊將在 Little Caesars Arena 進行比賽。

The league is growing fast. It will have twelve teams by 2026. New teams will start in Detroit, Hamilton, Las Vegas, and San Jose. More people buy clothes and tickets now.

該聯賽成長迅速。到 2026 年將會有 12 支球隊。底特律、漢密爾頓、拉斯維加斯和聖荷西將會成立新球隊。現在有更多人購買服飾和門票。

Conclusion

The PWHL has more money now. This helps the league grow to twelve teams by 2026.

PWHL 現在擁有更多資金。這有助於聯賽在 2026 年前成長至 12 支球隊。

Vocabulary Learning

⏳ The Future Word: WILL

When we talk about things that happen later, we use will.

Examples from the text:

  • "They will give advice"
  • "The team will play"
  • "It will have twelve teams"

How to use it: Person + will + Action \rightarrow I will go / She will play.


📍 Places vs. Names

Look at how the text connects companies to cities:

  • Ilitch \rightarrow Detroit
  • Teams \rightarrow Hamilton, Las Vegas, San Jose

Quick Tip: In English, we use the word in for cities.

  • Correct: "In Detroit"
  • Incorrect: "At Detroit"

💰 Simple Money Words

  • Give money \rightarrow to provide funds.
  • Buy \rightarrow to give money to get something (like tickets or clothes).

Vocabulary Learning

partner (n.)
A person or company that works together with another person or company
Example:The two companies are business partners.
venture (n.)
A new business activity or project
Example:Starting a new cafe is a risky business venture.
advice (n.)
Suggestions about what you should do
Example:My teacher gave me some good advice for the test.
league (n.)
A group of sports teams that play against each other
Example:The team is the best in the hockey league.
growing (v.)
Becoming larger in size or number
Example:The city is growing very fast.
Practice A2 words in a crossword