New Players in American Football

美式足球新球員


Introduction

Three football teams changed their players. The Colts and Bears added new players. The Falcons removed one player.

有三支美式足球隊更換了球員。小馬隊和熊隊加入了新球員,而獵鷹隊則移除了一名球員。

Main Body

The Indianapolis Colts signed Sahmir Hagans. He is 23 years old. He played well in college. But the team has many players. He will probably stay in the practice group.

印第安納波利斯小馬隊簽下了 Sahmir Hagans。他今年 23 歲,在大學時期表現出色。但由於球隊已有許多球員,他可能會留在練習組。

The Chicago Bears signed Kaden Davis. He is 27 years old. He played for many different teams before. He also played in other small leagues.

芝加哥熊隊簽下了 Kaden Davis。他 27 歲,之前效力過許多不同的球隊,也曾在其他小型聯賽中比賽。

The Atlanta Falcons fired Elijah Garcia. He is 28 years old. He played on the defense for the Denver Broncos before.

亞特蘭大獵鷹隊解僱了 Elijah Garcia。他 28 歲,之前在丹佛野馬隊負責防守。

Conclusion

Football teams change their players often. They try new young players and old players.

美式足球隊經常更換球員,他們會嘗試起用年輕球員或資深球員。

Vocabulary Learning

The Power of "ED"

Look at these words from the text:

  • Signed
  • Played
  • Fired

What is happening? When we see -ed at the end of an action word, it means the action is finished. It happened in the past.

Pattern Map: Now \rightarrow Past Sign \rightarrow Signed Play \rightarrow Played Fire \rightarrow Fired

Quick Rule: If you want to talk about something that already happened (like a player joining a team last week), just add -ed to the base word. It is the simplest way to move from A1 to A2 English.

Vocabulary Learning

added (v.)
To put something more with something else
Example:The teacher added a new book to the library.
removed (v.)
To take something away
Example:She removed the old pictures from the wall.
signed (v.)
To write your name on a paper to agree to a job or contract
Example:The player signed a contract with the new team.
probably (adv.)
Used to say that something is likely to happen
Example:It is cloudy, so it will probably rain today.
leagues (n.)
Groups of sports teams that play against each other
Example:Many players want to play in professional leagues.
fired (v.)
To tell someone they must leave their job
Example:The boss fired the worker because he was always late.
defense (n.)
The part of a team that tries to stop the other team from scoring
Example:The team has a very strong defense this year.
Practice A2 words in a crossword