Alabama Football and Coach Kalen DeBoer

阿拉巴馬大學美式足球隊與總教練 Kalen DeBoer


Introduction

Kalen DeBoer is the new coach for Alabama football. He wants to keep the team successful.

Kalen DeBoer 是阿拉巴馬大學美式足球隊的新任總教練,他希望維持球隊的成功。

Main Body

The old coach, Nick Saban, won many games. Now, people expect the team to win every time. DeBoer won 20 games and lost 8. Today, college football is different because players can change teams and make money.

前任總教練 Nick Saban 贏了很多場比賽。現在人們期望球隊每次都能獲勝。DeBoer 贏了 20 場並輸了 8 場。如今的大學美式足球有所不同,因為球員可以更換球隊並賺錢。

The team has some problems. They need to pick one starting quarterback. Also, four good players left the team to join the NFL. The school likes DeBoer. They gave him a new contract for $87.7 million.

球隊目前面臨一些問題。他們需要選出一名先發四分衛。此外,有四名優秀球員離開球隊加入 NFL。校方非常器重 DeBoer,給了他一份 8770 萬美元的新合約。

In 2026, Alabama has hard games. They must play Georgia, Texas A&M, and LSU. The team needs to run the ball better. They also need a strong defense to stop other teams.

在 2026 年,阿拉巴馬大學將面臨艱難的賽程。他們必須對陣 Georgia、Texas A&M 和 LSU。球隊需要提升跑陣能力,同時需要強大的防守來阻截對手。

Conclusion

Alabama is still a great team. They can win again if they find new players and play well against hard teams.

阿拉巴馬大學依然是一支強隊。只要他們能找到新球員,並在面對強敵時表現出色,就能再次獲勝。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ Quick Focus: The Word 'CAN'

In this story, we see a word that tells us if something is possible:

  • Players can change teams.
  • They can win again.

How to use it: Put can before the action word. It does not change, no matter who is doing the action.

  • I can \rightarrow play
  • He can \rightarrow win
  • They can \rightarrow run

📅 Time Words

Notice how the story moves from the past to the future:

Past (Finished) \rightarrow won, lost, left Present (Now) \rightarrow is, has, need Future (Later) \rightarrow In 2026, will play


💰 Big Numbers

When you see a dot in a number like $87.7 million, it is used for decimals. In English, we say "eighty-seven point seven million dollars."

Vocabulary Learning

successful (adj.)
getting the result you want
Example:The business is very successful and makes a lot of money.
expect (v.)
to think that something will happen
Example:I expect the bus to arrive at 8:00 AM.
quarterback (n.)
the main player who throws the ball in American football
Example:The quarterback threw the ball to his teammate.
contract (n.)
a legal agreement between two people or groups
Example:The player signed a contract for three years.
defense (n.)
the part of a team that stops the other team from scoring
Example:The team has a strong defense, so they do not lose many points.
Practice A2 words in a crossword