Kyrie Irving Talks About His Old Team

Kyrie Irving 談論他的前東家


Introduction

Kyrie Irving spoke about why he did not go to a party with his old team, the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Kyrie Irving 談到了他為何沒有參加前東家克利夫蘭騎士隊的派對。

Main Body

The team had a party in the United Kingdom. LeBron James and Kevin Love went to the party. Kyrie Irving did not go. J.R. Smith said Kyrie did not answer the invitation.

該球隊在英國舉辦了一場派對。LeBron James 和 Kevin Love 都參加了。但 Kyrie Irving 沒有去。J.R. Smith 表示 Kyrie 沒有回應邀請。

Kyrie was in China. He worked at basketball camps and helped people there. He could not travel to the party.

Kyrie 當時人在中國。他在籃球營工作並幫助當地人。因此他無法前往參加派對。

Kyrie says he is still friends with his old teammates. He thinks the news stories are wrong. He says the news is not true.

Kyrie 表示他與前隊友仍然是朋友。他認為新聞報導有誤,並稱那些新聞不是事實。

Conclusion

Kyrie is not angry with his old team. He wants to see them soon.

Kyrie 並未對前東家感到憤怒,他希望能很快與他們見面。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The Power of 'Did Not'

In this story, we see a pattern for talking about things that did not happen in the past.

The Secret: When we say something didn't happen, we use: did not + action word (base form)

Examples from the text:

  • Kyrie did not go to the party. (Not: did not went)
  • Kyrie did not answer the invitation. (Not: did not answered)

How it works: Did not does all the "past tense work." The action word stays simple.

Quick Guide:

  • Positive: He worked in China.
  • Negative: He did not work in China.

More Patterns:

  • Go → did not go
  • See → did not see
  • Say → did not say

🌍 Bonus: Simple Locations Notice how the text uses in for big places:

  • in the United Kingdom
  • in China

Vocabulary Learning

invitation (n.)
A request to go to an event or party
Example:I received an invitation to Sarah's birthday party.
travel (v.)
To go from one place to another
Example:I want to travel to Japan next year.
teammates (n.)
People who play on the same sports team
Example:He practices every day with his teammates.
angry (adj.)
Feeling strong dislike because of a bad situation
Example:My boss was angry because I was late for work.
Practice A2 words in a crossword