Basketball Trade News: Bucks and Celtics

籃球交易新聞:公鹿與塞爾提克


Introduction

The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics want to trade players. They do not agree about the player Hugo.

密爾瓦基公鹿與波士頓塞爾提克想要交易球員,但他們在 Hugo 這名球員上未能達成共識。

Main Body

The Milwaukee Bucks want Hugo. Marc Stein says the Bucks asked for him in a trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo.

密爾瓦基公鹿想要 Hugo。Marc Stein 表示,公鹿在用 Giannis Antetokounmpo 進行交易時要求換取他。

Boston and Miami both want good players. This makes the trade difficult.

波士頓與邁阿密都想要優秀的球員,這使得交易變得困難。

But the Boston Celtics do not want to give Hugo away. Brad Stevens thinks Hugo is very important. He wants Hugo to stay in Boston.

但波士頓塞爾提克不想放棄 Hugo。Brad Stevens 認為 Hugo 非常重要,他希望 Hugo 留在波士頓。

Conclusion

The Bucks want Hugo, but the Celtics say no.

公鹿想要 Hugo,但塞爾提克拒絕了。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The 'Want' Power

In this story, people have goals. We use want + person/thing to show this.

Examples from the text:

  • The Bucks → want Hugo.
  • Boston and Miami → want good players.

How to use it: I want... \rightarrow I want a coffee. They want... \rightarrow They want a win.


🛑 Saying 'No'

Look at how the story stops an action:

The Celtics say no.

This is the simplest way to refuse something in English. Instead of long sentences, just use say no.


💡 Helpful Words

WordWhat it means
DifficultNot easy \rightarrow
ImportantBig value \rightarrow

Vocabulary Learning

trade (v.)
To give something to someone and get something else in return.
Example:The two teams want to trade players.
agree (v.)
To have the same opinion as someone else.
Example:They do not agree about the player Hugo.
difficult (adj.)
Something that is hard to do or understand.
Example:This makes the trade difficult.
important (adj.)
Something that has a lot of value or meaning.
Example:Brad Stevens thinks Hugo is very important.
Practice A2 words in a crossword