New Players for AFL and AFLW Games
AFL 與 AFLW 賽事新球員名單
Introduction
There are new player lists for a big game in Sydney and a new women's team for Australia.
悉尼的一場大賽以及澳洲的新女子隊現在有了新的球員名單。
Main Body
The Sydney Swans and Brisbane Lions changed their players for Round 16. Three players returned to the Sydney team. Three other players left. One player joined the Brisbane team and one player left.
悉尼天鵝與布里斯本獅子在第 16 輪賽事更換了球員。悉尼隊有三名球員回歸，另外有三名球員離開。布里斯本隊則有一名球員加入，一名球員離開。
Australia chose 25 women for a game against Ireland on August 1. Coach Darren Crocker picked these players. They come from 13 different clubs.
澳洲選出 25 名女球員參加 8 月 1 日對陣愛爾蘭的比賽。這些球員由總教練 Darren Crocker 選定，他們來自 13 個不同的球會。
Five players come from the North Melbourne Kangaroos. Coach Crocker said it was hard to pick the team. He thinks the team is strong and ready to play.
有五名球員來自北墨爾本袋鼠隊。總教練 Crocker 表示選隊過程很困難，他認為目前球隊實力強大且已準備好參賽。
Conclusion
Teams are changing players for local games and a new national team is ready for a world game.
各球隊在為本地賽事調整球員的同時，新的國家隊也已準備好參加世界級比賽。
Vocabulary Learning
🔄 Moving In and Out
In the text, we see how people move in and out of a group. This is a great way to learn opposite action words.
- Joined → To enter a group (Example: One player joined the Brisbane team).
- Left → To go away from a group (Example: One player left).
- Returned → To come back again (Example: Three players returned).
🔢 Counting People
Look at how numbers are used to describe the group size:
- 3 players (Small change)
- 13 clubs (Variety)
- 25 women (A full team)
Quick Tip: When we talk about a group of people, we add an -s to the word (Player → Players).