Brenton Strange Signs New Contract with the Jaguars

Brenton Strange 與美洲豹隊簽署新合約


Introduction

The Jacksonville Jaguars and Brenton Strange have a new deal. He will stay with the team for three more years.

傑克遜維爾美洲豹隊與 Brenton Strange 達成新協議,他將在球隊再留三年。

Main Body

The new contract is for three years. He can earn up to 48 million dollars. He gets 25 million dollars for sure. He must play well to get the rest of the money.

新合約為期三年。他最高可賺得 4800 萬美元。其中 2500 萬美元為保證金額,其餘金額則需視表現而定。

Strange played very well last year. He caught many balls and scored three touchdowns. He is a very important player for the team.

Strange 去年表現非常出色,接球次數多且完成了三次達陣,是他對球隊非常重要的球員。

The team won more games when Strange played. They scored more points when he was on the field. The team lost more games when he was hurt.

當 Strange 出賽時,球隊贏得的比賽更多,得分也更高;而當他受傷時,球隊輸掉的比賽則增加。

The Jaguars signed him now. This helps the team before the players return to work in July.

美洲豹隊現在就與他簽約,這有助於球隊在 7 月球員重返工作前做好準備。

Conclusion

Brenton Strange has a long contract now. The Jaguars need him to help them score points.

Brenton Strange 現在擁有一份長期合約,美洲豹隊需要他協助得分。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 The 'More' Pattern

In this story, we see a simple way to compare things. When we want to show that something increased, we use more + [word].

  • More games (The team won 5 games last year → they won 8 games this year).
  • More points (They scored 10 points → now they score 20 points).

How to use it: More + Thing = A bigger amount.


🛠️ Time Words

Notice how the text connects the present to the future:

  1. Now (The current moment) \rightarrow The Jaguars signed him now.
  2. July (A specific future date) \rightarrow Players return to work in July.

Quick Tip: Use "now" for things happening right this second and "in [Month]" for future plans.

Vocabulary Learning

contract (n.)
A legal agreement between two people or groups
Example:He signed a contract to work at the new company.
deal (n.)
An agreement between two people or groups
Example:The two companies made a deal to share the costs.
earn (v.)
To get money for the work that you do
Example:She earns a good salary as a teacher.
important (adj.)
Something that has a big effect or is necessary
Example:Water is important for all living things.
return (v.)
To come back to a place
Example:The students return to school in September.
Practice A2 words in a crossword