Rugby Player Banned for Bad Words
橄欖球員因辱況言論被禁賽
Introduction
Asu Kepaoa is a rugby player for the Newcastle Knights. He cannot play for six games because he used bad words about gay people.
Asu Kepaoa 是紐卡斯爾騎士隊（Newcastle Knights）的一名橄欖球員。由於他對同性戀者使用了辱況言論，因此被禁賽六場。
Main Body
Asu played a game against St George Illawarra. He said bad words during the game. The referee heard him and sent him off the field.
Asu 在與 St George Illawarra 隊的比賽中，在場上使用了辱況言論。裁判聽到後將他驅逐出賽。
Usually, players stop playing for one or three games for this. But Asu must stop for six games. This is a very big punishment.
通常這類情況僅禁賽一場或三場。但 Asu 必須禁賽六場，這是一個非常嚴厲的處罰。
Dave Trodden is the boss of the league. He says the punishment is big because this happens too often. He wants players to stop using these words.
聯賽負責人 Dave Trodden 表示，由於此類事件發生過於頻繁，因此處罰較重。他希望球員停止使用這些詞彙。
The Newcastle Knights team says they want everyone to feel welcome. They do not like bad language.
紐卡斯爾騎士隊表示，他們希望每個人都能感受到歡迎，並不認同使用辱況言論。
Conclusion
Asu Kepaoa said sorry. He accepts the punishment. The league wants a safe sport for all people.
Asu Kepaoa 已經道歉，並接受處罰。聯賽希望為所有人創造一個安全的運動環境。
Vocabulary Learning
🛑 Stop and Go: Making Sentences Negative
In this story, we see how to say someone cannot or does not do something. This is a key part of A2 English.
1. The "Cannot" Pattern When someone is not allowed to do something:
- He cannot play (He is banned)
2. The "Do Not" Pattern When a group or person dislikes an action:
- They do not like bad language (They think it is wrong)
3. Simple Word Swap Look at how the meaning changes with one small word:
- He played a game (Yes ✅)
- He cannot play (No ❌)
Quick Tip: To make a sentence negative in the present, just put do not or does not before the action word.