Tracy McGrady and Sonny Vaccaro Start ABCD Basketball Camp Again
Tracy McGrady 與 Sonny Vaccaro 重新啟動 ABCD 籃球營
Introduction
Tracy McGrady and Sonny Vaccaro are bringing back the ABCD basketball camp.
Tracy McGrady 與 Sonny Vaccaro 正將 ABCD 籃球營重新帶回大眾視線。
Main Body
Tracy McGrady owns 80% of the camp. Sonny Vaccaro owns the rest. They are partners now.
Tracy McGrady 擁有該營 80% 的股份。Sonny Vaccaro 則擁有其餘部分。他們現在是合夥人。
McGrady thinks some basketball camps today are not fair. He says some players get in because they know people, not because they are good.
McGrady 認為現今某些籃球營並不公平。他表示有些球員能加入是因為人脈關係，而非因為實力出眾。
The ABCD camp will be different. Only the best players can join. They must earn their place with hard work.
ABCD 營將會有所不同。只有最頂尖的球員才能加入。他們必須透過努力工作來贏得名額。
Conclusion
McGrady and Vaccaro will lead the camp together.
McGrady 與 Vaccaro 將共同領導該籃球營。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Ownership' Pattern
Look at these two sentences from the text:
- "Tracy McGrady owns 80% of the camp."
- "Sonny Vaccaro owns the rest."
The Simple Rule: When we talk about things that belong to us, we use the word OWN. It is a strong way to say "have."
- I own a car → The car is mine.
- They own a house → The house is theirs.
🚩 'Not' for Changes
In the story, McGrady says camps are not fair.
To make a sentence negative in English, we often put not after the describing word (verb).
- Fair → Not fair
- Good → Not good
Quick Tip: If you want to say the opposite of something, just add not before the quality word!