Football Teams Buy New Players

足球隊購買新球員


Introduction

Three football teams in England and Italy are buying new players.

英格蘭和義大利有三支足球隊正在購買新球員。

Main Body

Manchester City bought Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest. He cost 116 million pounds. The team wants four more players for different positions.

曼城從諾丁漢森林購買了 Elliot Anderson。他的轉會費為 1.16 億英鎊。球隊還希望為不同位置增加四名球員。

Nottingham Forest lost Anderson. Now they want to buy two new midfielders. They like players from Tottenham, Inter Milan, and Celtic.

諾丁漢森林失去了 Anderson。現在他們想購買兩名新中場球員。他們對熱刺、國際米蘭和塞爾蒂克的球員感興趣。

Fiorentina in Italy bought a young defender named Viery for 15 million euros. They also want to buy Niclas Füllkrug for 3 million euros.

義大利的佛羅倫斯以 1500 萬歐元購買了一名名為 Viery 的年輕後衛。他們還想以 300 萬歐元購買 Niclas Füllkrug。

Conclusion

Teams in England and Italy are spending a lot of money on new players.

英格蘭和義大利的球隊在購買新球員上花費了大量資金。

Vocabulary Learning

💰 Money Words

Look at how we talk about prices in the text:

  • 116 million pounds (£)
  • 15 million euros (€)

The Pattern: Number \rightarrow million \rightarrow Currency

Examples from the story:

  • 116 million pounds
  • 15 million euros
  • 3 million euros

🔄 Buying and Losing

In sports, when a player moves, we use these opposite words:

BUY (Get something new) \rightarrow Manchester City bought Elliot Anderson. LOSE (Something goes away) \rightarrow Nottingham Forest lost Anderson.

Quick Tip: Use "want to buy" when you have a plan for the future. (Example: They want to buy two new midfielders.)

Vocabulary Learning

position (n.)
The place where a player stands or plays on the field
Example:The goalkeeper is an important position in football.
midfielder (n.)
A player who plays in the middle of the field
Example:The midfielder passes the ball to the striker.
defender (n.)
A player who stops the other team from scoring
Example:The defender blocked the ball from entering the goal.
spending (v.)
Giving money to buy something
Example:The family is spending a lot of money on a new car.
Practice A2 words in a crossword