New Coach and Money Problems for Portland Trail Blazers
波特蘭開拓者隊新總教練與資金問題
Introduction
The Portland Trail Blazers have a new head coach. His name is Micah Nori. The team also has problems with money for their stadium.
波特蘭開拓者隊有了一位新總教練，名叫 Micah Nori。此外，球隊的球館也面臨資金問題。
Main Body
Micah Nori is the new coach. He has a short contract for one year. Some people are angry because this is not a normal contract. They think it is unfair. But Micah Nori is happy because he can lead the team.
Micah Nori 是新任總教練。他簽署了一份為期一年的短期合約。有些人對此感到憤怒，因為這並非正常的合約，他們認為這不公平。但 Micah Nori 很高興，因為他能領導球隊。
The Moda Center stadium is old. It needs $600 million for repairs. The city of Portland will pay $120 million. But the city and the state are angry at the team owner, Tom Dundon.
Moda Center 球館已經老舊。維修需要 6 億美元。波特蘭市政府將支付 1.2 億美元。然而，市政府與州政府對球隊老闆 Tom Dundon 感到不滿。
Tom Dundon does not want to pay more money. He says the team already pays taxes. The city is unhappy because the team uses the stadium every day.
Tom Dundon 不想支付更多資金。他表示球隊已經在繳稅。市政府感到不快，因為球隊每天都在使用該球館。
Conclusion
The team has a new leader. Now, the owner and the city must agree on the money for the stadium.
球隊有了新領導者。現在，老闆與市政府必須就球館資金達成共識。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Feeling' Words
In this story, we see how people feel about a situation. For A2 English, it is important to use simple adjectives to describe emotions.
The Patterns:
- Angry "Some people are angry" (They feel bad/mad).
- Happy "Micah Nori is happy" (He feels good).
- Unhappy "The city is unhappy" (The opposite of happy).
Quick Tip: Making a word 'Opposite'
Notice how we add un- to the front of a word to change the meaning:
Happy Unhappy
🏗️ Describing Things (The 'Is/Are' Pattern)
To describe a person or a place, use: [Subject] + [is/are] + [Description]
- The stadium is old.
- The contract is not normal.
- The people are angry.
Use 'is' for one thing. Use 'are' for many things.