Sacramento Kings Get New Players

薩克拉門托國王隊加入新球員


Introduction

The Sacramento Kings have two new players. They chose Alex Karaban in the draft. They also added Anthony Dell'Orso for the Summer League.

薩克拉門托國王隊有兩名新球員。他們在選秀中選擇了 Alex Karaban,並為夏季聯賽加入了 Anthony Dell'Orso。

Main Body

Alex Karaban is a great shooter. He played for UConn. He helps the team because he can score from far away. This gives more space for other players to move.

Alex Karaban 是一名出色的射手。他曾在 UConn 效力。由於他能在遠距離得分,因此能為球隊提供幫助,並為其他球員創造更多移動空間。

Karaban will start on the bench. He is smart on defense. He knows where to stand to stop the other team.

Karaban 將從板凳席起步。他在防守端非常聰明,清楚知道應該站在哪裡來阻止對手。

Anthony Dell'Orso is from Australia. He played for the University of Arizona. He is very good at defending other players. He scored 8.5 points per game in his last college year.

Anthony Dell'Orso 來自澳洲。他曾在亞利桑那大學效力。他非常擅長防守對手,在大學最後一年場均得分 8.5 分。

Conclusion

The Kings added a draft pick and a player from Australia to make their team better.

國王隊透過選秀和加入一名澳洲球員來強化他們的陣容。

Vocabulary Learning

🎯 The "Ability" Pattern

In this text, we see a very useful way to talk about what someone can do. This is essential for A2 level because it describes skills.

The Pattern: Subject + can + action

Examples from the text:

  • "he can score from far away"

How to use it: Notice that after can, we use the simple form of the word. We do not add "s", "ing", or "to".

  • ✅ He can score.
  • ❌ He can scoring.
  • ❌ He can to score.

Quick Shift → Everyday Use:

  • Sports: He can play basketball.
  • Work: She can speak English.
  • Home: I can cook dinner.

Vocabulary Learning

draft (n.)
A process where sports teams choose new players from college
Example:The team picked a new player during the draft.
shooter (n.)
A player who is very good at throwing the ball into the basket
Example:He is a great shooter and scores many points.
bench (n.)
The place where players sit when they are not playing in the game
Example:The coach told the player to wait on the bench.
defense (n.)
The part of the game where a team tries to stop the other team from scoring
Example:The team has a strong defense to stop the ball.
defending (v.)
The act of stopping another player from scoring
Example:He is very good at defending the other team's best player.
Practice A2 words in a crossword