Italian Football Teams Buy New Players
義大利足球隊購買新球員
Introduction
Some Italian football teams want new players from Italy and other countries.
一些義大利足球隊想從義大利和其他國家招募新球員。
Main Body
Brooke Norton-Cuffy plays for Genoa. He is 22 years old. He is a very good player. Now, Juventus, Napoli, and Fiorentina want him. Genoa wants 18 to 20 million euros for him.
Brooke Norton-Cuffy 在熱那亞隊效力。他 22 歲，是一名非常優秀的球員。目前，尤文圖斯、拿波利和佛羅倫斯都想要他。熱那亞希望獲得 1800 萬至 2000 萬歐元的轉會費。
Como needs new players because Nico Paz left. Como wants Antonio Vergara from Napoli. But Napoli wants more than 30 million euros. This is too much money. Now, Como looks at Mattia Liberali. He costs 6 million euros.
由於 Nico Paz 離開，Como 需要新球員。Como 想要拿波利的 Antonio Vergara，但拿波利要求超過 3000 萬歐元，這金額太高了。因此，Como 現在關注 Mattia Liberali，他的價格為 600 萬歐元。
Como also wants Davinson Sanchez from Galatasaray. He costs 15 million euros. Sanchez wants to play for coach Cesc Fabregas. Como is now a very big team in Europe.
Como 還想要 Galatasaray 的 Davinson Sanchez。他的身價為 1500 萬歐元。Sanchez 想在總教練 Cesc Fabregas 麾下效力。Como 現在已成為歐洲一支強大的球隊。
Conclusion
Selling teams want a lot of money. Buying teams look for different players.
出售球員的球隊要求高價，而買入球員的球隊則在尋找不同的替代人選。
Vocabulary Learning
Money Talk: 'Costs' vs 'Wants'
In this story, we see two ways to talk about prices. This is very useful for A2 learners when shopping or talking about business.
1. The Desire (Want) When a team wants a player, they have a price in their head.
- Genoa wants 20 million euros.
- Napoli wants 30 million euros.
2. The Price Tag (Costs) When we talk about the actual price of the person or item, we use costs.
- He costs 6 million euros.
- He costs 15 million euros.
Quick Guide: Using 'Too Much' When the price is higher than you can pay, use this pattern:
Price Too much
Example: "30 million euros This is too much money."
Word Swap Instead of saying "He is expensive," you can say "He costs a lot of money."