College Football and Basketball News

大學美式足球與籃球新聞


Introduction

Big college football teams want the best new players. There is also news about women's professional basketball.

大型大學美式足球隊都希望招募最優秀的新球員。同時也有關於女子職業籃球的新聞。

Main Body

The University of Alabama got two great players. Osani Gayles is very fast. EJ Crowell is very strong. Alabama has the best coaches for attack and defense.

阿拉巴馬大學招募到了兩名優秀的球員。Osani Gayles 速度非常快,EJ Crowell 則非常強壯。阿拉巴馬大學擁有最頂尖的進攻與防守教練。

LSU wanted Albert Simien, but he chose Notre Dame. LSU is now getting other players to help their team. Coach Lane is leading these players.

LSU 想要 Albert Simien,但他選擇了聖母大學。LSU 現在正招募其他球員來支援球隊。Lane 教練正領導著這些球員。

Texas A&M and Ohio State are also getting top players. Auburn, Illinois, and Florida are finding new talent for the future.

德州 A&M 和俄亥俄州立大學也招募到了頂級球員。奧本大學、伊利諾大學和佛羅里達大學則在為未來尋找新人才。

In professional basketball, Sarah Ashlee Barker played for the Portland Fire. She scored 25 points in one game. This is her best score ever.

在職業籃球方面,Sarah Ashlee Barker 曾效力於波特蘭 Fire 隊。她在其中一場比賽中得分 25 分,這是她史上最高的分數。

Conclusion

Colleges are working hard to get the best players to win more games.

各大學正努力招募最優秀的球員,以贏得更多比賽。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The Power of "Very"

In this story, we see words that describe people. When a simple word is not strong enough, we add very to make it stronger.

  • Fast \rightarrow Very fast (Like Osani Gayles)
  • Strong \rightarrow Very strong (Like EJ Crowell)

How to use it: Put "very" right before the describing word.

Example: "The game is good" \rightarrow "The game is very good."


🛠️ Action Words: Now vs. Always

Notice how the text talks about things happening right now (the current season):

  • Is getting (LSU is doing this now)
  • Are finding (Auburn and Florida are doing this now)

When you see am/is/are + word ending in -ing, it means the action is in progress.

Simple Pattern: Person + is/are + Action-ing \rightarrow "They are winning."

Vocabulary Learning

professional (adj.)
Doing something as a job to earn money
Example:She is a professional basketball player.
attack (n.)
The part of a game where a team tries to score
Example:The team has a very strong attack.
defense (n.)
The part of a game where a team stops the other team from scoring
Example:Good defense is important to win the game.
talent (n.)
A natural ability to do something well
Example:The coach is looking for new talent for the team.
score (v.)
To get a point in a game
Example:He scored a goal in the last minute.
Practice A2 words in a crossword