Do Star Players Help Their Teams Win?

球星真的能幫助球隊獲勝嗎?


Introduction

This report looks at data from ESPN. It asks if a great player helps a national team win more games.

本報告分析了來自 ESPN 的數據,旨在探討一名頂尖球星是否能幫助國家隊贏得更多比賽。

Main Body

Some teams need their star players. Norway wins many games with Erling Haaland. England wins many games with Harry Kane. Without these players, these teams lose more often.

有些球隊非常依賴他們的球星。挪威有 Erling Haaland 陣在就贏了很多場比賽。英格蘭有 Harry Kane 也贏了很多場。如果沒有這些球員,這些球隊輸球的機率會更高。

Other teams are strong without one star. Argentina wins 83% of games with or without Lionel Messi. Brazil and Spain also win many games even when their best players do not play.

其他球隊即使沒有單一球星也依然強大。阿根廷無論是否有 Lionel Messi 在陣,勝率均為 83%。巴西和西班牙即使在頂尖球員缺陣的情況下,依然能贏得許多比賽。

Kylian Mbappé is a very great player. He has 16 World Cup goals. He is close to the record of Lionel Messi. The old player Ronaldo says Mbappé is a future legend.

Kylian Mbappé 是一位非常優秀的球員。他在世界盃攻入 16 球,接近 Lionel Messi 的紀錄。前球員 Ronaldo 表示 Mbappé 將成為未來的傳奇。

Conclusion

Some teams need one star to win. Other teams are strong because all the players work well together.

有些球隊需要一名球星才能獲勝,而有些球隊強大是因為所有球員的配合良好。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 The Power of 'WITH' and 'WITHOUT'

In English, we use these two words to show if something changes based on a person or object.

1. WITH (Adding someone/something)

  • Norway wins many games with Erling Haaland.
  • (Haaland is in the team \rightarrow Norway wins)

2. WITHOUT (Removing someone/something)

  • ...these teams lose more often without these players.
  • (No players \rightarrow teams lose)

🌟 Comparing Strengths

Look at how we describe players and teams using simple adjectives:

WordMeaningExample from text
StrongPowerful / GoodOther teams are strong...
GreatVery goodMbappé is a very great player.

Quick Tip: To make a word stronger, just add 'very' before it.

  • Good \rightarrow Very good
  • Great \rightarrow Very great

Vocabulary Learning

report (n.)
A piece of writing that gives information about something
Example:I read a report about football players.
data (n.)
Information, often numbers, used to study something
Example:The data shows that the team wins more games.
national (adj.)
Relating to a whole country
Example:He plays for the national team of England.
record (n.)
The best result or highest number ever achieved
Example:Messi holds the record for the most goals.
legend (n.)
A very famous person who is great at what they do
Example:Pelé is a football legend.
Practice A2 words in a crossword