Oklahoma City Thunder Keep Lu Dort

奧克拉荷馬城雷霆隊留用 Lu Dort


Introduction

The Oklahoma City Thunder team will keep the player Lu Dort for the 2026-27 season.

奧克拉荷馬城雷霆隊將留用球員 Lu Dort 至 2026-27 賽季。

Main Body

The team will pay Lu Dort $17.7 million. Last year, the team lost a big series to the San Antonio Spurs. Two players were sick or hurt, so the team lost.

球隊將支付 Lu Dort 1,770 萬美元。去年,球隊在與聖安東尼奧馬刺隊的系列賽中失利。由於兩名球員生病或受傷,導致球隊輸掉了比賽。

Lu Dort is a very good player. He is one of the oldest players on the team. He is great at stopping other players from scoring.

Lu Dort 是一名非常優秀的球員。他是隊內最年長的球員之一。他非常擅長阻止對方得分。

Lu Dort also scores more points now. He is better at shooting the ball. The team wants to win the championship, so they want him to stay.

Lu Dort 現在的得分能力也有所提升。他的投籃變得更準。球隊希望贏得總冠軍,因此希望他留隊。

Conclusion

The Thunder team is still a favorite to win the championship with their current players.

憑藉目前的球員陣容,雷霆隊依然是贏得總冠軍的熱門人選。

Vocabulary Learning

🏀 The 'Better' Pattern

In this story, we see how to describe improvement. This is a key skill for A2 students.

The Rule: When something is more than something else, we often add -er to the end of the word.

  • Good \rightarrow Better

From the text:

"He is better at shooting the ball."

How to use it in real life:

  • I am better at English now.
  • This phone is better than my old one.
  • Today the weather is better.

📦 Action Words for the Future

Look at how the team talks about the future. They use one simple word: Will.

  • Will keep \rightarrow (Action happens later)
  • Will pay \rightarrow (Action happens later)

Easy Tip: Just put will before the action word to move the story into the future!

Vocabulary Learning

season (n.)
A period of time when a sport is played
Example:The basketball season starts in October.
series (n.)
A set of games played between the same two teams
Example:The team won the series three games to one.
scoring (v.)
Getting points in a game
Example:He is very good at scoring goals.
championship (n.)
The final competition to decide the winner of a sport
Example:The team worked hard to win the championship.
favorite (adj.)
The person or team that most people think will win
Example:Brazil is the favorite to win the World Cup.
current (adj.)
Happening now; present
Example:My current job is very interesting.
Practice A2 words in a crossword