Football Players Move to New Teams

足球員轉會至新球隊


Introduction

Many football players are moving to new clubs in Scotland, England, and Denmark.

許多足球員正轉會至蘇格蘭、英格蘭和丹麥的新球會。

Main Body

Rangers want goalkeeper Ivor Pandur from Hull City for £6 million. Then, Jack Butland will move to Hull City for £3 million. Hull City needs this to save money.

格拉斯哥流浪者希望以600萬英鎊從赫爾市簽下門將 Ivor Pandur。接著,Jack Butland 將以300萬英鎊轉會至赫爾市。赫爾市需要這樣做以節省開支。

Aberdeen is also changing players. They sold Alexander Jensen to Elfsborg for £500,000. They bought Tony Yogane from Brentford for a lot of money.

亞伯丁也正在更換球員。他們以50萬英鎊將 Alexander Jensen 賣給 Elfsborg。並花費巨資從 Brentford 買入 Tony Yogane。

Everton is buying new players. They will pay £16.5 million for Hayden Hackney. They also want Tyrique George from Chelsea for about £25 million.

埃佛頓正在購買新球員。他們將支付1650萬英鎊簽下 Hayden Hackney。他們還希望以約2500萬英鎊從切爾西簽下 Tyrique George。

In Denmark, Rasmus Kristensen is back at Midtjylland for €6 million. Other players are moving between clubs in Scotland and the Czech Republic.

在丹麥,Rasmus Kristensen 以600萬歐元重返 Midtjylland。其他球員則在蘇格蘭與捷克的球會之間轉會。

Conclusion

Clubs are spending money carefully to improve their teams.

各球會正謹慎地花費資金以提升球隊實力。

Vocabulary Learning

💸 Money Words

In this text, we see how to talk about buying and selling things. For A2, you need to know these basic action words:

  • Buy \rightarrow Give money to get something. (Example: Everton is buying players.)
  • Sell \rightarrow Give something to get money. (Example: They sold Alexander Jensen.)
  • Pay \rightarrow The act of giving the money. (Example: They will pay £16.5 million.)

🔄 The "Change" Pattern

Look at how the text describes movement. It uses simple verbs to show a change in place:

Move to \rightarrow Going to a new team. Back at \rightarrow Returning to an old team.

Quick Tip: When you move to a place, you are going there for the first time or a new start. When you are back at a place, you were there before!

Vocabulary Learning

club (n.)
A sports team
Example:My favorite football club is Rangers.
goalkeeper (n.)
The player who stops the ball from entering the goal
Example:The goalkeeper caught the ball.
save (v.)
To keep money for the future
Example:I want to save money to buy a new car.
improve (v.)
To make something better
Example:I study English every day to improve my speaking.
carefully (adv.)
Doing something with a lot of attention to avoid mistakes
Example:Please drive carefully when it rains.
Practice A2 words in a crossword