Marseille Gets a New Coach

馬賽聘請新總教練


Introduction

Marseille football club fired coach Habib Beye. Now they want Bruno Genesio as the new coach.

馬賽足球俱樂部解雇了總教練 Habib Beye,現在他們希望由 Bruno Genesio 接任新總教練。

Main Body

Habib Beye left because the team did not play in the Champions League. He won six games and lost five games. The team finished fifth in the league.

Habib Beye 離職是因為球隊未能進入歐冠聯。他贏了六場比賽,輸了五場。球隊在聯賽中排名第五。

The club has new leaders now. Stéphane Richard is the president. Grégory Lorenzi is the Sporting Director.

俱樂部現在有了新的領導層。Stéphane Richard 是會長,Grégory Lorenzi 是體育總監。

Bruno Genesio is the new coach. He worked at Lille before. He has a contract for two years.

Bruno Genesio 是新總教練。他之前在里爾工作過。他簽了兩年約。

Conclusion

Marseille changed their coach and their leaders to start a new plan.

馬賽更換了總教練與領導層,以啟動新計劃。

Vocabulary Learning

The 'Past' Pattern

In this story, we see how to talk about things that already happened. Look at these words:

  • Fired (Action finished)
  • Left (Action finished)
  • Won (Action finished)
  • Lost (Action finished)
  • Finished (Action finished)
  • Worked (Action finished)

The Simple Rule: To tell a story about the past, we often add -ed to the end of the word.

  • Work → Worked
  • Finish → Finished

The Tricky Part: Some words are 'rebels.' They change completely. You must memorize them:

  • Win → Won
  • Lose → Lost
  • Leave → Left

Quick Guide: If you want to say something happened yesterday or last year, use these 'Past' forms.

Vocabulary Learning

fired (v.)
To tell someone they must leave their job
Example:The boss fired the worker for being late.
coach (n.)
A person who trains a sports team
Example:The football coach teaches the players new skills.
president (n.)
The most important leader of a company or club
Example:The president of the club signed the new papers.
contract (n.)
A legal written agreement between two people or groups
Example:He signed a contract to work for two years.
Practice A2 words in a crossword