Big Changes in the NBA

NBA 的大變動


Introduction

Many famous basketball players are changing teams. Kawhi Leonard is going back to Toronto. LeBron James is leaving Los Angeles.

許多著名的籃球員正在轉隊。Kawhi Leonard 回到了多倫多,而 LeBron James 則將離開洛杉磯。

Main Body

The Toronto Raptors got Kawhi Leonard from the Los Angeles Clippers. Toronto gave the Clippers other players and draft picks. Kawhi Leonard is a great scorer. The Clippers now want to use young players.

多倫多暴龍隊從洛杉磯快艇隊獲得了 Kawhi Leonard。多倫多將其他球員與選秀權交給了快艇隊。Kawhi Leonard 是一名出色的得分手。快艇隊現在希望起用年輕球員。

LeBron James is leaving the Los Angeles Lakers. He played there for eight years and won a title. He wants to play for a new team. Maybe he will go to Golden State, Miami, or Cleveland.

LeBron James 將離開洛杉磯湖人隊。他在那裡打了八年並贏得了一座冠軍。他想為一支新球隊效力。或許他會前往金州、邁阿密或克利夫蘭。

Other stars are moving too. Giannis Antetokounmpo is now with the Miami Heat. Ja Morant is now with the Portland Trail Blazers. Also, the NBA wants to start a new league in Europe.

其他球星也在變動。Giannis Antetokounmpo 現在效力於邁阿密熱火隊。Ja Morant 現在效力於波特蘭拓荒者隊。此外,NBA 想要在歐洲成立一個新聯賽。

Conclusion

The NBA is changing. Big stars are moving to new teams and some teams are starting over with young players.

NBA 正在發生變化。大球星正移至新球隊,而某些球隊則在利用年輕球員重新開始。

Vocabulary Learning

Moving & Changing

In this text, we see how to talk about someone moving from one place to another. This is very useful for A2 students.

The Pattern: [Person] + is + [Action-ing] + [Direction]

  • LeBron James is leaving Los Angeles.
  • Many players are changing teams.

Key Words for Movement:

  • Leaving \rightarrow going away from a place.
  • Going back to \rightarrow returning to a place you were before.
  • Moving to \rightarrow changing your home or team to a new place.

Quick Tip: Use "now with" to show where someone is currently located. Example: Giannis is now with the Miami Heat.

Vocabulary Learning

famous (adj.)
Known by many people
Example:LeBron James is a famous basketball player.
scorer (n.)
A person who gets points in a game
Example:Kawhi Leonard is a great scorer for his team.
title (n.)
The first place or championship in a competition
Example:The team worked hard to win the league title.
league (n.)
A group of sports teams that play against each other
Example:The NBA is a professional basketball league.
Practice A2 words in a crossword