Quentin Grimes Leaves the Philadelphia 76ers
Quentin Grimes 離開費城76人
Introduction
Quentin Grimes will not play for the Philadelphia 76ers next year.
Quentin Grimes 明年將不會為費城76人效力。
Main Body
The 76ers paid Grimes $8.7 million for one year. He played well in November. He scored many points. But later, he played worse.
76隊支付了 Grimes 一年 870 萬美元。他在 11 月表現出色，得分很多。但隨後，他的表現下滑了。
Grimes wants $10 million now. The team cannot pay this much money. They already paid Dean Wade $39 million.
Grimes 現在要求 1000 萬美元。球隊無法支付這麼多錢，因為他們已經支付了 Dean Wade 3900 萬美元。
There are many other players on the team. These players take the spots on the court. Grimes will not play enough minutes.
隊伍中還有許多其他球員。這些球員佔據了場上的位置，Grimes 將無法獲得足夠的上場時間。
Conclusion
Quentin Grimes is now a free agent. The 76ers need a new player for the guard position.
Quentin Grimes 現在成為自由球員。76隊需要一名新的後衛。
Vocabulary Learning
The "Opposite" Shift
In this story, we see how a player's performance changed. To reach A2, you must know how to describe things getting better or worse.
The Pattern:
- Well Worse
How it works in the text:
- "He played well in November." (Good result )
- "But later, he played worse." (Lower result )
Quick Guide for you:
- Use well when someone does a job correctly.
- Use worse when the quality goes down compared to before.
Money Logic:
- (More money/Higher price)
- (The biggest amount)