Shawn Eichorst is the New Sports Director at University of Wisconsin

Shawn Eichorst 成為威斯康辛大學新任體育總監


Introduction

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has a new Athletic Director. His name is Shawn Eichorst. He has a contract for five years.

威斯康辛大學麥迪遜分校有一位新任體育總監,名叫 Shawn Eichorst,他簽署了一份為期五年的合約。

Main Body

Mr. Eichorst worked at this university before from 2006 to 2011. He has a lot of experience. He worked at the University of Miami, the University of Nebraska, and the University of Texas. He knows how to manage a lot of money and big sports programs.

Eichorst 先生曾在 2006 年至 2011 年期間在這所大學工作。他擁有豐富的經驗,曾在邁阿密大學、內布拉斯加大學和德州大學工作。他深諳如何管理大量資金與大型體育計畫。

Some people are worried about him. In 2014, he hired a football coach at Nebraska. That coach did not win many games. Now, the Wisconsin football coach, Luke Fickell, is also losing games.

有些人對他感到擔憂。2014 年,他在內布拉斯加大學聘請了一位美式足球教練,但該教練並未贏得太多場次。如今,威斯康辛的美式足球教練 Luke Fickell 同樣面臨比賽失利的局面。

Mr. Eichorst and Coach Fickell do not know each other. If the team does not play well in 2026, Mr. Eichorst might fire the coach. This will cost the university a lot of money.

Eichorst 先生與 Fickell 教練並不相識。如果球隊在 2026 年表現不佳,Eichorst 先生可能會解僱該教練。這將使大學耗費大量資金。

Conclusion

Shawn Eichorst is now the leader of the sports department. He wants to make the program better and fix the football problems.

Shawn Eichorst 目前是體育部門的領導者。他希望改善該計畫並解決美式足球的問題。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Talking about the Past

In the story, we see the word worked. This is how we talk about things that happened and finished in the past.

The Pattern: Word + -ed → Past Time

  • Work → Worked
  • Hire → Hired*

Examples from the text:

  • "He worked at this university before."
  • "He hired a football coach."

🚫 Saying 'No' (Negatives)

To say something is not true, we use do not or did not before the action.

  • Now: "They do not know each other." (Current fact)
  • Past: "That coach did not win many games." (Old fact)

Quick Rule: do not \rightarrow Today did not \rightarrow Yesterday

Vocabulary Learning

contract (n.)
A legal agreement between two or more people
Example:He signed a contract to work at the university for five years.
experience (n.)
Knowledge or skill gained from doing a job for a long time
Example:The new director has a lot of experience in sports.
manage (v.)
To control or be in charge of something
Example:He knows how to manage a lot of money.
hired (v.)
To give someone a job
Example:The university hired a new football coach.
fire (v.)
To tell someone they must leave their job
Example:The boss might fire the coach if the team loses too many games.
department (n.)
A specific part of a large organization
Example:He is now the leader of the sports department.
Practice A2 words in a crossword