New Grass for the Steelers Stadium
鋼鐵人體育場更換新草皮
Introduction
The Pittsburgh Steelers put new grass in their stadium. The old grass was bad.
匹茲堡鋼鐵人隊在他們的體育場鋪設了新草皮，因為舊的草皮品質很差。
Main Body
The old grass broke often. Many teams played on it. The players did not like it. They said it had too much sand and was not safe.
舊的草皮經常破損。許多球隊在上面比賽，球員並不喜歡，認為沙子太多且不安全。
The team bought a new type of grass. It is called Tahoma 31. This grass grows well in cold weather. Other professional teams use it too.
球隊購買了一種名為 Tahoma 31 的新草皮。這種草皮在寒冷天氣中生長良好，其他職業球隊也使用它。
Workers put the grass in July. This gave the roots time to grow. The team wants the field to be strong for the games.
工人於七月鋪設草皮，讓根部有時間生長。球隊希望球場在比賽時能保持強韌。
Art Rooney II is the team president. He wants natural grass. But he says the team can use fake grass if this new grass fails.
Art Rooney II 是球隊總裁。他想要天然草皮，但他也表示如果這種新草皮失敗，球隊可以使用人造草皮。
Conclusion
Acrisure Stadium has new grass now. The team hopes the field is better.
Acrisure 體育場現在有了新草皮，球隊希望球場狀況能有所改善。
Vocabulary Learning
🛑 The "NOT" Trick
When you want to say something is opposite or wrong, use not.
- Safe not safe (Dangerous)
- Good not good (Bad)
From the text:
- "The players did not like it."
- "It... was not safe."
❄️ Cold Weather Words
Notice how the text describes the grass:
grows well in cold weather
If you want to talk about other things in the cold, use this pattern: [Something] + [does well/works well] + in + [weather]
- Example: This coat works well in cold weather.
🕒 Timing Events
Look at this sentence: "Workers put the grass in July. This gave the roots time to grow."
Logic: Step 1: Put grass in July Step 2: Roots grow Result: Strong field.