How Car Companies Help NASCAR Teams Win

車廠如何幫助 NASCAR 車隊獲勝


Introduction

Some car companies are better than others in NASCAR. This is because they share information in different ways.

在 NASCAR 中,有些車廠的表現比其他車廠更好。這是因為他們分享資訊的方式不同。

Main Body

NASCAR has a new car. Now, the car companies have more power than the small teams. Teams cannot win alone. They need help from the car company.

NASCAR 有了新車。現在車廠比小型車隊更有權力。車隊無法單獨獲勝,他們需要車廠的幫助。

Toyota is winning many races. Brad Keselowski says Toyota teams work together. They share data and secrets. This makes all Toyota teams strong.

Toyota 贏了很多場比賽。Brad Keselowski 表示 Toyota 車隊會互相合作,他們分享數據與秘訣,這使得所有 Toyota 車隊都變得強大。

Denny Hamlin has a different idea. He says teams choose to work together for money. He says it is a business deal. He does not think the car company forces them to do it.

Denny Hamlin 有不同的看法。他認為車隊是為了金錢而選擇合作。他說這是一場商業交易,並不認為是車廠強迫他們這樣做。

Conclusion

Drivers are important. But now, sharing technical information is the most important way to win.

賽車手很重要。但現在分享技術資訊是最重要的獲勝方式。

Vocabulary Learning

The Power of 'More'

In the text, we see: "car companies have more power than the small teams."

When you want to compare two things at an A2 level, use More + [Word] + Than.

How it works: Something (A) \rightarrow More [Quality] \rightarrow Than Something (B)

Examples from real life:

  • This car is more expensive than that car.
  • Learning English is more important than learning math.
  • Toyota is more successful than other brands.

Action Verbs: 'Share' vs 'Win'

Look at these two words from the story:

  1. Share: To give some of what you have to others. (Example: They share secrets \rightarrow Everyone knows the secret.)

  2. Win: To be the best in a race or game. (Example: Toyota is winning \rightarrow They are in 1st place.)

Vocabulary Learning

information (n.)
facts or details about something
Example:I need more information about the race.
power (n.)
the ability to control people or things
Example:The manager has the power to change the rules.
data (n.)
information, often in the form of numbers
Example:The computer stores all the race data.
secrets (n.)
things that are hidden from other people
Example:The team keeps its car secrets hidden.
business deal (n.)
an agreement between people or companies to make money
Example:The two companies signed a business deal.
forces (v.)
makes someone do something they do not want to do
Example:My boss forces me to work on Saturdays.
technical (adj.)
relating to the way a machine or system works
Example:The engineer gave me some technical advice.
Practice A2 words in a crossword