NHL Teams Change Their Players
NHL 球隊更換球員
Introduction
Many hockey teams in the NHL are changing their players. Some teams want new stars.
許多 NHL 冰球隊正在更換球員，有些球隊想要新星。
Main Body
The Philadelphia Flyers want Leo Carlsson. They offered him a lot of money. The Pittsburgh Penguins also want new players, but they do not have much money.
費城飛鷹隊想要 Leo Carlsson，他們提供了大量資金。匹茲堡企鵝隊也想要新球員，但他們沒有太多資金。
Other teams signed new contracts. The Nashville Predators signed Mavrik Bourque. The Edmonton Oilers gave new contracts to two players. Toronto tried to get Zach Werenski, but it did not work.
其他球隊簽署了新合約。納許維爾掠奪者隊簽下了 Mavrik Bourque。埃德蒙頓油人隊給了兩名球員新合約。多倫多試圖獲取 Zach Werenski，但沒有成功。
Some teams made small changes. Detroit signed Chase Stillman. Boston got Connor Clifton back. Seattle wants to trade Shane Wright for a good price.
有些球隊進行了小幅調整。底特律簽下了 Chase Stillman。波士頓找回了 Connor Clifton。西雅圖希望能以不錯的價格交易 Shane Wright。
Conclusion
Teams must be careful with their money and their players.
球隊必須謹慎管理資金與球員。
Vocabulary Learning
💰 Money Words: 'A Lot' vs 'Much'
In this story, we see two ways to talk about quantity. This is a key step for A2 learners to describe things correctly.
1. A lot of (Positive/Big amount)
- The Flyers offered him a lot of money.
- Use this when you have a large amount of something. It works for almost everything!
2. Much (Negative/Question)
- They do not have much money.
- Notice the word not. We usually use "much" when we say we don't have something or when we ask a question.
Quick Guide: Positive sentence A lot of Negative sentence Not much