Basketball News: Players and Money
籃球新聞：球員與金錢
Introduction
LeBron James and Nikola Jokic have new plans. Also, a young player named Nikola Kusturica is choosing a college.
LeBron James 和 Nikola Jokic 有了新計劃。此外，一名叫做 Nikola Kusturica 的年輕球員正在選擇大學。
Main Body
LeBron James told the Los Angeles Lakers he is leaving. He wants to win a championship. He might join the Denver Nuggets. He can play well with Nikola Jokic and other players there.
LeBron James 告訴洛杉磯湖人隊他將離開。他想要贏得總冠軍。他可能會加盟丹佛掘金隊。他能與 Nikola Jokic 及該隊的其他球員良好配合。
Nikola Jokic wants to stay with the Denver Nuggets for his whole career. He will wait to sign a new contract until 2027. This plan helps him make more money. He could make over 700 million dollars.
Nikola Jokic 希望整個職業生涯都留在丹佛掘金隊。他將等到 2027 年才簽署新合約。這個計劃有助於他賺更多錢。他可能會賺超過 7 億美元。
Nikola Kusturica is a great young player from Serbia. He played very well against the USA. He will probably go to UCLA college. UCLA offered him 12 million dollars for two years.
Nikola Kusturica 是一位來自塞爾維亞的優秀年輕球員。他在對陣美國隊時表現出色。他很可能會就讀 UCLA 大學。UCLA 提供給他兩年 1200 萬美元。
Conclusion
Jokic will wait for a new contract. LeBron James might move to Denver. Kusturica will likely go to UCLA.
Jokic 將等待新合約。LeBron James 可能會移至丹佛。Kusturica 很可能會就讀 UCLA。
Vocabulary Learning
🔮 Predicting the Future
In this text, we see three different ways to talk about what will happen later. For A2 learners, these are the 'magic words' for plans and guesses.
1. The Sure Plan will
- "He will wait..."
- "He will probably go..."
- Use this when you are certain or talking about a decided future.
2. The Maybe/Possibility might / could
- "He might join the Denver Nuggets."
- "He could make over 700 million dollars."
- Use these when you are NOT 100% sure. It is a guess.
3. The Desire want to
- "He wants to win..."
- "He wants to stay..."
- This isn't a fact yet, just a feeling in the heart.
Quick Logic Map:
Want to (Dream) Might (Possible) Will (Certainty)