Kawhi Leonard Returns to Toronto Raptors

Kawhi Leonard 回歸多倫多猛龍


Introduction

Kawhi Leonard is back with the Toronto Raptors. At the same time, Kyle Lowry is leaving the team.

Kawhi Leonard 回到了多倫多猛龍。與此同時,Kyle Lowry 正準備離開球隊。

Main Body

The Raptors traded players and picks to get Kawhi Leonard. Kawhi wanted to come back to Toronto. He likes the city and the team leaders.

猛龍透過交易球員和選秀權得到了 Kawhi Leonard。Kawhi 想要回到多倫多,因為他很喜歡這個城市以及球隊的領導層。

Kawhi has a new agent. His name is Harrison Gaines. They want a new contract for $123.7 million. The NBA is checking the Clippers for a money problem, but Kawhi says he did nothing wrong.

Kawhi 有了一位新經紀人,名叫 Harrison Gaines。他們希望爭取一份 1.237 億美元的新合約。NBA 正在調查快艇隊是否存在金錢問題,但 Kawhi 表示自己沒有做錯任何事。

Kyle Lowry is retiring. He will sign a short contract to finish his career with the Raptors. He won a championship with them in 2019.

Kyle Lowry 即將退休。他將簽署一份短期合約,在猛龍結束他的職業生涯。他在 2019 年與球隊一起贏得了總冠軍。

Now the team has many stars. Some people think the Raptors will trade RJ Barrett. This will give Kawhi and Scottie Barnes more space to play.

現在球隊擁有多位球星。有些人認為猛龍將會交易 RJ Barrett,這樣能讓 Kawhi 和 Scottie Barnes 擁有更多的作戰空間。

Conclusion

The Raptors have Kawhi Leonard again and Kyle Lowry is retiring.

猛龍再次迎回 Kawhi Leonard,而 Kyle Lowry 則準備退休。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The 'Who' and 'Their' Connection

In this story, we see how to talk about people and the things they own. This is a key step for A2 English.

1. The Person → The Belonging

  • Kawhi \rightarrow His name (Harrison Gaines)
  • The Raptors \rightarrow Their players

2. Simple Action Patterns Look at how the text describes movement and change:

  • Is leaving \rightarrow happening now
  • Will sign \rightarrow happening in the future
  • Won \rightarrow happened in the past (2019)

3. Useful Word Pairs

  • Trade \leftrightarrow Get (Give something to receive something else)
  • Retire \leftrightarrow Finish (Stop working for a long time)

Quick Tip: To reach A2, stop using just 'He' or 'She'. Start using His and Her to describe people's things!

Vocabulary Learning

traded (v.)
To give something to get something else
Example:The team traded a player to get a new star.
agent (n.)
A person who does business for another person
Example:The basketball player has an agent to help him.
contract (n.)
A legal agreement between two people or groups
Example:He signed a new contract for three years.
retiring (v.)
Stopping work or playing a sport because of age
Example:The player is retiring after a long career.
career (n.)
The history of a person's work or professional life
Example:She had a very successful career in sports.
championship (n.)
A competition to find the best team or player
Example:The Raptors won the championship in 2019.
Practice A2 words in a crossword