NHL Team News
NHL 球隊新聞
Introduction
The Montreal Canadiens and the Ottawa Senators have new news about their players.
蒙特婁加拿人隊與渥太華參議員隊有關於其球員的新消息。
Main Body
The Montreal Canadiens want to save money. They do not want to buy expensive players. They gave a big contract to Ivan Demidov to keep him on the team.
蒙特婁加拿人隊想要省錢，不想購買昂貴的球員。他們給了 Ivan Demidov 一份大額合約以將其留在隊中。
The team wants a young and fast player. However, they did not trade their best players to get Kirill Marchenko.
球隊想要一名年輕且快速的球員。然而，他們並沒有交易掉最好的球員來獲取 Kirill Marchenko。
The Ottawa Senators signed Claude Giroux for one more year. He will get $2 million. He can get more money if he plays very well.
渥太華參議員隊與 Claude Giroux 續約一年。他將獲得 200 萬美元，如果表現優異，他還能獲得更多獎金。
Conclusion
Montreal is looking for new players. Ottawa is happy to keep Claude Giroux.
蒙特婁正在尋找新球員，而渥太華很高興能留住 Claude Giroux。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ Quick Logic: Wants vs. Needs
In the text, we see a pattern for talking about desires and goals using the word Want.
The Pattern:
Person/Team want thing/action
Examples from the text:
- Montreal Canadiens want to save money
- The team want a young and fast player
🛠️ Building Blocks
When we use want, we can follow it in two simple ways:
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Want + Noun (a thing):
- I want a coffee.
- They want a fast player.
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Want + To + Verb (an action):
- I want to sleep.
- They want to save money.
💡 Pro Tip: The 'Not' Switch
To say the opposite, just put do not before want:
- They do not want to buy expensive players.