Rugby League Gets More Money for TV
橄欖球聯賽電視轉播費增加
Introduction
The National Rugby League (NRL) has a new deal with Nine and Foxtel. The deal is for seven years and is worth $5.3 billion.
國家橄欖球聯賽 (NRL) 與 Nine 及 Foxtel 簽署了一份新協議。該協議為期七年，價值 53 億美元。
Main Body
Nine and Foxtel will pay a lot of money to show the games. Nine pays $145 million a year. Foxtel pays $520 million a year. This is a lot of money for Foxtel.
Nine 和 Foxtel 將支付巨額資金來播映比賽。Nine 每年支付 1.45 億美元，Foxtel 每年支付 5.2 億美元。對 Foxtel 來說，這是一筆鉅款。
The NRL wants to grow. They will add new teams from Perth and PNG soon. They want teams in America and Europe in the future. The NRL now decides when the games happen.
NRL 想要成長。他們很快將在珀斯 (Perth) 和巴布亞紐幾內亞 (PNG) 增加新球隊。他們希望未來能在美國和歐洲建立球隊。現在由 NRL 決定比賽時間。
The NRL will have much more money now. They will give more money to the players. This deal is bigger than the AFL deal from 2022.
NRL 現在將擁有更多資金。他們將向球員支付更多薪酬。這份協議比 2022 年的 AFL 協議規模更大。
Conclusion
The NRL is now very rich. This helps the sport grow, but Foxtel must find more customers to pay for the deal.
NRL 現在非常富有。這有助於該運動的成長，但 Foxtel 必須找到更多客戶來支付這份協議的費用。
Vocabulary Learning
Talking about the Future (Will)
In this text, the author uses the word will to talk about things that are certain to happen later. This is a key step for A2 learners to move beyond the present tense.
How it works:
Subject + will + Action
Examples from the text:
- They will add new teams (Future action)
- They will give more money (Future action)
Comparing Things
To reach A2, you need to compare two things. Look at how the text compares the NRL deal to the AFL deal:
"This deal is bigger than the AFL deal"
The Pattern:
Small word + -er + than Bigger than / Faster than / Cheaper than
Money Words
Notice the difference between these two phrases:
- "Worth \rightarrow$ (The total value)
- "Pays \rightarrow$ (The regular payment)
Tip: Use "a year" or "a month" when talking about repeating payments.