Rui Hachimura Joins the Los Angeles Clippers
八村瑠衣加盟洛杉磯快艇
Introduction
Rui Hachimura is a basketball player. He signed a new contract with the Los Angeles Clippers for two years and 28 million dollars.
八村瑠衣是一名籃球員。他與洛杉磯快艇簽下了一份為期兩年、價值 2,800 萬美元的新合約。
Main Body
Hachimura played for the Los Angeles Lakers before. He and the Lakers did not agree on a new contract. The Lakers and Clippers did not make a deal. So, Hachimura left the Lakers for free.
八村瑠衣之前在洛杉磯湖人隊效力。他與湖人隊未能就新合約達成共識。湖人隊與快艇隊之間也沒有達成交易。因此，八村瑠衣以自由身離開了湖人隊。
Hachimura is a very good player. He scores many points. He is the best player in NBA history at three-point shots in the playoffs.
八村瑠衣是一名非常優秀的球員。他的得分能力很高。他是 NBA 歷史上季後賽三分球表現最好的球員。
The Lakers now have a problem. They lost five important players. They need a new player now. The Clippers are happy because Hachimura is a great shooter.
湖人隊現在遇到了問題。他們失去了五名重要球員。他們現在需要一名新球員。快艇隊則感到很高興，因為八村瑠衣是一名出色的射手。
Conclusion
Rui Hachimura is now a Clippers player. The Lakers need to find a new player quickly.
八村瑠衣現在是快艇隊的球員。湖人隊需要儘快找到一名新球員。
Vocabulary Learning
🏀 Talking about the Past
Look at these words from the text: played, signed, lost.
In English, to talk about things that already happened, we often just add -ed to the end of the action word.
- Play Played
- Sign Signed
Watch out! Some words are 'rebels' and change completely. We call these irregular:
- Make Made
- Leave Left
- Lose Lost
💡 Quick Tip: Using "Now"
When the story changes from the past to the present moment, the author uses now.
- Past: He played for the Lakers.
- Present: The Lakers now have a problem.
Use now to tell your listener that the situation has changed!