Basketball News: Player Changes and Money
籃球新聞：球員變動與金錢
Introduction
Three big basketball stories are happening now. They are about Nikola Jokić, Tarik Biberović, and LeBron James.
目前有三個籃球大新聞，分別關於 Nikola Jokić、Tarik Biberović 以及 LeBron James。
Main Body
Nikola Jokić wants to play for the Denver Nuggets for his whole life. He can sign a new contract now for $278 million. But he wants to wait until next year. He can get more money, maybe $359.5 million, if he waits.
Nikola Jokić 希望能終身效力於丹佛金塊隊。他現在可以簽署一份 2.78 億美元的新合約，但他想等到明年。如果他等待，可能會獲得更多金額，約 3.595 億美元。
Tarik Biberović wants to join the Dallas Mavericks. He must pay some money to leave his old team. The team can only pay $900,000. Tarik must pay the rest. He will sign a two-year contract for $6 million.
Tarik Biberović 想要加入達拉斯獨行俠。他必須支付一筆款項才能離開原隊。球隊僅能支付 90 萬美元，其餘部分必須由 Tarik 自付。他將簽署一份為期兩年、價值 600 萬美元的合約。
LeBron James left the Los Angeles Lakers after eight years. He is looking for a new team. Some people think he might play with Jokić in Denver. LeBron has not said his choice yet.
LeBron James 在洛杉磯湖人隊效力八年後離開。他正在尋找新球隊。有些人認為他可能會在丹佛與 Jokić 共同效力。LeBron 目前尚未公布他的選擇。
Conclusion
Jokić stays in Denver. Biberović is moving to Dallas. LeBron James is looking for a new team.
Jokić 留在丹佛，Biberović 前往達拉斯，而 LeBron James 則在尋找新球隊。
Vocabulary Learning
💸 Talking about Money and Plans
The 'Want to' Pattern When we have a dream or a plan, we use: Subject + want to + Action.
- Example: Nikola Jokić wants to play for Denver.
- Example: Tarik Biberović wants to join the Mavericks.
Money Words In this story, we see two ways to talk about money:
- Sign a contract → This means writing a legal paper to agree on a job and salary.
- Pay the rest → This means paying the remaining amount of money after a part is already paid.
Action Shift: Now vs. Later Look at how the story changes time:
- Now: He can sign a contract now.
- Later: He wants to wait until next year.
Simple Word Swap
- Left → Moved away from
- Looking for → Searching for