Player Changes for Las Vegas Aces and Indiana Fever

拉斯維加斯王牌隊與印第安納熱潮隊的球員變動


Introduction

The Las Vegas Aces fired player Chennedy Carter. Now, they have a new player named Justine Pissott from the Indiana Fever.

拉斯維加斯王牌隊解僱了球員 Chennedy Carter。現在他們簽下了一名來自印第安納熱潮隊的新球員,名為 Justine Pissott。

Main Body

The Aces fired Chennedy Carter. She scored many points, but she was unhappy. She wrote bad things on the internet. She had problems with other teams in the past too.

王牌隊解僱了 Chennedy Carter。她雖然得分很高,但她並不開心。她在網路上寫了很多負面言論。她過去與其他球隊也曾有過問題。

Justine Pissott is a tall player. She played for the Indiana Fever before. Now she plays for the Las Vegas Aces.

Justine Pissott 是一名高個子球員。她之前在印第安納熱潮隊效力。現在她在拉斯維加斯王牌隊效力。

The Indiana Fever did not keep Pissott. Coach Stephanie White likes her other players more. These players work hard and help the team.

印第安納熱潮隊沒有留下 Pissott。總教練 Stephanie White 更喜歡她的其他球員。這些球員努力且對球隊有幫助。

Conclusion

The Aces have a new player. The Fever keep their old team.

王牌隊有了新球員。熱潮隊則保留原有的陣容。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 THE "NOW" vs "BEFORE" TRICK

To reach A2, you must show you can talk about the past and the present in one story.

1. The Past (Finished) Look at these words from the text. They tell us something is over:

  • fired → lost the job
  • scored → got points
  • played → did it before
  • wrote → put words on the web

2. The Present (Current) Now look at the words for things happening right now:

  • have → possess now
  • is → state of being
  • plays → current job
  • work → daily action

Quick Map for your brain:

Yesterday (Past) \rightarrow Played / Fired Today (Present) \rightarrow Plays / Have

Pro Tip: If you see -ed at the end of a word (like fired or played), the action is usually in the past! 🕒

Vocabulary Learning

fired (v.)
To tell someone they must leave their job.
Example:The boss fired the worker because he was always late.
unhappy (adj.)
Not happy; sad or not satisfied.
Example:She was unhappy with her old car.
problems (n.)
Things that are difficult to deal with.
Example:I have some problems with my computer today.
past (n.)
The time before now.
Example:In the past, people did not have smartphones.
Practice A2 words in a crossword