New Coaches at Two Colleges
兩所學院聘請新教練
Introduction
The University of Michigan and Ridgewater College have new sports coaches.
密西根大學和 Ridgewater 學院聘請了新的體育教練。
Main Body
Dusty May left the University of Michigan basketball team. Now, Mike Boynton Jr. is the coach. Most players want to stay on the team. Jalen Reed is one player. He is hurt now, but he will stay because he likes the team.
Dusty May 離開了密西根大學籃球隊。現在由 Mike Boynton Jr. 接任教練。大多數球員都想留在隊上。Jalen Reed 就是其中一名球員。他目前受傷了，但因為他喜歡這支球隊，所以會留下來。
Ridgewater College has a new softball coach. Her name is Morgan Flann. She was an assistant coach before. She is now the head coach.
Ridgewater 學院有一位新的壘球教練。她的名字是 Morgan Flann。她之前是助理教練，現在則擔任總教練。
Coach Flann wants her team to play fast. She wants the players to run fast to the bases. She has thirteen players now. She wants to find more players for her team.
Flann 教練希望她的球隊能加快節奏。她希望球員在跑壘時速度更快。她目前有 13 名球員，並希望為球隊招募更多球員。
Conclusion
Both schools have new leaders for their sports teams.
兩所學校的體育隊現在都有了新的領導者。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Now' Shift
Look at how the story tells us things changed. We use Now to show a new situation:
- Past: Dusty May was the coach. Present: Now, Mike Boynton Jr. is the coach.
- Past: Morgan was an assistant. Present: She is now the head coach.
Simple Rule: Use "Now" at the start or middle of a sentence to switch from 'then' to 'today'.
Power Words: 'Want to'
When someone has a goal or a wish, use Want + to + Action:
- Want to stay (Stay = not leave)
- Want to play (Play = do the sport)
- Want to find (Find = look for and get)
Quick Tip: Notice that "want" doesn't change for the action.
- I want to run.
- She wants to run. (Just add 's' for her/him/it)