Brentford and Leeds United Buy New Players

布倫特福德與利茲聯簽購新球員


Introduction

Two football teams want new players from Wales. They want to make their teams stronger.

有兩支足球隊想從威爾斯簽購新球員,希望藉此強化球隊。

Main Body

Brentford wants Callum Wilson. He is a good goalscorer. He does not have a team now. Brentford does not want to pay a lot of money. They want a player who can score goals now.

布倫特福德想要簽下 Callum Wilson。他是一名優秀的得分前鋒,目前沒有所屬球隊。布倫特福德不想支付太多費用,他們需要一名能立即貢獻進球的球員。

Leeds United signed Harry Wilson. He signed a contract for four years. He played for Fulham for five years. He was the best player at Fulham last year.

利茲聯簽下了 Harry Wilson。他簽署了一份為期四年的合約。他曾在富勒姆效力五年,並且是去年富勒姆表現最好的球員。

Harry Wilson is the first new player for manager Daniel Farke. He will play in a game against Nottingham Forest on August 22.

Harry Wilson 是總教練 Daniel Farke 簽下的首位新球員。他將在 8 月 22 日對陣諾丁漢森林的比賽中出戰。

Conclusion

Brentford is still talking to Callum Wilson. Leeds United already have Harry Wilson.

布倫特福德仍在與 Callum Wilson 洽談中,而利茲聯已經簽下了 Harry Wilson。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 The 'Time' Shift

Look at how the story changes from now to before.

NOW (Current state)

  • Brentford wants...
  • He does not have...
  • Leeds United already have...

BEFORE (Finished time)

  • He signed...
  • He played...
  • He was...

The Rule: When the action is finished (like a contract signed or a year passed), we add -ed to the action word.

Examples from the text: Play → Played Sign → Signed

Special Word: Was is the 'before' version of Is.

  • He is the best (Now) \rightarrow He was the best (Last year)

Vocabulary Learning

stronger (adj.)
More powerful or better than before
Example:I go to the gym to make my muscles stronger.
goalscorer (n.)
A player who scores goals in a game
Example:The team needs a great goalscorer to win the match.
signed (v.)
Wrote a signature on a paper to agree to something
Example:He signed the paper to start his new job.
contract (n.)
A legal agreement between two people or groups
Example:The player signed a contract for three years.
manager (n.)
The person in charge of a team or company
Example:The manager tells the players where to play.
Practice A2 words in a crossword