San Antonio Spurs Fire Announcer Jacob Tobey

聖安東尼奧馬刺隊開除播報員 Jacob Tobey


Introduction

The San Antonio Spurs basketball team fired their announcer, Jacob Tobey. He lost his job because of personal problems.

聖安東尼奧馬刺隊籃球隊開除了他們的播報員 Jacob Tobey。他因為個人問題而失去了工作。

Main Body

Someone posted photos and words on Instagram. These posts said Jacob Tobey had a secret relationship with a woman. This woman is the sister of a player on the team.

有人在 Instagram 上貼了照片和文字。這些貼文稱 Jacob Tobey 與一名女性有秘密關係。這名女性是隊伍中一名球員的妹妹。

Jacob's partner wrote the posts. She said they are not together anymore. Jacob had a new long contract in June, but the team fired him now.

Jacob 的伴侶撰寫了這些貼文。她表示他們已不再在一起。Jacob 在六月才簽了一份新的長期合約,但球隊現在將他開除了。

The team is also changing how they show games on TV. Jacob worked for other sports channels before this job. He did not say anything about the news.

球隊也正在改變電視轉播比賽的方式。Jacob 在接任這份工作之前曾在其他體育頻道工作。他對此消息未發表任何評論。

Conclusion

Jacob Tobey does not work for the San Antonio Spurs. The team needs a new announcer.

Jacob Tobey 不再在聖安東尼奧馬刺隊工作。球隊需要一名新的播報員。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Past vs. Present

Look at how the story changes from now to before. This is the key to A2 English.

The Past (Finished)

  • fired → The team fired him.
  • lost → He lost his job.
  • worked → Jacob worked for other channels.
  • said → She said they are not together.

The Present (Now)

  • is → This woman is the sister.
  • are → They are not together.
  • needs → The team needs a new announcer.

Quick Rule: Add -ed to most action words to move them to the past. Example: Work → Worked

Word Connection: Job → Fired (No job anymore) → Needs (Looking for a new person) \rightarrow Result

Vocabulary Learning

announcer (n.)
A person who tells people about an event on TV or radio.
Example:The announcer told us the final score of the game.
fired (v.)
When a company tells an employee they must leave their job.
Example:He was fired because he was always late to work.
relationship (n.)
The way two people feel and behave toward each other.
Example:They have a very happy relationship.
contract (n.)
A legal agreement between two people or groups.
Example:The player signed a three-year contract with the team.
Practice A2 words in a crossword