Arsenal Wants New Players

阿森納想要新球員


Introduction

Arsenal Football Club wants to buy new players from Club Brugge. They might sell Leandro Trossard.

阿森納足球俱樂部想從布魯格俱樂部購買新球員。他們可能會出售特羅薩爾。

Main Body

Arsenal wants Christos Tzolis. He is 24 years old and from Greece. He scored many goals last year. Arsenal might pay 40 million euros for him.

阿森納想要 Christos Tzolis。他 24 歲,來自希臘。他去年攻入許多進球。阿森納可能會支付 4,000 萬歐元來簽下他。

Leandro Trossard might leave the club. A team called Besiktas wants him. They are talking to him in the USA now.

Leandro Trossard 可能會離開俱樂部。一支名為 Besiktas 的球隊想要他。他們目前正在美國與他洽談。

Arsenal also wants Nicolo Tresoldi. He is 21 years old and from Germany. Other teams like AS Roma also want him. He is a very good striker.

阿森納也想要 Nicolo Tresoldi。他 21 歲,來自德國。其他球隊如 AS Roma 也想要他。他是一名非常優秀的前鋒。

Conclusion

Arsenal will wait for the World Cup to finish. Then they will decide about the players.

阿森納將等待世界盃結束,隨後才會決定關於球員的方案。

Vocabulary Learning

⚽ The 'Want' Pattern

In this story, we see a very common way to talk about desires: Want + Person/Thing.

Look at the patterns:

  • Arsenal wants players. \rightarrow (The team wants something)
  • Besiktas wants him. \rightarrow (Another team wants a person)
  • Other teams want him. \rightarrow (Many teams want a person)

⏳ Now vs. Later

Notice how the story moves from now to the future:

  1. Now (Present): "They are talking to him..." \rightarrow (Happening right now)
  2. Later (Future): "Arsenal will wait..." \rightarrow (Something that happens after the World Cup)

Key Word: will = The future marker.


🌍 Describing People

To reach A2, you need to combine Age and Origin. The article does this simply:

  • Age: He is 24 years old.
  • Origin: He is from Greece.

Quick Tip: Always use "is from" for the country and "is [number] years old" for the age.

Vocabulary Learning

player (n.)
A person who plays a sport, like football.
Example:He is the best football player in the team.
score (v.)
To get a point or a goal in a game.
Example:The striker wants to score a goal.
leave (v.)
To go away from a place or a group.
Example:The player will leave the club in January.
striker (n.)
A player whose main job is to score goals.
Example:The team needs a fast striker to win the game.
decide (v.)
To make a choice about something.
Example:I cannot decide which shoes to buy.
Practice A2 words in a crossword