Nottingham Forest Wants New Players
諾丁漢森林想要新球員
Introduction
Nottingham Forest wants to buy new players. They also want to keep their current players.
諾丁漢森林想要購買新球員，同時也希望留住現有的球員。
Main Body
Nottingham Forest wants Givairo Read. He is 20 years old and plays for Feyenoord. Forest offered 17.5 million euros, but Feyenoord said no. Now Forest may pay 25 million euros. Manchester City and Liverpool also like this player.
諾丁漢森林想要 Givairo Read。他 20 歲，效力於飛燕格路。森林開價 1750 萬歐元，但飛燕格路拒絕了。現在森林可能會支付 2500 萬歐元。曼城與利物浦也對這名球員感興趣。
Forest also wants to keep Neco Williams. He is 25 years old. Manchester United and Newcastle United want him. Forest has a lot of money because they sold Elliot Anderson. They are giving Neco Williams a new contract so he does not leave.
森林也想留住 Neco Williams。他 25 歲。曼聯與紐卡斯爾聯都想要他。由於森林出售了 Elliot Anderson，因此擁有很多資金。他們正為 Neco Williams 提供新合約，以防止他離隊。
Barnet bought a player named Will Wright. He was free because his old contract ended. He is an older player. He will help the young players in the team.
巴尼特買入了一名叫 Will Wright 的球員。由於他的舊合約已到期，因此是自由身轉會。他是一名資深球員，將會幫助隊中的年輕球員。
Conclusion
Forest is trying to buy Read and keep Williams. Barnet got a new player named Wright.
森林正嘗試買入 Read 並留住 Williams。而巴尼特則獲得一名叫 Wright 的新球員。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Want' Pattern
In this text, we see a very useful word for A2 learners: Want.
How to use it:
Person/Group → wants → Thing/Person
- Forest wants Read. (One team)
- City and Liverpool also like this player. (Two teams)
Money Words
Look at how the text describes spending and getting money:
- Offer To suggest a price (Forest offered 17.5 million).
- Pay To give the money (Forest may pay 25 million).
- Sold To give someone/something for money (They sold Elliot Anderson).
- Free No money needed (He was free).
Age & Description
Notice the simple way to describe people:
- Number + old: "He is 20 years old."
- Comparison: "He is an older player" (This helps the "young players").