Names on the Stanley Cup
史丹利杯上的名字
Introduction
The Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup. Now, people are unhappy about the names on the trophy.
卡羅來納颶風隊贏得了史丹利杯。現在，人們對獎盃上的名字感到不滿。
Main Body
The team owner is Tom Dundon. He put his wife and five children's names on the cup. Because of this, some players and workers did not get their names on the trophy.
球隊老闆是 Tom Dundon。他將妻子和五個孩子的名字刻在了獎盃上。因此，一些球員和員工沒能將名字刻在獎盃上。
Some owners did this before. In the past, the league also removed names from the cup. They removed names of people who did bad things or did not help the team.
以前也有老闆這樣做過。在過去，聯盟也曾從獎盃上移除名字。他們會移除那些做了壞事或對球隊沒有幫助的人的名字。
The Hockey Hall of Fame keeps the cup. But the NHL office in Toronto chooses the names. The Hurricanes team does not want to talk about this choice.
曲棍球名人堂負責保管獎盃，但多倫多的 NHL 辦公室負責選擇名字。颶風隊不願對此選擇發表評論。
Conclusion
The owner put his family first. Some players did not get their names on the cup.
老闆將家人擺在第一位，導致一些球員沒能將名字刻在獎盃上。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡️ The 'Power of Did'
In this story, we see a pattern for talking about the past using did.
1. The 'Action' Past When we want to say someone finished something, we change the verb:
- Put (now) → Put (past) "He put his wife's name..."
- Win (now) → Won (past) "The Hurricanes won..."
2. The 'Negative' Past To say something did not happen, we use: did not + [basic verb].
❌ Incorrect: They did not won. ✅ Correct: They did not get their names.
Quick Reference:
- Positive: Won / Put / Removed
- Negative: Did not get / Did not help
Vocabulary Spot:
- Removed To take something away.
- Trophy The big prize cup.