NBA Stops Player Trade
NBA 阻止球員交易
Introduction
The Toronto Raptors wanted to get player Kawhi Leonard from the Los Angeles Clippers. Now, the NBA is stopping this trade.
多倫多暴龍隊想要從洛杉磯快艇隊獲得球員 Kawhi Leonard。現在，NBA 正在阻止這次交易。
Main Body
The NBA is looking at a money deal. Kawhi Leonard got 28 million dollars from a company. The NBA wants to know if this deal broke the league rules.
NBA 正在審查一項金錢交易。Kawhi Leonard 從一家公司獲得了 2,800 萬美元。NBA 想知道這筆交易是否違反了聯盟規則。
Lawyers say this is a problem. If the Raptors take the player, they might pay big fines. In the past, the NBA took away draft picks from other teams for these rules.
律師表示這是一個問題。如果暴龍隊接納該球員，他們可能會面臨鉅額罰款。過去，NBA 曾因這些規則沒收過其他球隊的選秀權。
Kawhi Leonard played for these teams before. Now, the trade must wait. The NBA must finish its study first.
Kawhi Leonard 以前曾在這些球隊效力。現在，交易必須等待，NBA 必須先完成其調查。
Conclusion
The Toronto Raptors will wait for the NBA to finish the investigation.
多倫多暴龍隊將等待 NBA 完成調查。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Action Now' Pattern
Look at these sentences from the text:
- The NBA is stopping this trade.
- The NBA is looking at a money deal.
What is happening? We use am/is/are + word ending in -ing to talk about things happening right now or these days.
Simple Breakdown:
- The NBA (One thing) → is → stopping
- I (Me) → am → waiting
- Lawyers (Many people) → are → saying
Quick Switch:
- Habit/Fact: The NBA stops trades. (They do it often)
- Right Now: The NBA is stopping this trade. (It is happening today) → Focus on the moment!
Word Power: 'Wait' In the text, we see: "The trade must wait."
When you see must, it means it is 100% necessary.
- Must wait → No choice, you have to stay there.