New Changes in Professional Sports
職業體育的新變動
Introduction
Some hockey and football teams have new players and coaches.
一些曲棍球和美式足球隊有了新球員和教練。
Main Body
The Anaheim Ducks gave Leo Carlsson a very big contract. He is now the highest-paid player. The team has less money now for other players.
Anaheim Ducks 給了 Leo Carlsson 一份非常優渥的合約。他現在是薪水最高的球員。球隊現在可用於其他球員的資金減少了。
The Philadelphia Flyers wanted Leo Carlsson, but they did not get him. They have a lot of money, but they still need a new center player.
Philadelphia Flyers 想要 Leo Carlsson，但沒能簽下他。他們雖然有很多錢，但仍然需要一名新的中鋒球員。
The New York Rangers got a new player named Pavel Dorofeyev. He will help the team score more goals. Montreal got a new assistant coach.
New York Rangers 簽下了一名叫做 Pavel Dorofeyev 的新球員。他將幫助球隊攻入更多球。Montreal 聘請了一名新的助理教練。
In football, the Hawthorn team wants two new players. They want Ben King and Zach Merrett.
在美式足球方面，Hawthorn 球隊想要兩名新球員。他們想要 Ben King 和 Zach Merrett。
Conclusion
Teams are spending money and changing players to win more games.
各隊正透過花錢和更換球員，以期贏得更多比賽。
Vocabulary Learning
🟢 Comparing Amounts
In this text, we see how to talk about 'how much' of something we have. This is a key skill for A2 English.
1. The Word 'More' Use this when you add to what you already have.
- Score more goals (Old goals + New goals)
- Win more games (Few wins Many wins)
2. The Word 'Less' Use this when the amount goes down.
- Less money (Big amount Small amount)
3. 'A Lot Of' vs 'Very Big'
- A lot of is for things we count or a general mass (money, players).
- Very big describes the size or scale of one thing (a contract).
Quick Guide: The Direction of Change
- More (Increase)
- Less (Decrease)