Changes in College Football Teams
大學美式足球隊的變動
Introduction
Some college football teams are changing their coaches and players.
部分大學美式足球隊正在更換他們的教練與球員。
Main Body
The University of Houston is doing well. They kept their head coach, Willie Fritz. They added new, strong players to the defense. They want to win the championship.
休士頓大學表現良好。他們留用了總教練 Willie Fritz,並在防守端加入了強壯的新球員。他們希望贏得冠軍。
BYU kept their coach, Kalani Sitake. He said no to a new job at Penn State. He wants to stay and help his team win more games.
BYU 留用了他們的教練 Kalani Sitake。他拒絕了賓州州立大學的新職位。他希望留下幫助球隊贏得更多比賽。
Clemson has some problems. Coach Dabo Swinney added ten new defensive players. But they do not have a new quarterback. Two players will fight for the position.
克萊姆森大學遇到了一些問題。教練 Dabo Swinney 加入了十名新的防守球員,但他們沒有新的四分衛。將有兩名球員競爭這個位置。
LSU changed their leader. The school fired Brian Kelly. Now, Lane Kiffin is the new head coach. The school wants a different style of leader.
LSU 更換了領導者。學校解雇了 Brian Kelly。現在 Lane Kiffin 是新任總教練。學校想要一名風格不同的領導者。
Conclusion
Some teams want to keep things the same. Other teams want to change everything to win.
有些球隊希望維持現狀,而有些球隊則希望改變一切以贏得勝利。
Vocabulary Learning
The Power of 'Want'
In this text, we see a very important word for beginners: Want.
We use it to talk about goals or things we wish to have. It is simple because the word doesn't change much.
How it works:
- I want I wish for this.
- They want They wish for this.
Examples from the text:
- "They want to win" (Their goal is victory).
- "He wants to stay" (His goal is to remain).
- "The school wants a different style" (The school's goal is a change).
Wait! Look at the 'S' When we talk about one person (He, She, or a School), we add an -s:
- They want (Many people)
- He wants (One person)
Quick Word Swap Instead of saying "I wish for," just use Want + To + Action.
- Want to win
- Want to stay
- Want to change