New Leaders for Italy Football Team

義大利國家足球隊新領導層


Introduction

The Italian Football Federation has new leaders for the national team.

義大利足球協會為國家隊任命了新領導層。

Main Body

Paolo Maldini is the new Technical Director. He has a contract for four years. Leonardo helps him. They want to change how the adult and youth teams work.

Paolo Maldini 是新任的技術總監。他簽了一份四年的合約。Leonardo 會協助他。他們希望改變成年隊與青年隊的運作方式。

The leaders need a new head coach in seven days. They think about Roberto Mancini and Antonio Conte. But some people do not agree with these choices.

領導層需要在七天內找到一名新總教練。他們在考慮 Roberto Mancini 和 Antonio Conte。但有些人並不認同這些選擇。

They also want Pep Guardiola. He is very good, but he costs too much money. He earned 25 million euros at Manchester City. Italy cannot pay this much. They might ask Carlo Ancelotti or Andrea Pirlo instead.

他們也想要 Pep Guardiola。他非常優秀,但費用太高。他在曼城時的年薪達 2,500 萬歐元。義大利無法支付這麼多錢。他們可能會轉而邀請 Carlo Ancelotti 或 Andrea Pirlo。

Conclusion

Italy has new bosses and they are looking for a new coach.

義大利有了新領導層,目前正在尋找新總教練。

Vocabulary Learning

💰 Talking about Money

In the text, we see how to describe costs and salaries. For a beginner, these are the most useful patterns:

1. High Cost

  • "He costs too much money." \rightarrow Use this when something is too expensive.

2. Earning Money

  • "He earned 25 million euros." \rightarrow Use Earned for the money you get from a job.

3. Ability to Pay

  • "Italy cannot pay this much." \rightarrow Cannot + Verb tells us it is impossible to do something.

Quick Vocabulary List:

  • Cost \rightarrow The price of something.
  • Earn \rightarrow To get money for working.
  • Too much \rightarrow More than what is needed or possible.

Vocabulary Learning

federation (n.)
An official group of people or organizations
Example:The football federation organizes the national league.
contract (n.)
A legal agreement between two people or groups
Example:The player signed a contract for three years.
youth (n.)
Young people
Example:The youth team plays on Saturday mornings.
agree (v.)
To have the same opinion as someone else
Example:I agree with you about the new coach.
earned (v.)
To get money for the work you do
Example:He earned a lot of money playing in England.
Practice A2 words in a crossword