The Pittsburgh Penguins Want New Players

匹茲堡企鵝隊想要新球員


Introduction

The Pittsburgh Penguins want to buy great players. They want to win more games.

匹茲堡企鵝隊想要購買優秀的球員,他們希望贏得更多場次。

Main Body

The team wants Jason Robertson. He scores many goals. His brother plays for the Penguins too. This might help Jason join the team. But Jason costs a lot of money.

球隊想要 Jason Robertson。他能進很多球。他的哥哥也在企鵝隊效力,這可能會幫助 Jason 加入球隊。但 Jason 的身價很高。

The team also wants Elias Pettersson. He plays for the Vancouver Canucks. He is not happy there. He might move to Pittsburgh to play with older, great players.

球隊也想要 Elias Pettersson。他目前在溫哥華 Canucks 效力,但他在那裡並不開心。他可能會轉到匹茲堡,與資深且優秀的球員一起比賽。

Buying these players is hard. The team has a limit on money. If they pay one player too much, they cannot buy other players.

購買這些球員很困難。球隊有資金上限。如果他們支付給一名球員太多錢,就無法購買其他球員。

Conclusion

The Penguins want these stars. But the players must say yes and the money must be right.

企鵝隊想要這些球星。但球員必須同意,且價格必須適當。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 The "Want" Pattern

In this story, we see a repeating pattern: [Person/Group] + want + [Thing/Action].

  • The Penguins want new players.
  • They want to win.

How to use it for A2: Use "want" for things you desire. Use "want to" before a verb (an action).

Comparison:

  • I want 🍎 (Noun) → Simple object
  • I want to 🍎 (Verb) → Action

🧩 The "Might" Logic

Look at this sentence: "This might help Jason join the team."

"Might" = Maybe. It is not 100% certain.

Examples from the text:

  • Might help \rightarrow Possible, but not sure.
  • Might move \rightarrow Possible, but not sure.

Quick Rule: Might \rightarrow 50% chance. Will`Will`\rightarrow$ 100% chance.

Vocabulary Learning

score (v.)
To get a point in a game
Example:He can score many goals in a hockey game.
cost (v.)
To have a price of a certain amount of money
Example:The new car costs a lot of money.
limit (n.)
The maximum amount of something allowed
Example:The team has a limit on how much money they can spend.
star (n.)
A very famous and talented person in a sport or movie
Example:The team wants to sign a new star player.
Practice A2 words in a crossword