Norman Powell Helps His Team
Norman Powell 幫助他的隊伍
Introduction
Norman Powell talks about his old problems. Now, he wants to help his teammates.
Norman Powell 談到了他過去的問題。現在，他想要幫助他的隊友。
Main Body
Powell played for Toronto. He had a hard time. He was tired and his body did not feel good. He played bad basketball. Some people said he only wanted money.
Powell 曾在多倫多效力。他那時過得很辛苦。他感到疲憊，身體狀況也不佳。他的球技表現很差。有些人說他只想要錢。
Now, Powell is on a new team. Most players are very young. Powell is the only player who is 30 years old or older.
現在，Powell 加入了一支新球隊。大多數球員都非常年輕。Powell 是唯一一名 30 歲或以上的球員。
He wants to be a teacher. He tells the young players how to play better. He shares his secrets to help the team win.
他想成為一名導師。他告訴年輕球員如何打得更好。他分享自己的秘訣來幫助球隊獲勝。
Conclusion
Powell uses his old mistakes to help young players play better.
Powell 利用他過去的錯誤來幫助年輕球員打得更好。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Then vs. Now
Look at how the story changes from the past to the present. This is how we tell a life story in English.
The Past (Old)
- He played (Action finished)
- He had (Possession finished)
- He was (State finished)
The Present (New)
- Powell is (Current state)
- He wants (Current feeling)
- He tells (Current action)
The Pattern: Past Word Present Word Played Plays Had Has Was Is
Quick Tip: When we talk about 'Now', we often add an -s to the action word (wants, tells, shares) because Powell is one person.