NCAA Punishes Two Schools for Breaking Rules
NCAA 懲罰兩所學校違反規定
Introduction
The NCAA punished the University of North Dakota and four basketball players from Alabama State. These people broke the rules of the games.
NCAA 懲罰了北達科他大學以及阿拉巴馬州立大學的四名籃球員。這些人違反了比賽規則。
Main Body
A coach at the University of North Dakota talked to a student too early. This is against the rules. The school told the NCAA about the mistake. Now the school must pay $25,000 and follow strict rules for one year.
北達科他大學的一名教練過早與一名學生接觸，這是違反規定的。學校已向 NCAA 報告了該錯誤。現在該校必須支付 25,000 美元，並在一年內遵守嚴格的規定。
Four basketball players from Alabama State took money from other people. They took $2,000 to lose a game on purpose. They used phones and group chats to plan this.
阿拉巴馬州立大學的四名籃球員接受了他人金錢。他們收取 2,000 美元以故意輸掉比賽。他們利用手機和群組聊天來策劃此事。
The police and the FBI found the players. The players broke the law. Now these four players can never play for the NCAA again.
警方和 FBI 發現了這些球員。這些球員觸犯了法律。現在這四名球員再也不能為 NCAA 參賽。
Conclusion
The NCAA gave a fine to North Dakota. They banned the Alabama State players for life.
NCAA 對北達科他大學處以罰款，並終身禁賽阿拉巴馬州立大學的球員。
Vocabulary Learning
🛑 Stop & Start: The Power of 'Never'
In the text, we see a very strong word: Never.
Example: "These four players can never play for the NCAA again."
When you want to say something is impossible for all time, use never. It is the opposite of always.
Quick Look:
- Always Every time (100%)
- Never Zero times (0%)
💰 Money Words
How do we talk about paying for mistakes?
- Pay To give money for a service or a penalty.
- Fine Money you must pay because you broke a rule.
From the story: "The school must pay \rightarrow$ "The NCAA gave a fine."
🕒 Simple Time Logic
Look at the word early.
If you arrive at 8:00 for a 9:00 meeting, you are early. In the text, the coach talked to the student too early. This means the timing was wrong.