Strange NBA Votes by Kennegh Lau

Kennegh Lau 的奇怪 NBA 投票


Introduction

Kennegh Lau voted for NBA awards in 2018-19. His votes were very different from other people.

Kennegh Lau 在 2018-19 年參與了 NBA 獎項投票,他的投票結果與其他人截然不同。

Main Body

Lau chose players that other voters did not like. He picked Dwyane Wade and Jordan Bell. These players did not play very well.

Lau 選擇了其他投票者並不看好的球員。他選擇了 Dwyane Wade 和 Jordan Bell。這些球員的表現並不出色。

Lau did not pick the best players. He did not choose Paul George or Nikola Jokic. Almost all other voters picked these stars.

Lau 沒有選擇表現最好的球員。他沒有選擇 Paul George 或 Nikola Jokic。幾乎所有其他投票者都選擇了這些球星。

His choices were very strange. He put Rudy Gobert in third place. Most people put Gobert in first place.

他的選擇非常奇怪。他將 Rudy Gobert 排在第三名,而大多數人將 Gobert 排在第一名。

Conclusion

Because of these strange votes, the NBA stopped Lau from voting again.

由於這些奇怪的投票,NBA 停止了 Lau 的投票資格。

Vocabulary Learning

The Power of "NOT"

In this story, we see a pattern of denial. When we want to say someone did not do something, we use did not + action.

Look at these changes:

  • He picked \rightarrow He did not pick
  • They liked \rightarrow They did not like
  • He played well \rightarrow He did not play well

Why this matters for A2: To move from A1 to A2, you must stop using only positive sentences. Using "did not" allows you to describe mistakes, absences, and surprises.


Key Word Swap

  • Different \rightarrow Strange
  • Stopped \rightarrow Prevented (NBA stopped him from voting = NBA prevented him from voting)

Vocabulary Learning

awards (n.)
Prizes given to people for doing something very well
Example:The player won many awards for his great season.
different (adj.)
Not the same as others
Example:My car is a different color than yours.
voters (n.)
People who choose or pick a winner
Example:The voters picked the best movie of the year.
strange (adj.)
Very unusual or surprising
Example:I heard a strange noise in the kitchen.
Practice A2 words in a crossword