Young Players Join the Italy Football Team
年輕球員加入義大利國家隊
Introduction
Italy cannot play in the World Cup. Now, the team uses friendly games to test young players.
義大利無法參加世界盃。因此，球隊目前利用友誼賽來測試年輕球員。
Main Body
Italy played a game against Greece. The coach wanted to see new players. Luca Reggiani is 18 years old. He played for 13 minutes. Then, he hit another player. The referee gave him a red card. He had to leave the game.
義大利與希臘進行了一場比賽。教練想要觀察新球員的表現。Luca Reggiani 18 歲，他上場了 13 分鐘。隨後，他撞到了另一名球員，裁判給了他一張紅卡，他必須離開賽場。
Other young players played too. Filippo Mané played for 45 minutes. This was his second game for Italy. Samuele Inacio did not play in this game.
其他年輕球員也參賽了。Filippo Mané 上場了 45 分鐘，這是他第二次代表義大利出賽。Samuele Inacio 在這場比賽中沒有上場。
Fabio Chiarodia played the whole game. He played for 90 minutes. This was his second game as a starter.
Fabio Chiarodia 打滿了全場，共 90 分鐘。這是他第二次以先發身份出賽。
Conclusion
Italy is testing young players. Some players did well, but some had problems.
義大利正在測試年輕球員。部分球員表現優異，但部分則出現問題。
Vocabulary Learning
⏳ Talking about Time
In the story, we see how to say how long something happens using 'for'.
The Pattern:
Action for Amount of Time
Examples from the text:
- Played for 13 minutes.
- Played for 45 minutes.
- Played for 90 minutes.
Easy Tip: Use 'for' when you want to show the duration (the length) of an activity.
I waited for 10 minutes. She slept for 8 hours.