The Minnesota Vikings and Their Quarterbacks

明尼蘇達維京人及其四分衛


Introduction

The Minnesota Vikings are practicing. Two players, Kyler Murray and J.J. McCarthy, want to be the main quarterback.

明尼蘇達維京人正在練習。兩名球員 Kyler Murray 和 J.J. McCarthy 都想擔任主四分衛。

Main Body

Kyler Murray will probably be the main player. He is expensive, but another team pays most of his money. This helps the Vikings save money.

Kyler Murray 可能會成為主將。雖然他的薪水很高,但另一支球隊支付了大部分費用,這有助於維京人節省開支。

Some people think the team will trade J.J. McCarthy to the New York Jets or other teams. But the Vikings want to keep him. They need two good players in case one gets hurt.

有些人認為球隊會將 J.J. McCarthy 交易至紐約噴射機或其他球隊,但維京人希望留住他。他們需要兩名優秀的球員,以防止有人受傷時缺乏替代方案。

McCarthy says he likes the team and the coaches. He wants to stay. The team is also looking at other players during practice.

McCarthy 表示他很喜歡這支球隊和教練,他希望能留下。球隊在練習期間也在觀察其他球員。

Conclusion

Murray will likely start the games. McCarthy will stay with the team for the future.

Murray 很可能會在比賽中先發。McCarthy 則會留在隊中,為未來做準備。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 Talking About the Future

In this story, we see two ways to talk about what happens next:

1. Using "Will" (The certain future) When we are sure or making a prediction, we use will.

  • Murray will probably be the main player.
  • McCarthy will stay with the team.

2. Using "Want to" (The desire) When someone has a goal or a wish, we use want to + action.

  • They want to be the main quarterback.
  • He wants to stay.

Quick Word Swap \rightarrow Simple Meanings

  • Main \rightarrow Most important
  • Save \rightarrow Keep (money)
  • In case \rightarrow Because something might happen

Vocabulary Learning

practicing (v.)
Doing an activity many times to become better at it.
Example:The football players are practicing for the big game.
expensive (adj.)
Costing a lot of money.
Example:That new car is too expensive for me.
trade (v.)
To give one player to another team to get a different player.
Example:The team decided to trade their best player to another city.
future (n.)
The time that will come after now.
Example:I want to be a doctor in the future.
Practice A2 words in a crossword