Joel Bitonio Stops Playing Football
Joel Bitonio 停止職業美式足球生涯
Introduction
Joel Bitonio played for the Cleveland Browns for twelve years. Now he is retiring.
Joel Bitonio 為克里夫蘭布朗隊效力了十二年。現在他要退休了。
Main Body
Bitonio started 178 games. This is a record for his team. He was a very good player and earned a lot of money.
Bitonio 共先發 178 場比賽。這是他球隊的紀錄。他是一位非常優秀的球員，並賺了很多錢。
Bitonio loved his team. He did not want to play for a different team. He decided to stop playing in March.
Bitonio 非常熱愛他的球隊。他不想去其他球隊效力。他在三月份決定停止比賽。
The Browns have a new plan. They bought new players and picked a new player named Spencer Fano. They want a strong team.
布朗隊現在有一個新計劃。他們購買了新球員，並選中了一位名叫 Spencer Fano 的新球員。他們想要打造一支強隊。
Conclusion
Bitonio is finished with football. The Browns now have new players on the line.
Bitonio 的美式足球生涯已告一段落。布朗隊現在在前線有了新球員。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Then vs. Now
Look at how the story changes from the past to the present. This is the secret to moving from A1 to A2.
The Past (Finished)
- played → started → earned → decided
- Pattern: Just add -ed to the end of the action word.
- Example: He played for twelve years. (It is over).
The Present (Now)
- is → have → want
- Pattern: These describe the current situation.
- Example: He is retiring. (It is happening now).
💡 Quick Tip: The 'Not' Rule To say someone didn't do something in the past, use did not + the simple action word:
❌ He did not wanted (Wrong) ✅ He did not want (Correct) The -ed disappears when you use did not!