Jan Paul van Hecke Joins National Team

Jan Paul van Hecke 加入國家隊


Introduction

Jan Paul van Hecke is now in the Netherlands World Cup team. Also, Tottenham Hotspur want to buy him.

Jan Paul van Hecke 現在進入了荷蘭世界盃國家隊。此外,托特納熱刺也想要簽下他。

Main Body

Van Hecke is in the team because another player is hurt. This happened to his uncle in 1978 too. His uncle says Jan Paul works very hard.

Van Hecke 進入球隊是因為另一名球員受傷了。他的叔叔在1978年也遇到過同樣的情況。他的叔叔說 Jan Paul 非常努力。

Van Hecke plays for Brighton. He scored three goals last year. He played 40 games.

Van Hecke 在布萊頓效力。他去年攻入三個進球。他一共參與了40場比賽。

Tottenham Hotspur want this player. His contract with Brighton ends soon. This means Tottenham can pay less money for him.

托特納熱刺想要這名球員。他與布萊頓的合約即將到期。這意味著托特納熱刺可以用較低的價格將他簽下。

Conclusion

Van Hecke will play for the Netherlands in Dallas. He might move to Tottenham soon.

Van Hecke 將在達拉斯代表荷蘭出戰。他可能很快會轉會到托特納熱刺。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The 'Action' Pattern

Look at these sentences:

  • He scored three goals.
  • He played 40 games.

The Rule: When we talk about things that happened in the past (finished time), we add -ed to the action word.

Examples from the text: Score \rightarrow Scored Play \rightarrow Played


💰 Money Words

In the story, we see two ways to talk about possession:

  1. His contract (The contract belongs to him)
  2. His uncle (The uncle belongs to his family)

Use His when the owner is a man.

Vocabulary Learning

join (v.)
To become a member of a group or team
Example:He wants to join the football club.
hurt (adj.)
Feeling pain or injured
Example:The player is hurt and cannot play today.
score (v.)
To get a point in a game
Example:She scored a goal in the last minute.
contract (n.)
A legal agreement between two people or companies
Example:The player signed a new contract for three years.
Practice A2 words in a crossword