Germany's New Goals for the World Cup
德國隊對世界盃的新目標
Introduction
The German Football Association (DFB) has a new goal for the next World Cup. They want the team to reach the quarter-finals.
德國足協 (DFB) 對下屆世界盃有一個新目標，他們希望球隊能進入八強。
Main Body
The German team played badly in the last two World Cups. Now, the DFB wants to change things. They want the team to be in the final eight teams.
德國隊在過去兩屆世界盃表現不佳。現在，德國足協希望改變現況，他們希望球隊能進入最後八強。
Andreas Retting is a director at the DFB. He told the leader of Germany about this goal. He wants the team to play until July 11.
Andreas Retting 是德國足協的一名主管。他向德國領導層告知了這個目標，他希望球隊能戰鬥到 7 月 11 日。
Coach Julian Nagelsmann says he wants to win the whole cup. But the DFB President, Bernd Neuendorf, is more careful. He only wants the team to pass the first round.
教練 Julian Nagelsmann 表示他想贏得整個冠軍盃。但德國足協主席 Bernd Neuendorf 則比較謹慎，他只希望球隊能通過第一輪。
Conclusion
The DFB is now more careful. They think the quarter-finals are a good result for the team today.
德國足協現在變得比較謹慎。他們認為對目前的球隊來說，進入八強已經是一個不錯的結果。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Want' Pattern
In this text, we see a very important word for A2 learners: Want.
It is used to talk about goals and desires. Look at how it changes based on who is speaking:
- They want → (The DFB/The team)
- He wants → (Andreas/Julian/Bernd)
The Simple Rule: When you talk about one person (He, She, It), you must add an -s to the end of the word.
- I want → He wants
⚡ Quick Word Swap
Notice how the text describes the team's performance:
Played badly This tells us how they played.
If they played well, we would say Played well.
📅 Time Markers
To reach A2, you need to connect events to time. The text uses:
- Now (The present moment)
- Last (The past/previous World Cups)
- Next (The future/upcoming World Cup)