Drew Sapp Joins University of Colorado Football Team
Drew Sapp 加入科羅拉多大學美式足球隊
Introduction
Drew Sapp is a great football player from Lakeland, Florida. He will play for the University of Colorado.
Drew Sapp 是一位來自佛羅里達州 Lakeland 的出色美式足球員。他將為科羅拉多大學效力。
Main Body
Drew worked very hard. He practiced every day since his first year of school. He went to many training camps to get better. In one year, he had 75 tackles and 13 sacks.
Drew 非常努力。從入學第一年起，他每天都練習。他參加了許多訓練營以提升表現。在一年之內，他達成了 75 次擒抱和 13 次擒殺。
The Colorado coaches talked to Drew every week for seven months. Coach Johnnie Mack visited Drew at his home. Drew liked the coaches and felt they were like family. He also wants to learn from coach George Helow because he is a great teacher.
科羅拉多大學的教練連續七個月每週與 Drew 交流。教練 Johnnie Mack 甚至親自前往 Drew 的家中拜訪。Drew 非常喜歡這些教練，覺得他們就像家人一樣。他也希望向教練 George Helow 學習，因為他是一位非常出色的老師。
Drew says his high school in Lakeland is like a college. He follows a strict schedule. He feels ready for the big change to the university.
Drew 表示他在 Lakeland 就讀的高中就像大學一樣。他遵循嚴格的行程表。他覺得自己已經準備好迎接進入大學的重大轉變。
Conclusion
Drew is happy with his choice. He will finish his school work in Lakeland and then move to Boulder.
Drew 對自己的選擇感到滿意。他將在 Lakeland 完成學業，然後搬到 Boulder。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking about the Past vs. Future
Look at how Drew's story moves through time. We use different word forms to show when things happen.
1. Things that already happened (Past) We add -ed to the action word.
- Work → Worked
- Practiced → Practiced
- Visit → Visited
2. Things that will happen (Future) We put the word will before the action word.
- will play
- will finish
Quick Guide: Past (Finished) Action + ed Future (Planning) will + Action
💡 The "Like" Trick
In this story, "like" is not about love; it is about comparing two things.
- "They were like family" They are not his parents, but they feel the same.
- "High school is like a college" The school is similar to a college.