New England Patriots and Gabe Jacas Do Not Have a Contract
新英格蘭愛國者隊與 Gabe Jacas 尚未簽約
Introduction
The New England Patriots and player Gabe Jacas do not have a contract. Gabe Jacas is not at practice.
新英格蘭愛國者隊與球員 Gabe Jacas 尚未簽約。Gabe Jacas 並未參加練習。
Main Body
Gabe Jacas had a small operation on his knee. The team does not know why he needed this operation. The team does not want to pay him if his knee is bad.
Gabe Jacas 的膝蓋接受了一次小手術。球隊不知道他為什麼需要這次手術。如果他的膝蓋狀況不佳，球隊不希望支付他薪水。
The Patriots need a good player to stop the other team. Last year, they were not very good at this. They want Gabe, but they are afraid of his injury.
愛國者隊需要一名優秀的球員來阻止對方。去年他們在這方面表現不佳。他們想要 Gabe，但擔心他的傷勢。
Gabe Jacas did not come to practice since May. He did not learn the team's rules. This is bad for a new player.
Gabe Jacas 自五月起就沒有參加練習。他還沒學習球隊的規則。這對一名新球員來說是很糟糕的。
Conclusion
Training camp starts on July 25. We do not know if Gabe Jacas will sign the contract.
訓練營將於 7 月 25 日開始。我們不知道 Gabe Jacas 是否會簽約。
Vocabulary Learning
🛑 Saying 'No'
In this text, we see a pattern for saying something is not true or not happening. This is the fastest way to build A2 sentences.
1. The Basic Rule Use do not (or does not) before the action word.
- The team does not know.
- Gabe does not have.
2. The 'S' Secret When talking about one person (Gabe) or one group (The team), we use does not. The action word then loses its 's'.
❌ He does not knows ✅ He does not know
3. The Past Version To talk about the past, use did not for everyone.
- He did not come (It happened in May)
- He did not learn (It happened before now)
Quick Summary Table
| Time | Word | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Now (Many) | do not | They do not have... |
| Now (One) | does not | He does not want... |
| Before | did not | Gabe did not come... |