New Names for World Cup Stadiums
世界盃球場新名稱
Introduction
The 2026 World Cup is coming. FIFA is changing the names of the stadiums in North America.
2026年世界盃即將到來，FIFA 正在更改北美的球場名稱。
Main Body
FIFA wants only its own partners in the stadiums. They remove all other company names. For example, Gillette Stadium is now 'Boston Stadium.' They hide the stadium lighthouse and other signs.
FIFA 希望球場內僅有其自身的合作夥伴。他們移除了所有其他公司的名稱。例如，吉列球場（Gillette Stadium）現在變成了「波士頓球場」。他們還遮蓋了球場的燈塔和其他標誌。
Workers use tape to hide small logos on food and bottles. Most stadiums do this. But BC Place in Vancouver keeps its name because the government owns it. Atlanta Stadium keeps one logo because the roof might break if they remove it.
工人使用膠帶遮住食物和瓶子上的小標誌。大多數球場都這樣做。但溫哥華的 BC Place 因為由政府所有，所以保留其名稱。亞特蘭大球場則保留了一個標誌，因為如果將其移除，屋頂可能會損壞。
The US men's team will probably not play in Boston. This can only happen if they have a specific set of game results. This is not very likely.
美國男隊可能不會在波士頓比賽。這只有在比賽結果出現特定組合的情況下才會發生，而這種可能性非常低。
Conclusion
Stadiums are changing their looks now. They must follow FIFA's rules.
球場目前正在改變外觀，必須遵守 FIFA 的規則。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Change' Pattern
In this text, we see how things move from Old New. This is a great way to practice A2 descriptions.
1. Action Words for Change
- Change (General)
- Remove (Take away)
- Hide (Make invisible)
2. The 'Now' Contrast Look at how the text describes a transformation:
- Gillette Stadium Boston Stadium
3. The 'But' Exception When things don't change, we use But. It creates a 'wall' between two different ideas:
- Most stadiums change names BUT BC Place stays the same.
4. Simple Rule: 'Must' When there is no choice, use Must:
- They must follow rules. (No other option!)
Quick Word Bank for your pocket:
- Likely = Maybe yes
- Unlikely = Maybe no