The Pittsburgh Steelers Change Their Team

匹茲堡鋼鐵人隊調整陣容


Introduction

The Pittsburgh Steelers changed their team. They fired two players and hired one new player.

匹茲堡鋼鐵人隊調整了陣容。他們解雇了兩名球員,並簽下了一名新球員。

Main Body

On Monday, the team fired Daylan Carnell and Aidan Laron. Now, the team has a new player. His name is Levi Wentz. He is a wide receiver. He signed a contract for one year.

週一,球隊解雇了 Daylan Carnell 和 Aidan Laron。現在,球隊有一名新球員,名叫 Levi Wentz。他是一名接球員,簽下了一年合約。

Levi Wentz played for the Seattle Seahawks before. He left that team on June 8. Before that, he played for three different colleges. He played at Old Dominion, Albany, and the University of Kansas.

Levi Wentz 之前效力於西雅圖海鷹隊。他在 6 月 8 日離開了該隊。在那之前,他曾在三所不同的大學就讀,分別是 Old Dominion、Albany 和堪薩斯大學。

At Kansas, he caught 16 passes and scored two touchdowns. His team was not very good, but Levi is a good player. He is very fast and can run for many yards.

在堪薩斯期間,他完成了 16 次接球並攻下兩個觸球。雖然他的球隊表現不算太好,但 Levi 是一名優秀的球員。他速度很快,能推進許多碼數。

Conclusion

The Steelers want a strong team for their next training camp.

鋼鐵人隊希望在下次訓練營之前組建一支強隊。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 The 'Time' Bridge

In the text, we see how to move between the Past (things that finished) and the Present (how things are now).

1. The 'Finished' Action When something is done, we often add -ed to the word:

  • Fire → Fired
  • Play → Played
  • Sign → Signed

2. The 'Now' State To describe someone right now, use is or has:

  • He is fast.
  • The team has a new player.

3. Quick Switch Map Yesterday \rightarrow He played (Past) Today \rightarrow He is a player (Present)


Key Word List for A2:

  • Before: Used to talk about an earlier time.
  • Now: Used to talk about this moment.
  • Next: Used to talk about the future.

Vocabulary Learning

fired (v.)
To tell someone they must leave their job.
Example:The boss fired the worker because he was always late.
hired (v.)
To give someone a job.
Example:The company hired a new teacher last week.
contract (n.)
A legal agreement between two people or groups.
Example:Please read the contract before you sign your name.
scored (v.)
To get a point or a goal in a game.
Example:The player scored a goal in the last minute of the match.
training camp (n.)
A place where athletes practice and prepare for a season.
Example:The football players go to training camp in the summer.
Practice A2 words in a crossword