New Players and Coaches for the Philadelphia Eagles

費城老鷹隊的新球員與教練


Introduction

The Philadelphia Eagles are on a break. They will start training in late July. Then the team will pick the final 53 players.

費城老鷹隊目前正在休整。他們將於七月下旬開始訓練,隨後球隊將選出最終的 53 人名單。

Main Body

Many people left the team. A.J. Brown and some coaches are gone. A new coach, Sean Mannion, is here. He brought in new players like Dontayvion Wicks and Hollywood Brown. He wants to give the ball to many different players.

許多人離開了球隊。A.J. Brown 和部分教練已經離隊。新教練 Sean Mannion 已經到任,他帶來了像 Dontayvion Wicks 和 Hollywood Brown 這樣的新球員。他希望將球交給更多不同的球員。

Some players on the offensive line are old. Chris Kuper is the new coach for them. Saquon Barkley is still the main runner. But experts say he will not run for 2,000 yards. He will probably run for 1,350 yards.

進攻線上的部分球員年事已高。Chris Kuper 是他們的新教練。Saquon Barkley 仍是主力的跑衛,但專家表示他不會達到 2,000 碼的推進距離,可能會跑出 1,350 碼。

The defense is also changing. New players like Uar Bernard and Tariq Woolen are joining. Andy Dalton will likely be the second quarterback. The team might trade Tanner McKee to another team.

防守端也在發生變化。像 Uar Bernard 和 Tariq Woolen 等新球員正加入其中。Andy Dalton 很可能會擔任第二四分衛。球隊可能會將 Tanner McKee 交易至其他球隊。

Conclusion

The Eagles have a new plan and new players. They will finish their work at the training camp.

老鷹隊有了新計劃與新球員。他們將在訓練營中完成所有準備工作。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 The 'Future' Word: Will

In this text, we see one word used over and over to talk about things that haven't happened yet: Will.

How it works: Subject + will + action \rightarrow Something in the future.

Examples from the story:

  • They will start training... \rightarrow (Future action)
  • He will not run... \rightarrow (Future negative)
  • He will probably run... \rightarrow (Future guess)

💡 Pro Tip: Guessing

When we aren't 100% sure about the future, we add probably.

  • Wrong: He probably will run. (Less common)
  • Right: He will probably run. \rightarrow (Natural A2 English)

Vocabulary Learning

training (n.)
practicing a sport or skill to get better
Example:The football team starts their training in July.
offensive line (n.)
the group of players who protect the quarterback
Example:The offensive line must be strong to stop the other team.
experts (n.)
people who know a lot about a subject
Example:Sports experts think the player will score many points.
defense (n.)
the part of the team that tries to stop the other team from scoring
Example:The defense is changing with new players joining the team.
trade (v.)
to give a player to another team to get a different player
Example:The team might trade the player to another city.
Practice A2 words in a crossword