Basketball Teams Start Summer Practice
籃球隊開始夏季練習
Introduction
Michigan State and USC basketball teams start their summer training for the 2026-2027 season.
密西根州立大學與南加州大學籃球隊開始為 2026-2027 賽季進行夏季訓練。
Main Body
Michigan State had a practice game. Carlos Medlock Jr. played well and shot the ball well. Kaleb Glenn is back from an injury. Anton Bonke can play in different places on the court.
密西根州立大學進行了一場練習賽。Carlos Medlock Jr. 表現出色且投籃準確。Kaleb Glenn 傷癒回歸。Anton Bonke 可以在球場上的不同位置地比賽。
USC also started summer practice. They did not win many games last year. Coach Musselman is in his third year. He has many new and old players on his team.
南加州大學也開始了夏季練習。他們去年沒有贏得太多場比賽。教練 Musselman 正處於執教第三年。他的隊伍中有許多新老球員。
USC has players like Rodney Rice and Jalen Cox. They also have new students like Christian Collins. The team is now stronger. They want to win more games next year.
南加州大學擁有如 Rodney Rice 和 Jalen Cox 等球員。他們還迎來了像 Christian Collins 這樣的新學生。球隊現在更強大了，他們希望明年能贏得更多比賽。
Conclusion
Both teams are practicing now. They want to help their players get better.
兩隊目前都在練習，希望能幫助球員提高水平。
Vocabulary Learning
🏀 Action Words: Now vs. Before
In this story, we see two ways to talk about time. One is for things happening now and one is for things that already happened.
1. The 'Right Now' style (Present) We use this for facts or things that are true today.
- The team is stronger → Fact now.
- Coach Musselman is in his third year → Fact now.
2. The 'Finished' style (Past) We add -ed to the end of the word to show it is over.
- Play → Played
- Start → Started
Quick Comparison:
- They want to win (Hope for future) They did not win (Past result)
💡 Useful Word Pairs
Look at how these words work together to describe a player:
- New Old
- Stronger Better
Tip: Adding '-er' to a word (like strong stronger) means 'more than before'.