News about Player Contracts
關於球員合約的消息
Introduction
Mr. Langdon gave news about the players and their contracts.
Langdon 先生提供了關於球員及其合約的消息。
Main Body
Langdon talked about Duren and Thompson. He said the team is not talking about new contracts with them now. These talks are secret.
Langdon 談到了 Duren 和 Thompson。他說球隊目前沒有與他們洽談新合約。這些談判是保密的。
Langdon also talked about Malik Beasley. The team does not talk to him. Beasley does not have an agent. This makes it hard to talk.
Langdon 也談到了 Malik Beasley。球隊沒有與他接觸。Beasley 沒有經紀人，這使得洽談變得困難。
Langdon said he did not call Beasley. He did not ask Beasley to come back to the team.
Langdon 表示他沒有打電話給 Beasley，也沒有要求 Beasley 回到球隊。
Conclusion
The team is not talking to Duren, Thompson, or Beasley now.
球隊目前沒有與 Duren、Thompson 或 Beasley 洽談。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'NOT' Pattern
In this story, the writer uses not to change a 'yes' into a 'no'. This is the fastest way to move toward A2 English.
How it works:
Put do not or is not before the action word.
- Positive: The team is talking. Negative: The team is not talking.
- Positive: He called. Negative: He did not call.
Simple Guide:
- Is not Use for current status (Right now).
- Do not Use for general facts.
- Did not Use for things that already happened (Past).
Quick Examples from Text:
is not talking(Current status)does not talk(General fact)did not call(Past action)