The Indianapolis Colts Spend a Lot of Money
印地安那小馬隊投入大量資金
Introduction
The Indianapolis Colts football team is changing its players. They are spending a lot of money.
印地安那小馬隊正在更換球員，他們投入了大量資金。
Main Body
The team spent $256.6 million on new players. They paid Alec Pierce a lot of money. They also got Daniel Jones. But Daniel Jones has a leg injury.
球隊在新球員身上花費了 2.566 億美元。他們支付了 Alec Pierce 大筆金額，並簽下了 Daniel Jones。但 Daniel Jones 腿部受傷。
Some people think the team should trade Anthony Richardson. He did not play well in 2025. The team wants a different quarterback now.
有些人認為球隊應該交易掉 Anthony Richardson。他在 2025 年表現不佳。球隊現在想要一名不同的四分衛。
The team must win games in 2026. If they do not win, they will change many things. They want to keep Quenton Nelson because he is a very good player.
球隊必須在 2026 年贏得比賽。如果不能獲勝，他們將會做出許多改變。他們想留住 Quenton Nelson，因為他是一位非常優秀的球員。
Conclusion
The Colts spent a lot of money to win. Now they must play well or they will have problems.
小馬隊為了獲勝投入了大量資金。現在他們必須表現出色，否則將會面臨問題。
Vocabulary Learning
💸 Talking about Money and Possessions
Look at how the text describes spending. We use spend when we talk about the total amount of money gone, and pay when we talk about giving money to a specific person.
- The team spent $256.6 million. (Total amount)
- They paid Alec Pierce. (Giving to a person)
Wait! How do we say it in the future?
If the team doesn't win, they will change things.
Will + Action = Future
Examples from the text:
- They will change (Something happens later)
- They will have problems (Something happens later)
Quick Tip: 'A lot of'
Use 'a lot of' for both things you can count (players) and things you cannot count (money).
- A lot of money
- A lot of players