Kendrick Perkins Joins Jackson State Basketball
Kendrick Perkins 加入傑克遜州立大學籃球隊
Introduction
Kendrick Perkins played in the NBA. Now he works for ESPN. He is the new General Manager for Jackson State University basketball.
Kendrick Perkins 曾在 NBA 效力，目前在 ESPN 工作。他現在是傑克遜州立大學籃球隊的新任總經理。
Main Body
Mr. Perkins will help the team find new players. Other NBA stars do this at other colleges too. He will work with Coach Trey Johnson and Director Ashley Robinson.
Perkins 先生將協助球隊尋找新球員。其他 NBA 球星在其他大學也採取同樣做法。他將與總教練 Trey Johnson 及主管 Ashley Robinson 共同工作。
He will also help the university's news and TV students. He is famous on TV, so he can help them. He will still work for ESPN at the same time.
他也將協助大學的新聞與電視系學生。他在電視上非常知名，因此能夠提供幫助。他將同時繼續在 ESPN 工作。
Jackson State basketball has many problems. They did not win many games last year. They have not been in the big tournament since 2007. The school wants Mr. Perkins to make the team better.
傑克遜州立大學籃球隊目前面臨許多問題。他們去年並沒有贏得太多比賽。自 2007 年以來就未曾進入大型賽事。校方希望 Perkins 先生能提升球隊的表現。
Conclusion
Mr. Perkins has a new job at Jackson State. He still works at ESPN. He wants to help the players and the school.
Perkins 先生在傑克遜州立大學有了新工作，但他仍持續在 ESPN 工作。他希望能為球員和學校提供幫助。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Will' Power
In this story, we see a pattern used to talk about the future. When we know something is going to happen, we use will.
- He will help the team.
- *He will work with Coach Trey.*n How to use it: Subject + will + Action
Easy Examples:
- I will go → (I am going to move)
- She will study → (She is going to learn)
- They will play → (They are going to compete)
People & Places (The Basics)
Notice how the text names people and where they work. This is a great way to practice 'A is B'.
- Kendrick Perkins General Manager
- Jackson State University
- ESPN TV Company
Tip: Use this to describe your own life! (Example: I Student)