Mary Earps Joins London City Lionesses
Mary Earps 加入倫敦城市女獅隊
Introduction
Mary Earps is a famous goalkeeper. She signed a two-year contract with London City Lionesses. She starts on July 1.
Mary Earps 是一位著名的守門員。她與倫敦城市女獅隊簽署了一份為期兩年的合約，將於 7 月 1 日開始。
Main Body
Mary is 33 years old. She played for Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United. She also played for England. She won the Euro 2022 trophy.
Mary 今年 33 歲。她曾在巴黎聖日耳曼和曼聯效力。她也曾代表英格蘭隊，並贏得 2022 年歐國盃冠軍。
Mary likes the new club owner, Michele Kang. The owner wants the team to be very professional. The club has a new and great training center.
Mary 很喜歡新球隊老闆 Michele Kang。老闆希望球隊能變得非常專業，球會目前擁有一個全新且優秀的訓練中心。
London City Lionesses finished sixth in their first season. Mary wants to help the team win more games. She wants to play football for a long time.
倫敦城市女獅隊在第一個賽季排名第六。Mary 希望幫助球隊贏得更多比賽，她希望能在足球場上效力很長時間。
Conclusion
Mary Earps returns to English football on July 1.
Mary Earps 將於 7 月 1 日重返英格蘭足球界。
Vocabulary Learning
⚽ Focus: Simple Past vs. Present
In the text, we see two ways to talk about time. One is for things that are finished (Past) and one is for things happening now (Present).
1. The "Finished" Action (Past) We add -ed to the word to show it happened before.
- play → played
- finish → finished
Example: "She played for England." (She is not playing for them in this specific memory).
2. The "Now" Action (Present) We use the base word. For one person (Mary/She), we often add an -s.
- like → likes
- want → wants
Example: "Mary likes the new club owner." (She likes her right now).
Quick Map: Past Action Word + -ed Present Action Word + -s