NFL News: New Players and Team Contracts

NFL 新聞:新球員與球隊合約


Introduction

Brendan Sorsby wants to join the NFL. Many teams are also talking about player contracts.

Brendan Sorsby 想要加入 NFL。許多球隊也在討論球員合約。

Main Body

Brendan Sorsby is a good football player. But he had a problem. He bet money on sports many times. Now, a sports group in Texas is taking him to court.

Brendan Sorsby 是一名優秀的美式足球員。但他有一個問題。他多次參與體育博弈。現在,德州的一個體育團體正將他告上法庭。

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers like Sorsby. They have a problem with their player, Baker Mayfield. Mayfield wants a new contract. The team might pick Sorsby to help them in the future.

坦帕灣海盜隊很喜歡 Sorsby。他們與球員 Baker Mayfield 之間有問題。Mayfield 想要一份新合約。球隊可能會選擇 Sorsby 來幫助他們未來的發展。

Other teams like the Jaguars and Rams also like Sorsby. The Indianapolis Colts gave Daniel Jones a lot of money for a new contract. In Las Vegas, Maxx Crosby says he wants to stay with the Raiders.

其他球隊如美洲豹隊和公羊隊也喜歡 Sorsby。印第安納波利斯小馬隊給了 Daniel Jones 很多錢簽署新合約。在拉斯維加斯,Maxx Crosby 表示他想留在突袭者隊。

Conclusion

NFL teams are choosing new players and signing contracts to help their teams.

NFL 球隊正在選擇新球員並簽署合約以幫助球隊。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The "Wants" Pattern

In this story, people want different things. In English, we use want to show a desire.

How to use it:

  • Person A \rightarrow wants \rightarrow Something

Examples from the text:

  • Brendan Sorsby \rightarrow wants \rightarrow to join the NFL.
  • Baker Mayfield \rightarrow wants \rightarrow a new contract.
  • Maxx Crosby \rightarrow wants \rightarrow to stay with the Raiders.

Simple Rule: When talking about one person (He, She, Brendan, Baker), always add an -s to the word: wants.

Vocabulary Learning

contract (n.)
A legal agreement between two people or groups.
Example:The player signed a new contract for five years.
bet (v.)
To risk money on the result of a game or event.
Example:He decided to bet ten dollars on the football game.
court (n.)
A place where a judge decides legal problems.
Example:The man had to go to court because of a problem with money.
future (n.)
The time that will come after the present.
Example:I want to be a doctor in the future.
Practice A2 words in a crossword