Joe Haden and His Money

Joe Haden 和他的金錢


Introduction

Joe Haden played American football. He talks about his money and how he spent it.

Joe Haden 曾打美式足球。他談到了他的金錢以及他是如何花費這些錢的。

Main Body

Joe got a big contract for $50 million in 2010. He got a $12 million bonus first. But he paid taxes to the government. He only had $7 million left.

Joe 在 2010 年簽了一份 5,000 萬美元的大合同。他首先獲得了 1,200 萬美元的獎金。但他向政府繳稅後,最後只剩下 700 萬美元。

Joe gave a lot of money to his family. He gave his parents $3 million and a house. He bought cars for his brother and sister. He also bought a big apartment and expensive cars.

Joe 給了家人很多錢。他給了父母 300 萬美元和一棟房子。他為兄弟姊妹買了車。他還買了一套大公寓和昂貴的跑車。

Joe earned a lot more money later. He made over $100 million in his career. But he spent his money very fast. He wants people to know that high pay is not always enough.

Joe 後來賺了更多錢。他在職業生涯中賺了超過 1 億美元。但他花錢速度非常快。他想讓人們知道,高薪並不總是足夠的。

Conclusion

Joe does not play football now. He does business and helps other people.

Joe 現在不再打足球。他經營生意並幫助他人。

Vocabulary Learning

💰 Talking about the Past

In this story, we see words that tell us things happened before now.

The Pattern: Word + 'ed' When we talk about finished actions, we often just add -ed to the end of the action word.

  • play → played
  • talk → talked

The Tricky Ones (Change completely) Some words don't follow the -ed rule. You just have to remember them:

  • get \rightarrow got
  • give \rightarrow gave
  • buy \rightarrow bought
  • make \rightarrow made

Quick Comparison

NowBefore
I earn moneyI earned money
I give a giftI gave a gift
I spend fastI spent fast

Vocabulary Learning

contract (n.)
A legal agreement between two people or groups
Example:The player signed a new contract with the team.
bonus (n.)
Extra money given to someone
Example:He received a cash bonus for doing a great job.
taxes (n.)
Money that you must pay to the government
Example:People pay taxes to help build roads and schools.
expensive (adj.)
Costing a lot of money
Example:That gold watch is very expensive.
career (n.)
The job or series of jobs a person has over their life
Example:She had a long and successful career as a doctor.
Practice A2 words in a crossword