Two Famous Cricket Players Are Not Friends Now

Introduction

Sreesanth and Harbhajan Singh played cricket for India. They were friends for a long time. Now, they are angry at each other. Harbhajan made a video for an advertisement. This video was about a fight from many years ago.

Main Body

In 2008, Harbhajan and Sreesanth played a cricket match. Harbhajan hit Sreesanth after the game. Harbhajan could not play for some time. Later, Harbhajan said sorry to Sreesanth. They became friends again for many years. Recently, Harbhajan made a video for a company. He used the old fight to make people laugh. He got a lot of money for this video. Harbhajan asked Sreesanth for help. He wanted Sreesanth to show the video on the internet. Sreesanth is now very angry. He says Harbhajan only wants money. Sreesanth does not want to talk to Harbhajan. He stopped following Harbhajan on social media. He thinks Harbhajan is not a real friend.

Conclusion

Sreesanth will not talk to Harbhajan again. He thinks the old fight was a serious thing. Harbhajan used the fight for money. Sreesanth does not like this. The two players are now apart.

Vocabulary Learning

advertisement (n.)
ad; a picture or film to sell something廣告
Example:I saw an interesting advertisement for a new phone on TV.
apart (adv.)
separate; not together分開地;隔開地
Example:The two friends live far apart, but they talk every day.
company (n.)
business; a group of people who make or sell things公司
Example:My brother works for a large computer company in the city.
recently (adv.)
not long ago最近
Example:I have recently started learning how to play the piano.
serious (adj.)
important or not funny嚴重的;認真的
Example:The car accident was very serious, so we called the police.

Sentence Learning

Now, they are angry at each other.
Time Marker + Prepositional Phrase: The word 'Now' shows the present time. 'at each other' tells who they are angry with.時間標記 + 介詞短語: 'Now' 表示現在的時間。'at each other' 說明他們對誰生氣。
In 2008, Harbhajan and Sreesanth played a cricket match.
Time Phrase + Past Tense: 'In 2008' tells when the action happened. The verb 'played' is in the past tense.時間短語 + 過去式: 'In 2008' 說明動作發生的時間。動詞 'played' 是過去式。
Later, Harbhajan said sorry to Sreesanth.
Time Marker + Prepositional Phrase: 'Later' shows the order of events. 'to Sreesanth' indicates the person receiving the apology.時間標記 + 介詞短語: 'Later' 顯示事件的順序。'to Sreesanth' 表示接受道歉的人。
He got a lot of money for this video.
Prepositional Phrase for Purpose: 'for this video' explains the reason he got money.表示目的的介詞短語: 'for this video' 解釋他得到金錢的原因。
Sreesanth does not want to talk to Harbhajan.
Negative Form + Infinitive: 'does not want' is the negative form. 'to talk to Harbhajan' is an infinitive phrase showing the action he does not want.否定形式 + 不定式: 'does not want' 是否定形式。'to talk to Harbhajan' 是不定式短語,表示他不想要的動作。