Yankees Player Ali Sanchez Hurts His Wrist
洋基隊球員 Ali Sanchez 手腕受傷
Introduction
Ali Sanchez is a player for the New York Yankees. He left a game on Monday because a ball hit his wrist.
Ali Sanchez 是紐約洋基隊的球員。他在週一的一場比賽中因為球擊中手腕而離場。
Main Body
A fast ball hit Sanchez's right wrist. Another player, Austin Wells, played instead. The manager says the first tests were okay, but Sanchez needs one more scan.
一顆快球擊中了 Sanchez 的右手腕。另一位球員 Austin Wells 頂替出場。總教練表示初步檢查結果尚可，但 Sanchez 還需要再進行一次掃描。
Many Yankees players are sick or hurt right now. Five players are not playing, including Aaron Judge. The team is also not scoring many points with their catchers.
目前許多洋基隊球員正處於生病或受傷狀態。包括 Aaron Judge 在內，共有五名球員未能上場。球隊的接球手目前的得分情況也不理想。
Sanchez played well in his last ten games. He also needs time off to be with his new baby. Now he might need more time to heal his wrist.
Sanchez 在過去十場比賽中表現出色。他也需要請假陪伴剛出生的小孩。現在他可能需要更多時間來治療手腕傷勢。
Conclusion
Sanchez is waiting for his test results. The team does not know if he can play soon.
Sanchez 正在等待檢查結果。球隊尚不確定他是否能很快回歸比賽。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Time and Status
Let's look at how we talk about things happening right now versus recently.
1. The "Right Now" state In the text, we see: "Five players are not playing" "Sanchez is waiting"
When you see am/is/are + -ing, it describes a current situation. → I am learning English. → He is playing baseball.
2. The "Recent Past" state Look at this sentence: "Sanchez played well in his last ten games."
When we add -ed to a word like play, it means the action is finished. It happened before today. → He played He is playing
3. Quick Word Swap Instead of saying "very sick," the text uses hurt.
- Hurt = Physical pain/injury
- Sick = Illness/Flu
Summary Table
| Now | Past |
|---|---|
| Is waiting | Played |
| Are not playing | Hit |