Baseball Player Nick Lodolo Hurts His Wrist

棒球選手 Nick Lodolo 手腕受傷

Jun 24, 2026, 02:37
USSports

Introduction

Nick Lodolo plays for the Cincinnati Reds. He got hurt during a game on June 23.

Nick Lodolo 效力於辛辛那提紅人隊。他在 6 月 23 日的一場比賽中受傷。

Main Body

A ball hit Nick's left wrist in the fourth inning. His hand felt numb. He finished the inning and the other team did not score.

在第四局時，一顆球擊中了 Nick 的左手腕。他的手感到麻痺。他完成了該局，且對方球隊未能得分。

Nick wanted to keep playing. But his manager, Terry Francona, said no. The manager did not want Nick to hurt his shoulder.

Nick 想要繼續比賽，但他的總教練 Terry Francona 不同意。總教練不想讓 Nick 的肩膀也受傷。

Doctors looked at Nick's wrist. They took X-ray photos. Nick had a bad bruise on his wrist.

醫生檢查了 Nick 的手腕並拍攝了 X 光片。Nick 的手腕有嚴重的瘀青。

Conclusion

Nick is treating the swelling now. He wants to play again on June 29.

Nick 目前正在處理腫脹問題。他希望能在 6 月 29 日恢復比賽。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Talking about the Past

In this story, we see words that tell us things already happened. This is the most important part of reaching A2 level: moving from now to before.

The 'Simple Past' Pattern Most words just add -ed to the end:

  • Want → Wanted
  • Finish → Finished
  • Look → Looked

The 'Rule Breakers' Some words change completely. You must memorize these:

  • Get →\rightarrow Got
  • Feel →\rightarrow Felt
  • Take →\rightarrow Took
  • Do →\rightarrow Did

The 'No' Pattern (Negative) When we want to say something did NOT happen, we use did not + the original word (no -ed!):

  • Wrong: He did not wanted →\rightarrow Right: He did not want
  • Wrong: The team did not scored →\rightarrow Right: The team did not score

Vocabulary Learning

wrist (n.)
The part of the body between the arm and the hand
Example:I wear a watch on my left wrist.
numb (adj.)
When you cannot feel anything in a part of your body
Example:My fingers were numb because it was very cold outside.
bruise (n.)
A dark mark on the skin after you hit something
Example:He has a purple bruise on his leg from the soccer game.
swelling (n.)
When a part of the body becomes larger because of an injury
Example:Put ice on the swelling to make it go down.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→