The Tampa Bay Rays Need New Players
坦帕灣光芒隊需要新球員
Introduction
The Tampa Bay Rays are playing bad baseball. They want to buy new players before August 3.
坦帕灣光芒隊目前的表現很糟糕。他們希望在 8 月 3 日前簽下新球員。
Main Body
The team lost many games since May 24. Now the New York Yankees are in first place. Three players, Yandy Diaz, Jonathan Aranda, and Junior Caminero, are still playing very well. But the other players are not scoring enough points.
該隊自 5 月 24 日起輸了很多場比賽。目前紐約洋基隊排名第一。三名球員 Yandy Diaz、Jonathan Aranda 和 Junior Caminero 依然表現出色。但其他球員的得分不足。
Eric Neander is the boss of the team. He wants to find a new catcher. He likes Ryan Jeffers from the Minnesota Twins. Jeffers is a good player and he does not cost too much money.
Eric Neander 是該隊的主管。他想找一名新接球手。他很看好明尼蘇達雙城隊的 Ryan Jeffers。Jeffers 是一名優秀的球員，且成本不高。
If the Rays get Jeffers, they will be stronger. Also, the New York Yankees want Jeffers. The Rays want to take the player first so the Yankees cannot have him.
如果光芒隊能簽下 Jeffers，他們的實力將會提升。此外，紐約洋基隊也想要 Jeffers。光芒隊希望搶先簽下他，讓洋基隊無法得手。
Conclusion
The Rays need better hitters to win more games in their league.
光芒隊需要更好的擊球手，才能在聯賽中贏得更多比賽。
Vocabulary Learning
⚾ THE 'WANT' PATTERN
In this story, we see a very useful word: Want.
When you want something or someone, the pattern is simple:
Person want Thing/Person
Examples from the text:
- The Rays want new players.
- Eric Neander wants a new catcher.
- The Yankees want Jeffers.
💡 QUICK TIP: The 'S' Rule
Notice that for one person (the boss), we add an -s:
- They want... (Many people)
- He wants... (One person)
Useful Word Bank:
- Stronger: More power.
- Enough: The right amount.
- Cost: The price of something.