Dodgers Win Three Games Against Twins

道奇隊對陣雙城市隊贏得三場比賽


Introduction

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Wednesday. Now the Dodgers have the best record in the league.

洛杉磯道奇隊在週三以 4-3 擊敗明尼蘇達雙城市隊。現在道奇隊擁有聯盟中最好的戰績。

Main Body

Shohei Ohtani and Dalton Rushing did not work well together at first. The Twins scored two runs because of a mistake. Then, Ohtani chose his own pitches. He played much better and stopped the other team.

大谷翔平與 Dalton Rushing 起初配合得並不理想。雙城市隊因為一次失誤地拿了兩分。隨後,大谷自行調整投球策略,表現大幅提升並成功壓制對手。

Mookie Betts hit his 300th home run. He played very well. Ohtani, Max Muncy, and Alex Call helped the team score more runs to win the game.

Mookie Betts 打出了他的第 300 支全壘打,表現十分出色。大谷、Max Muncy 與 Alex Call 協助球隊取得更多分數,贏得比賽。

Dalton Rushing did not hit the ball. He was sad about the game. Manager Dave Roberts says Rushing is still learning. He will play until Will Smith is healthy again.

Dalton Rushing 沒有擊中球,對比賽感到沮喪。總教練 Dave Roberts 表示 Rushing 仍在學習中,在 Will Smith 康復之前,他將會持續出賽。

Conclusion

The Dodgers have 52 wins and 29 losses. They are the best team in their group.

道奇隊目前 52 勝 29 負,是該分組中表現最好的球隊。

Vocabulary Learning

🟢 The "Better" Pattern

Look at how the story describes a change from bad to good:

  • did not work well \rightarrow played much better

How to use this: When you want to describe an improvement, use Better.

Simple Examples:

  1. My English was bad \rightarrow Now it is better.
  2. The weather was rainy \rightarrow Today it is better.

🔵 Action Words (Past Time)

Everything in this story happened in the past. Notice how the words change:

  • Beat \rightarrow Beat (stays the same)
  • Score \rightarrow Scored (add -d)
  • Play \rightarrow Played (add -ed)
  • Help \rightarrow Helped (add -ed)

Rule: To talk about yesterday, most English words just need an -ed at the end.

Quick List:

  • Work \rightarrow Worked
  • Stop \rightarrow Stopped
  • Learn \rightarrow Learned

Vocabulary Learning

record (n.)
The number of wins and losses for a team
Example:The team has a great record this year.
league (n.)
A group of sports teams that play against each other
Example:Which league does your favorite team play in?
mistake (n.)
Something that is done wrong
Example:I made a mistake in my homework.
pitch (n.)
The act of throwing the ball to the batter in baseball
Example:The pitcher threw a very fast pitch.
healthy (adj.)
Being well and not sick or injured
Example:I hope the player is healthy enough to play tomorrow.
Practice A2 words in a crossword