Two Teams Want Byron Buxton
兩支球隊都想要 Byron Buxton
Introduction
Two baseball teams want to get player Byron Buxton from the Minnesota Twins.
有兩支棒球隊想要從明尼蘇達雙子隊交易獲得球員 Byron Buxton。
Main Body
The Philadelphia Phillies need a better player for the center field. They want to win more games.
費城費城人隊需要一名更好的中外野手。他們希望能贏得更多場比賽。
The Atlanta Braves are a good team. But they want to be as strong as the Los Angeles Dodgers.
亞特蘭大勇士隊是一支很強的球隊。但他們希望能像洛杉磯道奇隊一樣強大。
The Minnesota Twins boss, Jeremy Zoll, says he will not trade Buxton. But the Twins might change their mind for a very good deal. Also, Buxton must agree to move to a new city.
明尼蘇達雙子隊負責人 Jeremy Zoll 表示他不會交易 Buxton。但如果交易條件非常優渥，雙子隊可能會改變主意。此外，Buxton 必須同意搬遷到新城市。
Conclusion
The Twins say no for now. But the Phillies and Braves still want the player.
雙子隊目前表示拒絕。但費城人隊和勇士隊仍然想要這名球員。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The Power of "WANT"
In this story, we see one word used to show a goal or a need: Want.
How to use it:
Person/Team → want → Something/Someone
Examples from the text:
- Two teams want Byron Buxton.
- They want to win more games.
- They want to be strong.
⚡️ The "BUT" Switch
Use But when you want to change the direction of your sentence from "Yes" to "No" or "Good" to "Bad."
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The Good: The Braves are a good team.
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The Switch: they want to be stronger.
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The Refusal: Jeremy Zoll says no.
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The Switch: he might change his mind.