Baseball Players and Religious Hats
棒球員與宗教帽子
Introduction
Three baseball players from the San Francisco Giants had a problem with their team hats.
三名來自舊金山巨人的棒球員對他們的球隊帽子有問題。
Main Body
The players wrote words from the Bible on rainbow hats. The baseball league, MLB, did not like this. MLB gave the players warnings because they changed the uniforms.
球員們在彩虹帽子上寫了聖經的文字。美國職棒大聯盟（MLB）並不認同這樣做。MLB 給了這些球員警告，因為他們更改了制服。
Some people were angry. Some people said the players were mean. Other people said the players should be free to follow their religion.
有些人感到憤怒。有些人說這些球員很刻薄。而另一些人則認為球員應該有自由遵循他們的宗教。
A government leader and a law office looked at the problem. They asked if the league was unfair to religious people. Then, the league leader, Rob Manfred, said the players will not be punished.
一位政府領導人和一家法律事務所調查了這個問題。他們詢問聯盟是否對宗教人士不公平。隨後，聯盟主席 Rob Manfred 表示，這些球員將不會受到懲罰。
Conclusion
The league stopped the punishment. But people still argue about religion and rules at work.
聯盟停止了懲罰。但人們仍在爭論關於宗教與工作規則的問題。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Some' Pattern
In this story, we see a great way to talk about different groups of people without using names. Look at these two sentences:
- Some people were angry.
- Other people said the players should be free.
How to use it:
When you want to describe a split in opinion, use this pair:
Some [people/things]... Other [people/things]...
Simple Examples:
- Some students like English. Other students like Math.
- Some days are hot. Other days are cold.
🛠️ Action Words (Past Tense)
To tell a story, we change the end of the word. Most of the time, we just add -ed.
- Change Changed
- Punish Punished
- Look Looked
Careful! Some words change completely (Irregular):
- Write Wrote
- Say Said
- Give Gave