Baseball Teams Trade Players Before August 3

棒球隊在 8 月 3 日前交易球員


Introduction

Many baseball teams want to change their players. They must do this before August 3.

許多棒球隊想要更換球員,他們必須在 8 月 3 日前完成。

Main Body

The Boston Red Sox are not playing well. They have good players, but they lose games. Now, the team wants to sell players like Sonny Gray to get new players for the future.

波士頓紅襪隊表現不佳。他們雖然擁有優秀的球員,但經常輸球。現在,球隊希望透過交易像 Sonny Gray 這樣的球員,來獲取能為未來發展的球員。

The Detroit Tigers have a great player named Tarik Skubal. They want to trade him for young, talented players from the New York Yankees. But the Yankees do not want to give their best young players.

底特律老虎隊有一名優秀的球員名叫 Tarik Skubal。他們希望用他來交換紐約洋基隊年輕且有才華的球員。但洋基隊不願意交出他們最優秀的年輕球員。

The Chicago Cubs need more pitchers. They might trade a player named Pedro Ramirez to get help. The Chicago White Sox also want new pitchers to help them win more games.

芝加哥小熊隊需要更多投手。他們可能會交易一名叫 Pedro Ramirez 的球員以獲取幫助。芝加哥白襪隊也想要新投手來幫助他們贏得更多比賽。

Conclusion

Some teams are winning and some are losing. Now, they trade players to make their teams better.

有些球隊在贏球,有些則在輸球。現在他們透過交易球員來提升球隊實力。

Vocabulary Learning

⚾ The 'Want' Pattern

In this text, we see a very useful word for A2 learners: Want.

It shows a desire or a need. Look at how it changes based on who is talking:

  • The team wants... (One group \rightarrow add 's')
  • They want... (Many people \rightarrow no 's')

Example from the text: "The team wants to sell players" "They want to trade him"


🛠️ Simple Action Pairs

To reach A2, you need to connect a 'desire' to an 'action'. We use Want + To + Verb.

DesireLinkAction
I want\rightarrowto learn
Teams want\rightarrowto win
They want\rightarrowto change

Quick Tip: If you are talking about a person or a team (He/She/It), remember the -s on the word wants!

Vocabulary Learning

trade (v.)
To give something to get something else
Example:I will trade my apple for your orange.
future (n.)
The time that will come after now
Example:I want to be a doctor in the future.
talented (adj.)
Having a natural ability to do something well
Example:She is a talented piano player.
pitchers (n.)
Baseball players who throw the ball to the batter
Example:The team needs strong pitchers to win the game.
Practice A2 words in a crossword