Problems with the San Francisco Giants Team
舊金山巨人隊的問題
Introduction
The San Francisco Giants baseball team has some problems. The players and the leaders do not agree about a special night for LGBTQ+ people.
舊金山巨人隊棒球隊目前有一些問題。球員與領導層對於一個 LGBTQ+ 專屬之夜的看法不一致。
Main Body
Four players wrote Bible words on their hats for Pride Night. One player did not wear the special clothes. Some people are angry. A government office is now looking at the problem.
四名球員在「驕傲之夜」時在帽子上寫了聖經經文。一名球員沒有穿著特別服裝。有些人感到憤怒，政府部門目前正在調查此問題。
CEO Larry Baer says the team likes all people. But some people say the team does not respect religious people. A sports announcer also said the players were wrong.
執行長 Larry Baer 表示球隊歡迎所有人。但有些人認為球隊不尊重宗教人士。一名體育播報員也表示球員的行為是錯誤的。
Buster Posey is also unhappy with a player named Rafael Devers. Devers did not follow the rules. Now, the team is changing who talks to the news.
Buster Posey 對一名叫 Rafael Devers 的球員也不滿。Devers 沒有遵守規則。因此，球隊現在正在調整對外發言的人員。
Conclusion
The team has many problems with religion and rules.
這支球隊在宗教與規則方面有很多問題。
Vocabulary Learning
The Power of "DO NOT"
In the story, we see a pattern used to show a lack of action or a disagreement. This is a key step for A2 learners to describe problems.
The Pattern:
Person/Group + do not + Action Something is missing or wrong.
Examples from the text:
- The players... do not agree.
- One player did not wear.
- The team does not respect.
Quick Tip: Use "do not" for many people (The players) and "does not" for one thing or person (The team).
Simple Word Swap:
- Agree Say yes Do not agree (Say no)
- Respect Be kind to Does not respect (Not kind)