Baseball Results from Thursday

週四棒球賽結果


Introduction

Many baseball teams played games on Thursday. Some teams won at the end of the game. Some players played very well.

許多棒球隊在週四進行了比賽。部分球隊在比賽結束時獲勝,也有部分球員表現非常出色。

Main Body

In the big leagues, some teams won late. The Athletics beat the Giants 9-6. The Phillies beat the Nationals 10-5. The Cubs beat the Mets 4-3. The Mets lost six games in a row.

在大聯盟中,部分球隊在比賽後期獲勝。體育人隊以 9-6 擊敗巨人隊。費城人隊以 10-5 擊敗國民隊。小熊隊以 4-3 擊敗大都會隊。大都會隊已連續六場比賽落敗。

Some pitchers were very strong. The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Royals 13-2. Tatsuya Imai helped the Astros win 2-1. He stopped many players from hitting the ball.

部分投手表現非常強勁。坦帕灣光芒隊以 13-2 擊敗皇家隊。今井達也幫助太空人隊以 2-1 獲勝。他阻止了許多球員擊中球。

Amateur teams also played. The Menno Mad Frogs beat the Tabor Bluebirds 7-4. Other teams like Tea and Canova won their games with many points. The River Turtles and Flyboys also won.

業餘球隊也進行了比賽。Menno Mad Frogs 以 7-4 擊敗 Tabor Bluebirds。其他如 Tea 和 Canova 的球隊也以高分獲勝。River Turtles 和 Flyboys 同樣獲勝。

Conclusion

The professional games changed quickly. The amateur games had many points.

職業比賽的局勢變化迅速,而業餘比賽則得分很高。

Vocabulary Learning

The 'Winning' Words

In this text, we see two opposite words to describe a game result:

  • Beat → To win against someone. (Example: The Cubs beat the Mets)
  • Lost → To not win. (Example: The Mets lost six games)

Describing Ability

To describe a person's skill, the text uses Very + Adjective:

  1. Very well (Action)
  2. Very strong (Quality)

Tip: Use "very" to make a word stronger.

  • Strong \rightarrow Very strong

Time & Sequence

Look at how the text talks about time:

  • On Thursday (Specific day)
  • At the end (The finish)
  • In a row (One after another \rightarrow 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

Vocabulary Learning

beat (v.)
To win a game against another person or team
Example:Our team worked hard to beat the other team.
in a row (phrase)
One after another without stopping
Example:It rained for five days in a row.
pitcher (n.)
The player who throws the ball in baseball
Example:The pitcher throws the ball very fast.
amateur (adj.)
Doing an activity for fun, not as a professional job
Example:He is an amateur photographer.
professional (adj.)
Doing a job as a way to earn money
Example:She is a professional tennis player.
Practice A2 words in a crossword