Baseball Game: Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals
棒球賽：巴爾的摩金鶯對華盛頓國民
Introduction
The Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals will play games at Oriole Park.
巴爾的摩金鶯與華盛頓國民將在金鶯球場進行比賽。
Main Body
The Orioles won four games and lost five games recently. They often lose the lead at the end of games. Trevor Rogers is the pitcher for this game. He played better in June than in May.
金鶯最近贏了四場，輸了五場。他們經常在比賽末端失去領先優勢。
The Washington Nationals won half of their games. Andrew Alvarez is their pitcher. He is a left-handed pitcher. The team changed some players in the game plan.
華盛頓國民贏了一半的比賽。他們的投手是 Andrew Alvarez，是一名左投手。球隊在比賽計畫中更換了部分球員。
Adley Rutschman is not playing for the Orioles. Samuel Basallo is the catcher. The Orioles want right-handed hitters to play against the Nationals pitcher.
Adley Rutschman 不會代表金鶯出賽。Samuel Basallo 將擔任捕手。金鶯希望由右打擊手對抗國民的投手。
Conclusion
Both teams want to win these games to go to the playoffs.
兩隊都希望贏得這些比賽以進入季後賽。
Vocabulary Learning
Comparing Times
In the text, we see: "He played better in June than in May."
When you want to say one thing is 'more' or 'less' than another, use this simple pattern:
[Thing A] + [Comparing Word] + than + [Thing B]
Examples:
- June → better than → May
- The Orioles → faster than → The Nationals
- A pitcher → stronger than → A catcher
Talking About Habits
Look at this sentence: "They often lose the lead."
Use 'often' to describe things that happen many times. Put it right before the action word.
- I often play baseball.
- He often wins the game.
- We often go to the park.