Baseball News: Texas and Houston Win

棒球新聞:德州遊騎兵與休士頓太空人獲勝


Introduction

The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros won their games. The Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers lost.

德州遊騎兵與休士頓太空人在比賽中獲勝。多倫多藍鳥與底特律老虎則落敗。

Main Body

The Texas Rangers played the Toronto Blue Jays. Nathan Eovaldi played very well and stopped the other team from scoring. Other players like Justin Foscue and Wyatt Langford helped the team win.

德州遊騎兵對戰多倫多藍鳥。Nathan Eovaldi 表現非常出色,成功阻止對方得分。其他球員如 Justin Foscue 和 Wyatt Langford 亦幫助球隊獲勝。

Texas won another game. Cal Quantrill and Peyton Gray played well. Now Texas is in a good position to go to the playoffs.

德州又贏了一場。Cal Quantrill 和 Peyton Gray 表現良好。現在德州在進入季後賽的競爭中處於有利位置。

The Houston Astros played the Detroit Tigers. Houston lost the first game 8-0. But they won the next game 8-6. Isaac Paredes hit a big ball to help Houston win. This stop the Tigers' manager from winning 1,000 games.

休士頓太空人對戰底特律老虎。休士頓第一場以 8-0 落敗。但他們下一場以 8-6 獲勝。Isaac Paredes 擊出強而有力的球幫助休士頓獲勝。這阻止了老虎隊總教練達成 1,000 勝的紀錄。

Conclusion

Texas wants to win more games against Toronto. Houston and Detroit finish their games this weekend.

德州希望對多倫多贏更多場比賽。休士頓與底特律將在本次週末完成比賽。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The 'Action' Word List

In this story, things happen in the past. To talk about yesterday or last week, we often add -ed to the end of the word.

Look at these changes:

  • Play → Played
  • Help → Helped
  • Stop → Stopped

🚩 The 'Rule Breakers'

Some words are 'rebels.' They do not follow the -ed rule. You must memorize them as they are:

  • Win → Won
  • Lose → Lost

Example:

  • Texas won the game. (Not "winned")
  • Detroit lost the game. (Not "losed")

💡 Quick Tip for A2

To say someone did something very well, use: [Person] + [Action-ed] + very wellNathan Eovaldi played very well.

Vocabulary Learning

scoring (v.)
Getting a point in a game
Example:The team is scoring many goals today.
position (n.)
A place where someone or something is
Example:The player is in a good position to catch the ball.
playoffs (n.)
Special games at the end of a season to find the winner
Example:Many teams want to play in the playoffs.
manager (n.)
The person who leads and organizes a team
Example:The manager told the players to play hard.
Practice A2 words in a crossword