The Baltimore Orioles Pride Night
巴爾的摩金鳥隊的驕傲之夜
Introduction
The Baltimore Orioles baseball team had a special Pride Night. They had many activities and guests.
巴爾的摩金鳥棒球隊舉辦了一場特別的驕傲之夜，安排了許多活動並邀請了許多嘉賓。
Main Body
The team put the word 'PRIDE' on a wall. They used a rainbow logo. A famous person named Heidi N Closet came to the game. Heidi spoke to the news. She said the Trump government does not help LGBTQ people enough.
球隊在牆上貼上了「PRIDE」字樣，並使用了彩虹標誌。一位名叫 Heidi N Closet 的名人出席了比賽，她在接受新聞採訪時表示，川普政府對 LGBTQ 群體的幫助不足。
Now, the government has new rules. These rules say only biological women can play in women's sports. Major League Baseball is changing its programs because of these rules.
現在政府有新規定，規定只有生理女性才能參加女子體育賽事。大聯盟（MLB）正因這些規定而調整其計劃。
The team posted a picture on X. The picture showed a mascot. It did not show a player. Some people think the players did not want to be in the Pride photos.
球隊在 X 上貼了一張照片，照片中出現的是吉祥物而非球員。有些人認為球員們不想出現在驕傲之夜的照片中。
Conclusion
The Pride event started a big conversation about sports, politics, and laws.
這次驕傲之夜活動引發了關於體育、政治與法律的熱烈討論。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 Spotting 'Past' vs 'Present'
Look at how the story changes time. This is the key to A2 English.
1. The Past (It already happened) Notice the words ending in -ed. These tell us the event is finished:
- had had (special case)
- used used
- posted posted
2. The Present (It is happening now) Notice the words for things that are true right now:
- does not help does not help
- has has
- is changing is changing
🛠️ Simple Sentence Building
To move to A2, stop using long sentences. Use the Subject + Verb + Object pattern found in the text:
- The team (Who) put (Action) the word (What).
- Heidi (Who) spoke (Action) to the news (Where/Who).
Pro Tip: If you want to say something didn't happen, just add did not before the action:
- did not show (The picture was empty).