The Chicago Cubs Get a New Pitcher
芝加哥小熊隊得到一名新投手
Introduction
The Chicago Cubs have new players. They need more pitchers because some players are sick or hurt.
芝加哥小熊隊有新球員了。因為部分球員生病或受傷，他們需要更多投手。
Main Body
The Cubs got a pitcher named David Peterson from the New York Mets. Peterson is good because he keeps the ball on the ground. He played one game and helped the Cubs win 8-2.
小熊隊從紐約大都會隊簽下了一名名為 David Peterson 的投手。Peterson 非常出色，因為他能讓球擊向地面。他參與了一場比賽，幫助小熊隊以 8-2 獲勝。
One player, Tyler Beede, left the team. He did not play well in the minor leagues. The team did not want him on the main team.
一名球員 Tyler Beede 離開了球隊。他在小聯盟表現不佳。球隊不希望他留在大聯盟主隊中。
Other pitchers are hurt now. The Cubs must change their plan. They use many different pitchers in one game to win.
其他投手目前受傷了。小熊隊必須改變計畫。他們在單場比賽中使用多名不同的投手來贏得勝利。
Conclusion
The Cubs have a new good pitcher. They let a bad player go.
小熊隊得到了一名優秀的投手，並讓一名表現不佳的球員離開。
Vocabulary Learning
⚾️ Word Swapping: Good vs. Bad
In this story, we see how to describe people and their work using simple pairs. This is the fastest way to build A2 vocabulary.
The Pattern
- Positive → Negative
Examples from the text:
- Good pitcher Bad player
- Play well Did not play well
- Helped win Left the team
🛠 How to use it
If you want to change a sentence from 'Happy' to 'Sad', just swap the key word:
- "He is a good player." "He is a bad player."
- "He played well." "He did not play well."
Tip: To make something negative in English, we often put "did not" before the action word (verb).