Cricket Player Liam Plunkett Plays Baseball
板球球員 Liam Plunkett 參與棒球賽事
Introduction
Liam Plunkett played cricket for England. Now, he played a professional baseball game for the Oakland Ballers.
Liam Plunkett 曾代表英國參加板球賽。現在，他為 Oakland Ballers 參加了一場職業棒球比賽。
Main Body
Liam signed a contract for one day. He played as a pitcher in a game. He threw the ball well and got one player out. His team lost the game 18-11.
Liam 簽了一份一日合約。他在比賽中擔任投手。他投球表現良好，讓一名對手出局。他的球隊最終以 11 比 18 輸掉了比賽。
Liam used a mix of cricket and baseball styles to throw the ball. He did not want to hit the ball. The baseballs moved too fast for him.
Liam 結合了板球和棒球的風格來投球。他不想負責擊球，因為棒球的速度對他來說太快了。
Liam played for England from 2005 to 2019. He won the World Cup in 2019. Now he lives in the USA and plays cricket for the San Francisco Unicorns.
Liam 從 2005 年到 2019 年代表英國參賽。他在 2019 年贏得了世界盃。現在他住在美國，為 San Francisco Unicorns 參加板球賽。
Conclusion
Liam is a great athlete. He played two different professional sports.
Liam 是一位優秀的運動員。他參與過兩種不同的職業運動。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ Talking about the Past
Look at these words from the story:
- play → played
- sign → signed
- win → won
- do → did
The Simple Rule To talk about things that happened yesterday or years ago, we usually add -ed to the end of the action word.
Example: "He played cricket for England."
The 'Rule Breakers' Some words are special. They change completely. You must memorize these:
- win won
- do did
Saying 'No' in the Past When we want to say someone did not do something, we use did not + the normal word.
Story Example: "He did not want to hit the ball." (We don't say "did not wanted")