News About the Angels and the Athletics

天使隊與運動家隊的新聞


Introduction

The Los Angeles Angels have a new leader. Both the Angels and the Oakland Athletics have players with injuries.

洛杉磯天使隊有了一位新總教練。天使隊與奧克蘭運動家隊都有球員受傷。

Main Body

The Angels fired their manager, Perry Minasian. He lost too many games. Now, John Mozeliak is the new temporary leader. He will keep the other coaches for now.

天使隊解僱了他們的總教練 Perry Minasian。他輸掉了太多場比賽。現在 John Mozeliak 是新的臨時領隊。他暫時會保留其他教練。

Two players are getting better. Travis d'Arnaud had a foot injury. Mike Trout had a leg injury. They are practicing and will play soon.

有兩名球員的情況正在好轉。Travis d'Arnaud 曾有足部傷勢,Mike Trout 則有腿部傷勢。他們正在進行練習,很快就會回歸比賽。

The Oakland Athletics have some hurt players. Jacob Wilson has a shoulder problem. Tyler Soderstrom has a hip problem. Also, Jacob Lopez is playing very well in a lower league. He may join the main team soon.

奧克蘭運動家隊也有一些受傷的球員。Jacob Wilson 的肩膀有問題,Tyler Soderstrom 的髖部有問題。此外,Jacob Lopez 在小聯盟表現非常出色,可能很快會加入大聯盟球隊。

Conclusion

The Angels have a new boss and wait for players to return. The Athletics are checking their players' health.

天使隊有了新領隊並等待球員回歸。運動家隊則在檢查球員的健康狀況。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The "Something is Wrong" Pattern

In English, when a part of the body is not working, we use simple words to describe the problem. Look at these examples from the text:

  • Foot injury
  • Leg injury
  • Shoulder problem
  • Hip problem

How to use this: Body PartProblem/Injury

Quick Examples for A2:

  • Head → problem
  • Back → injury
  • Arm → problem

⏳ Now vs. Later

The text uses two easy ways to talk about time:

  1. For now (Right now, but maybe not later) Example: "He will keep the other coaches for now."

  2. Soon (In a short time in the future) Example: "They will play soon."

Vocabulary Learning

leader (n.)
A person who is in charge of a group
Example:The team needs a strong leader to win the game.
injury (n.)
Physical damage to the body
Example:He cannot play football because of a leg injury.
fired (v.)
To tell someone they must leave their job
Example:The boss fired the worker for being late every day.
temporary (adj.)
Lasting for only a short time
Example:This is a temporary job until I find a permanent one.
practicing (v.)
Doing an activity many times to become better
Example:She is practicing the piano for her concert.
Practice A2 words in a crossword