New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays Play Games

紐約大都會隊與多倫多藍鳥隊進行比賽


Introduction

The New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays are playing three games in Toronto. Bo Bichette is back in Toronto.

紐約大都會隊與多倫多藍鳥隊在多倫多進行三場比賽。Bo Bichette 回到了多倫多。

Main Body

Bo Bichette played for the Blue Jays for seven years. He felt sad when he came back. He told the news that he worked very hard for the team.

Bo Bichette 在藍鳥隊效力了七年。他回來時感到很難過。他告訴媒體,他曾為球隊非常努力。

Both teams are losing many games. The Mets lost eight of their last ten games. The Blue Jays lost six games in a row.

兩支球隊目前都輸了很多場比賽。大都會隊在最近十場比賽中輸了八場。藍鳥隊則遭遇六連敗。

Some players are sick or hurt. Addison Barger has a back problem. He cannot play for two weeks. Max Scherzer and Yimi Garcia are getting better.

部分球員生病或受傷。Addison Barger 有背部問題,兩週內無法參賽。Max Scherzer 和 Yimi Garcia 正在康復中。

Conclusion

Both teams are playing poorly and losing games.

兩支球隊目前表現不佳,不斷輸球。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Then vs. Now

Look at how the story changes time. We use different word endings to show if something is finished or happening now.

The "Right Now" Words (Ending in -ing)

  • playing \rightarrow happening today
  • getting better \rightarrow process of healing

The "Finished" Words (Ending in -ed)

  • played \rightarrow happened in the past
  • worked \rightarrow finished action
  • lost \rightarrow (Special word) it happened already

Quick Rule for A2: If you see -ing, think of a movie playing. If you see -ed, think of a photo of something that already happened.

Vocabulary Learning

sad (adj.)
feeling unhappy
Example:He felt sad when he said goodbye to his friends.
in a row (phrase)
one after another without stopping
Example:It rained for five days in a row.
problem (n.)
something that is wrong and needs to be fixed
Example:I have a problem with my computer.
poorly (adv.)
not doing something well
Example:The team played poorly and lost the game.
Practice A2 words in a crossword