Baseball News: Teams and Players
棒球新聞：球隊與球員
Introduction
Many baseball teams have problems now. Some players are hurt and some expensive teams are losing games.
目前許多棒球隊面臨問題。部分球員受傷，而一些高支出球隊則在比賽中落敗。
Main Body
The New York Mets spend a lot of money but they lose many games. They have a new manager named Andy Green. The team makes many mistakes on the field.
紐約大都會隊投入大量資金，但輸了很多場比賽。他們有一位名叫 Andy Green 的新總教練。球隊在場上犯了許多錯誤。
The New York Yankees are also losing. They lost five games in a row. Many important players are hurt and cannot play.
紐約洋基隊同樣在落敗。他們已經連輸五場。許多重要球員受傷而無法參賽。
Other teams have problems too. Many players have leg and hip injuries. The MLB group wants to stop a type of gambling to protect players.
其他球隊也面臨問題。許多球員的腿部和髖部受傷。MLB 組織希望停止某類賭博行為以保護球員。
Conclusion
Rich teams are losing because their players are hurt or play poorly.
富裕球隊之所以落敗，是因為其球員受傷或表現不佳。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ Quick Focus: The 'Action' Shift
In this text, we see how to talk about things happening now versus things that happened.
1. Right Now (The Present) We use simple words to describe a current situation:
- Teams have problems.
- They lose games.
- Players are hurt.
2. Already Happened (The Past) Look at how the word changes when the game is over:
- Lose → Lost
- Example: "They lost five games in a row."
3. The 'Cannot' Rule When a player is hurt, they are unable to do something. We use cannot + action:
- Hurt → cannot play
Word Bank for A2:
- Expensive → Costs a lot of money.
- Injuries → Hurt body parts (like a leg or hip).
- In a row → One after another without stopping.