Baseball Teams Plan for Player Trades

棒球隊計劃交易球員


Introduction

Many baseball teams want new players. They are planning for the trade deadline on August 3.

許多棒球隊想要新球員,他們正為 8 月 3 日的交易截止日做計劃。

Main Body

The Cleveland Guardians need better hitters. They want players who can hit the ball far. They might trade some of their own players to get better pitchers.

克里夫蘭守護者需要更好的擊球手。他們想要能將球擊遠的球員。他們可能會交易部分自己的球員以換取更好的投手。

The Boston Red Sox have a player named Aroldis Chapman. He is a good pitcher. The team wants to know if they should keep him or trade him for new young players.

波士頓紅襪隊有一名叫做 Aroldis Chapman 的球員。他是一名優秀的投手。球隊想知道應該留住他,還是用他來交易新的年輕球員。

The Oakland Athletics are moving to a new city. They must decide if they want to win now or sell their players. The Milwaukee Brewers want small changes, not big trades.

奧克蘭運動家隊正準備搬遷到新城市。他們必須決定現在要贏球,還是出售球員。密爾沃基釀者則希望進行小幅調整,而非大交易。

Some teams are looking at young players in the minor leagues. These players are playing well. The teams want to bring them to the big leagues soon.

一些球隊正在關注小聯盟的年輕球員。這些球員表現出色。球隊希望很快能將他們提升到大聯盟。

Conclusion

Teams are thinking carefully. They want to win games now and also be strong in the future.

各球隊正在深思熟慮。他們希望現在能贏球,同時在未來也保持強勢。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ Quick Win: Talking about 'Want'

In this text, we see a very common way to say what a person or team desires.

The Pattern: Person/Team + want + thing \rightarrow "Teams want new players." Person/Team + want + to + action \rightarrow "They want to win games."


Watch Out! When we talk about one person (He/She), we add an -s:

  • The team want... (Group)
  • He wants... (One person)

Useful Word Pairs from the Story:

  • Win now \rightarrow Success today.
  • Big trades \rightarrow Large changes.
  • Small changes \rightarrow Little changes.

Key Word: Soon = In a short time from now. (Example: They want to bring them to the big leagues soon.)

Vocabulary Learning

trade (n.)
Giving a player to another team to get a different player
Example:The team made a trade to get a better pitcher.
deadline (n.)
A date or time when something must be finished
Example:The deadline to finish the project is Friday.
hitter (n.)
A player who hits the ball with a bat
Example:He is the best hitter on the baseball team.
pitcher (n.)
A player who throws the ball to the hitter
Example:The pitcher throws the ball very fast.
decide (v.)
To make a choice about something
Example:I cannot decide which shirt to wear today.
future (n.)
The time that will come after now
Example:I want to be a doctor in the future.
Practice A2 words in a crossword