Old Problems for Baseball Player Josh Naylor
棒球選手 Josh Naylor 的舊問題
Introduction
People are talking again about a problem from 2016 with Josh Naylor and a teammate.
人們再次討論起 2016 年 Josh Naylor 與一名隊友之間的問題。
Main Body
Josh Naylor and Austin Hedges had a fight during a game on June 28. After this, Stone Garrett wrote on social media. He was Naylor's teammate and roommate ten years ago.
Josh Naylor 和 Austin Hedges 在 6 月 28 日的一場比賽中發生爭執。隨後，Stone Garrett 在社交媒體上發文。他十年前是 Naylor 的隊友兼室友。
Garrett says Naylor was dangerous. He says Naylor used fire and a big knife. Naylor cut Garrett's thumb. Garrett needed a doctor and his thumb is still hurt.
Garrett 表示 Naylor 非常危險。他說 Naylor 使用了火以及一把大刀。Naylor 割傷了 Garrett 的大拇指。Garrett 當時需要就醫，而他的大拇指至今仍有傷痛。
Garrett says the team tried to hide the problem. But records show Naylor missed one game. A team leader, Michael Hill, said he knew about it and thought Naylor would stop.
Garrett 稱球隊曾試圖掩蓋這個問題。但紀錄顯示 Naylor 缺席了一場比賽。球隊領隊 Michael Hill 表示他知情，且原以為 Naylor 會停止這種行為。
Conclusion
People are now checking if these old stories are true after the new fight.
在這次爭執之後，人們現在正在核實這些舊事是否屬實。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Past Action' Pattern
Look at how the story tells us what happened before. We use a simple change to the verb to show the past.
The Pattern: Verb + -ed Happened before now.
Examples from the text:
- Walk Walked
- Need Needed
- Miss Missed
Special Cases (Changing shape): Some words are rebels and don't use "-ed". You just have to learn them:
- Say Said
- Write Wrote
- Cut Cut (This one stays the same!)
Quick Rule: If you see -ed, the person is talking about a memory or a finished event.