The Baltimore Orioles are Playing Poorly
巴爾的摩金鶯隊近況低迷
Introduction
The Baltimore Orioles are losing many games. Their pitchers and hitters are not playing well.
巴爾的摩金鶯隊輸了很多場比賽，他們的投手和擊球手表現都不理想。
Main Body
In 2023, the team was very good. They won 101 games. Now, they have only 39 wins and 48 losses. They are not in the playoffs.
2023年時，球隊表現非常出色，贏了101場比賽。但現在僅有39勝48負，無法進入季後賽。
Many pitchers are gone. Some players left the team. Other players are hurt and cannot play. The new pitchers are not good enough.
許多投手已經離開，部分球員退出了球隊，其他球員則因傷無法參賽。新加入的投手實力不足。
The hitters are also struggling. Two star players, Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson, are not hitting the ball well. The team makes many mistakes in the field.
擊球手同樣陷入掙扎。兩位明星球員 Adley Rutschman 與 Gunnar Henderson 的擊球表現不佳。球隊在防守端也犯了很多錯。
Conclusion
The team is far from the top. They need to buy new players soon or lose their stars.
球隊距離頂尖水準仍有差距，他們需要盡快交易新球員，否則將失去明星球員。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'NOT' Power-Up
In this text, we see how to make a sentence 'opposite' by adding not. This is the fastest way to describe a problem in English.
How it works:
Subject + are/is + not + Description
From the text:
- They are not playing well.
- The new pitchers are not good enough.
- They are not in the playoffs.
🛠️ Word Swap: 'Gone' vs 'Hurt'
Notice how the text describes why players are missing. These are two different states:
- Gone They left the team (They are in a different city).
- Hurt They have an injury (They are in the hospital/home).
Quick Tip: Use hurt for pain and gone for absence.