New York Mets Keep Their Boss

紐約大都會隊決定留任執行長


Introduction

The New York Mets are not playing well. The owner, Steve Cohen, fired the manager. But he wants to keep the team boss, David Stearns.

紐約大都會隊表現不佳。老闆 Steve Cohen 解僱了總教練,但他希望留任球隊執行長 David Stearns。

Main Body

The team was good in 2024. Then they played badly in 2025 and 2026. Now they have 36 wins and 50 losses. They are far behind other teams.

球隊在 2024 年表現良好。隨後在 2025 年和 2026 年表現低迷。目前他們 36 勝 50 敗,遠落後於其他球隊。

Stearns changed the players. He sent away old players and bought new players. The new players are sick or play badly. The team does not score many points.

Stearns 調整了球員陣容。他送走了舊球員並引進新球員。然而,新球員不是受傷就是表現不佳,球隊得分不多。

Steve Cohen will not fire Stearns. He thinks changing bosses too fast is bad. He wants Stearns to stay until 2028. He wants the team to be stable.

Steve Cohen 不會解僱 Stearns。他認為更換執行長太快並不理想。他希望 Stearns 能留任至 2028 年,以維持球隊的穩定性。

Conclusion

The Mets are losing games, but the boss stays in his job.

大都會隊雖然不斷輸球,但執行長仍將留任。

Vocabulary Learning

The 'Change' Pattern

Look at how the story describes things moving from one state to another. This is key for A2 storytelling.

1. The Action Words

  • Changed (General change)
  • Sent away (Moving someone out)
  • Bought (Getting something new)

2. The Contrast (Good \rightarrow Bad)

  • Good in 2024 \rightarrow Badly in 2025
  • Old players \rightarrow New players

3. Simple Sentence Build To describe a change, use: [Person] + [Action] + [Object]

  • Stearns (Person) + changed (Action) + the players (Object).

Quick Vocabulary Tip:

  • Stable = No change. (The opposite of changing fast).

Vocabulary Learning

fired (v.)
To tell someone they must leave their job.
Example:The boss fired the worker because he was always late.
manager (n.)
A person who is in charge of a team or a business.
Example:The manager told the players to practice harder.
losses (n.)
The number of times a team or person fails to win a game.
Example:The team has ten wins and five losses this month.
score (v.)
To get a point in a game.
Example:The player tried to score a goal in the last minute.
stable (adj.)
Not changing quickly; staying the same and strong.
Example:He wants a stable job with a good salary.
Practice A2 words in a crossword
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