Baseball Celebrates 250 Years of the USA

棒球慶祝美國 250 週年

Jul 2, 2026, 19:43

Introduction

Major League Baseball has a plan to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States.

美國職棒大聯盟計劃慶祝美國 250 週年誕辰。

Main Body

Players will wear special clothes on July 4. Most teams will wear red, white, and blue shirts. They will have a 'USA 250' patch on their shoulders. The Toronto team will wear their normal shirts, but they will wear special hats.

球員將在 7 月 4 日穿著特別服裝。大多數球隊將穿著紅、白、藍色的球衣，肩上會有一個「USA 250」的徽章。多倫多球隊將穿著原有的球衣，但會佩戴特別的帽子。

There are many games on this day. Games start at 11:05 a.m. and end at 10:10 p.m. Some people can watch the games at drive-in movie theaters.

這一天有許多場比賽。比賽從上午 11:05 開始，直到晚上 10:10 結束。有些人可以在汽車電影院觀看比賽。

Some teams have big parties. For example, the Cincinnati Reds have helicopters in the sky. They also have fireworks and drones after the game.

部分球隊會舉辦盛大派對。例如，辛辛那提紅人隊會有直升機在空中飛行。賽後他們還會有煙火和無人機表演。

Conclusion

The league wants to celebrate the national holiday with special clothes and games.

聯盟希望透過特別服裝和比賽來慶祝國家節日。

Vocabulary Learning

👕 The "Future-Action" Pattern

In this text, we see the word will many times. We use will when we talk about things that happen later (the future).

How it works: Person/Thing $\rightarrow$ will $\rightarrow$ Action

Examples from the story:

Players $\rightarrow$ will wear $\rightarrow$ special clothes.
Teams $\rightarrow$ will have $\rightarrow$ a patch.

Quick Rule: It does not matter who is doing the action. It is always will.

I will wear...
They will wear...
The team will wear...

🕒 Time Words

Notice how the text describes the day:

a.m. $\rightarrow$ Morning
p.m. $\rightarrow$ Afternoon/Night

Example: 11:05 a.m. (Morning) $\rightarrow$ 10:10 p.m. (Night)

Vocabulary Learning

celebrate (v.)

To do something special for an important day

Example:We will celebrate my birthday with a cake.

patch (n.)

A small piece of cloth sewn onto clothing

Example:The police officer has a patch on his arm.

normal (adj.)

Usual or regular; not special

Example:It is a normal day at school.

fireworks (n.)

Small bombs that make loud noises and bright colors in the sky

Example:We watched the fireworks on New Year's Eve.

drones (n.)

Small flying machines without a pilot

Example:The photographer used drones to take pictures of the city.

national (adj.)

Relating to a whole country

Example:The national flag is red and white.

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