Baseball Players Punished After Fight
棒球球員因鬥毆受罰
Introduction
Baseball leaders punished four players. The players fought during a game between Washington and Boston.
棒球主管懲罰了四名球員。這些球員在華盛頓與波士頓的比賽中發生鬥毆。
Main Body
Cade Cavalli and Willson Contreras had a fight. Cavalli said bad words to Contreras. Then, the players started to fight. Contreras tried to throw his helmet at Cavalli.
Cade Cavalli 與 Willson Contreras 發生了鬥毆。Cavalli 對 Contreras 說了難聽的話。接著，球員們開始打架。Contreras 試圖將頭盔扔向 Cavalli。
Cavalli said he is sorry. He said he did not want to be mean. Contreras did not say if the words were about race. He is very sad because of problems in his home country, Venezuela.
Cavalli 表示道歉。他說他並非有意惡意。Contreras 並未說明那些話是否與種族有關。他因為家鄉委內瑞拉的問題而感到非常悲傷。
On Thursday, the league gave the players punishments. Cavalli and Contreras cannot play for seven games. Two other players cannot play for three or five games. The players must also pay money.
週四，聯盟對這些球員進行了懲罰。Cavalli 與 Contreras 被禁賽七場。另外兩名球員則被禁賽三場或五場。這些球員還必須支付罰金。
Conclusion
Four players must pay money and stop playing for a short time because they fought.
四名球員因鬥毆必須支付罰金並短暫禁賽。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡️ The "NOT" Trick
To reach A2, you must know how to say "no" to an action in the past. Look at these two examples from the story:
- He did not want to be mean.
- Contreras did not say...
How it works: Did not + Action word (Basic form)
Watch out! When we use "did not," the action word stays simple. We do NOT add "-ed".
❌ Did not wanted Wrong ✅ Did not want Right
📦 Action Word List (From the Text)
| Simple Action | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Fight | To hit or argue |
| Pay | To give money |
| Punish | To give a penalty |
| Throw | To send something through the air |