Baseball News: Team Changes and Games
棒球新聞：球隊變動與賽事
Introduction
Many baseball teams have big changes. Some players are sick or hurt. Some teams are losing games.
許多棒球隊有重大變動。部分球員生病或受傷，而有些球隊則接連落敗。
Main Body
The New York Yankees are losing. They lost seven games. Two pitchers are hurt. The team brought back two other players to help. Now they play the Minnesota Twins.
紐約洋基隊目前陷入低潮，共計輸了七場比賽。兩名投手受傷，因此球隊召回兩名球員協助。他們現在對陣明尼蘇達雙城隊。
The Atlanta Braves lost a game to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Braves played well at first. Then, the last pitchers played badly. The Cardinals won 11-5. Now the Braves play the New York Mets.
亞特蘭大勇士隊輸給了聖路易紅雀隊。勇士隊起初表現良好，但隨後後段投手的表現不佳。紅雀隊以 11-5 獲勝。現在勇士隊將對陣紐約大都會隊。
In other games, Dylan Cease from Toronto is playing very well. He gets many strikeouts. But the Seattle Mariners are not playing well. They do not hit the ball often. The San Francisco Giants also have problems with their pitchers.
在其他賽事中，多倫多的 Dylan Cease 表現非常出色，取得了許多三振。然而，西雅圖水手隊表現不佳，擊球率較低。三藩市巨人隊的投手同樣面臨問題。
Conclusion
The Yankees need healthy players. The Braves need better pitchers. Both teams want to improve before the break.
洋基隊需要健康的球員，勇士隊則需要更好的投手。兩隊都希望在休賽期前有所改善。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 The 'Right Now' vs 'Then'
In this text, we see two ways to talk about time. One is for things that happened (Past) and one is for things happening currently (Present).
1. Things that happened (The Past) We add -ed to the action word.
- Play → Played
- Lose → Lost (Special word!)
- Win → Won (Special word!)
2. Things happening now (The Present) We use the word are or is with an -ing word.
- Losing (They are losing now)
- Playing (He is playing now)
Quick Guide: The 'Feeling' of the Word
| Word | Time | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Lost | Past | It is finished. |
| Losing | Now | It is happening. |
| Won | Past | The game ended. |
| Playing | Now | The game is active. |
Key Phrase to Copy: "The team brought back two other players to help." Use this when you want to say someone returned to a group.