Baseball Teams Trade Players
棒球隊交易球員
Introduction
Some baseball teams want to trade players before August 3.
一些棒球隊希望在 8 月 3 日之前交易球員。
Main Body
The Boston Red Sox are not winning. They want to sell player Aroldis Chapman. The Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs want him. The Cubs need a new player because some players are sick.
波士頓紅襪隊目前沒有獲勝。他們想出售球員 Aroldis Chapman。芝加哥白襪隊和芝加哥小熊隊都想要他。小熊隊因為部分球員生病，需要新球員。
The San Francisco Giants are also not winning. They might sell players Jung Hoo Lee and Heliot Ramos. These players are good at hitting the ball.
三藩市巨人隊同樣沒有獲勝。他們可能會出售球員 Jung Hoo Lee 和 Heliot Ramos。這些球員擅長擊球。
The Chicago White Sox want more starting pitchers. They want Robbie Ray from San Francisco. They will give young players to San Francisco for him.
芝加哥白襪隊想要更多先發投手。他們想要三藩市隊的 Robbie Ray。他們將用年輕球員與三藩市隊交換他。
Conclusion
Chicago teams want to win. Boston and San Francisco teams want to sell players.
芝加哥的球隊想要獲勝。波士頓和三藩市的球隊則想要出售球員。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Want' Pattern
In this text, we see a simple way to say what people or teams need.
The Logic: [Person/Group] + want + [Thing/Person]
Examples from the story:
- Teams want to trade players.
- Red Sox want to sell Chapman.
- White Sox want more pitchers.
Quick Shift: 'Want' vs 'Need'
Both are used for things we don't have, but there is a small difference in feeling:
- Want → A desire or a choice (I want a cookie 🍪).
- Need → Something necessary (The Cubs need a player because others are sick 🤒).
Vocabulary Bridge:
- Sell → Give something for money.
- Trade → Swap one thing for another.
- Win → Be the best in the game.