Two Baseball Teams Pick New Players
兩支棒球隊挑選新球員
Introduction
The Chicago White Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays have the first and second picks in the 2026 draft. This is strange because both teams are winning many games right now.
芝加哥白襪隊與坦帕灣光芒隊在 2026 年選秀中擁有第一和第二個選擇權。這很奇怪，因為兩支球隊目前都贏了很多場比賽。
Main Body
The teams want three players: Roch Cholowsky, Grady Emerson, and Vahn Lackey. Some people think the White Sox will pick Grady Emerson. He is a high school player and hits the ball very hard.
球隊們想要三名球員：Roch Cholowsky、Grady Emerson 和 Vahn Lackey。有些人認為白襪隊會挑選 Grady Emerson。他是一名高中球員，擊球力量非常強大。
Other people think the White Sox will pick Roch Cholowsky. He plays for a college. He is a safe choice because he has a good history.
其他人則認為白襪隊會挑選 Roch Cholowsky。他在大學效力。因為他有良好的紀錄，是一個穩妥的選擇。
The White Sox have about 17 million dollars to pay the players. They must spend this money carefully. The Tampa Bay Rays will wait. They will pick the best player that the White Sox do not take.
白襪隊大約有 1700 萬美元可用於支付球員。他們必須謹慎地使用這筆錢。坦帕灣光芒隊將會等待，他們會挑選白襪隊沒有選中的最佳球員。
Conclusion
The White Sox must decide. They want a safe college player or a fast high school player.
白襪隊必須決定，是要一名穩妥的大學球員，還是一名速度快的高中球員。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Will' Power
In this text, we see how to talk about the future. When we aren't 100% sure, or we are making a prediction, we use will.
Look at these patterns:
- The White Sox will pick Grady.
- The Tampa Bay Rays will wait.
The Rule:
Subject + will + action word Future Event
📦 Quick Word Swap
Notice how the text describes people. To reach A2, you need to move from simple words to "describing" words:
- Safe (Not risky) A safe choice.
- Hard (With a lot of power) Hits the ball hard.
💡 Sentence Builder
Try to connect two ideas using because. It explains the 'why'.
He is a safe choice because he has a good history.