Baseball Game Results from Friday
週五棒球賽結果
Introduction
This report tells us about baseball games. The Baltimore Orioles won their game. Other teams played too.
這份報告是關於棒球賽事的。巴爾的摩金鶯隊贏得了他們的比賽。其他球隊也參加了比賽。
Main Body
The Baltimore Orioles beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0. Samuel Basallo hit a home run. Trevor Rogers played well. Now the Orioles are closer to the playoffs.
巴爾的摩金鶯隊以 3-0 擊敗辛辛那提紅人隊。Samuel Basallo 擊出了一支全壘打。Trevor Rogers 表現出色。現在金鶯隊更接近季後賽了。
Other teams played in the American League. The New York Yankees won a game. The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Houston Astros. The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0.
美國聯盟的其他球隊也進行了比賽。紐約洋基隊贏得了一場比賽。坦帕灣光芒隊擊敗了休士頓太空人隊。多倫多藍鳥隊以 2-0 擊敗西雅圖水手隊。
Some minor league teams played. Syracuse won their game. Two teams from the Mets lost their games.
一些小聯盟球隊也參加了比賽。雪城隊贏得了他們的比賽。兩支來自大都會隊的球隊輸掉了比賽。
Conclusion
The Baltimore Orioles are playing better now. Many teams changed their place in the league standings.
巴爾的摩金鶯隊現在表現得更好。許多球隊在聯賽排名中的位置有所變動。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Win/Loss' Pattern
In this text, we see how to talk about who won and who lost. This is very useful for A2 students to describe events.
1. The Action Words
- Won The team got the victory. (The Yankees won.)
- Beat The team defeated another team. (The Rays beat the Astros.)
- Lost The team did not win. (Two teams lost.)
2. Sentence Building
To tell a story about a game, follow this simple map:
[Team A] + [Beat/Won] + [Team B]
Example from text: The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners.
3. Note on 'Beat' vs 'Win'
- Use win for the game/prize: "They won the game."
- Use beat for the opponent: "They beat the other team."