Pittsburgh Pirates Win 7-1 Against Washington Nationals
匹茲堡海盜隊 7-1 擊敗華盛頓國民隊
Introduction
The Pittsburgh Pirates won a baseball game on Saturday, July 4. They beat the Washington Nationals 7-1.
匹茲堡海盜隊在 7 月 4 日星期六贏得了一場棒球賽，以 7-1 擊敗了華盛頓國民隊。
Main Body
Pittsburgh played very well. They scored five runs in the first two parts of the game. Henry Davis and Brandon Lowe hit the ball well to get these runs.
匹茲堡隊表現非常出色。他們在比賽的前兩個局就拿了五分。Henry Davis 和 Brandon Lowe 的擊球表現良好，幫助球隊拿到這些分數。
Braxton Ashcraft was the pitcher for Pittsburgh. He played great and only let Washington score one run. He has won four games in a row.
Braxton Ashcraft 是匹茲堡隊的投手。他的表現非常出色，僅讓華盛頓隊得到一分。他已經連續贏了四場比賽。
Washington did not play well. James Wood hit one home run, but the team did not score more. Washington often loses games on July 4.
華盛頓隊表現不佳。James Wood 擊出了一支全壘打，但球隊未能獲得更多分數。華盛頓隊在 7 月 4 日經常輸球。
Conclusion
The teams play again on Sunday. Bubba Chandler and Miles Mikolas will pitch.
兩隊將在週日再次對決。Bubba Chandler 和 Miles Mikolas 將擔任投手。
Vocabulary Learning
⚾️ Talking about the Past
To reach A2, you must know how to talk about things that already happened. In this story, we see words that change to show the past.
The Simple Switch Most words just add -ed at the end:
- Play → Played
- Score → Scored
The Rule Breakers Some words change completely. You just have to memorize these:
- Win → Won
- Beat → Beat (stays the same!)
- Do → Did (used for "did not")
Quick Tip: The 'Not' Rule When we say something didn't happen, we use did not + the normal word.
- Correct: Washington did not play well.
- Incorrect: Washington
did not playedwell.
Example Path Present: He wins → Past: He won Present: They score → Past: They scored