Texas Rangers Team News

德州遊騎兵隊消息


Introduction

The Texas Rangers have many injuries. Now, new players are playing for the team.

德州遊騎兵隊目前傷兵很多,現在由新球員為球隊出賽。

Main Body

Some new players are playing very well. Ezequiel Duran, Nicky Lopez, and Elias Diaz help the team win. Peyton Gray is also a good new pitcher.

有些新球員表現得非常好。Ezequiel Duran、Nicky Lopez 和 Elias Diaz 幫助球隊贏得比賽。Peyton Gray 也是一名優秀的新投手。

But the team is not always good. They lost a game 13-1 against the Angels. Pitcher MacKenzie Gore played poorly in that game. Kyle Higashioka did something special. He hit a home run and he pitched in the same game.

但球隊並非總是表現良好。他們在對陣天使隊的比賽中以 13-1 慘敗。投手 MacKenzie Gore 在該場比賽中表現糟糕。Kyle Higashioka 則做了一件很特別的事,他在同一場比賽中既擊出全壘打又擔任投手。

The team is changing players. Wyatt Langford is healthy and he is back. Josh Smith went to a lower league. The team is waiting for Jordan Montgomery to be healthy again.

球隊正在調整球員名單。Wyatt Langford 傷癒歸隊。Josh Smith 被下放到低級聯賽。球隊目前正等待 Jordan Montgomery 恢復健康。

Conclusion

The team is trying to stay strong. They need their old players and new players to work together.

球隊正努力維持強勢,需要原有球員與新球員共同合作。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The 'ING' Action

In this story, we see words ending in -ing. This tells us that the action is happening right now or is a current state.

Look at these pairs:

  • play → playing
  • change → changing
  • wait → waiting

How to use it: Use am / is / are + verb-ing to describe the present.

  • The players are playing well.
  • The team is changing.
  • They are waiting for Jordan.

🛠️ Basic Opposites

To reach A2, you need to describe things simply. This text uses basic opposites to show a contrast:

Good \rightarrow Poorly/Bad (The team is good \rightarrow MacKenzie played poorly)

New \rightarrow Old (New players \rightarrow Old players)

Healthy \rightarrow Injured (Wyatt is healthy \rightarrow Many injuries)

Vocabulary Learning

injury (n.)
damage to a person's body
Example:The player has a leg injury and cannot play.
pitcher (n.)
the player who throws the ball in baseball
Example:The pitcher throws the ball very fast.
poorly (adv.)
in a bad way; not well
Example:He played poorly in the first game.
special (adj.)
different from others; better than usual
Example:Today is a special day because it is my birthday.
healthy (adj.)
strong and not sick
Example:I eat fruit to stay healthy.
Practice A2 words in a crossword