Los Angeles Dodgers Visit the White House

洛杉磯道奇隊訪問白宮


Introduction

The Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team will visit the White House. They won the World Series two times.

洛杉磯道奇隊將訪問白宮。他們曾兩次贏得世界系列賽。

Main Body

The team will visit on July 23. They have a day off from their games. The White House wants to say congratulations to the team.

球隊將於7月23日訪問。當天是他們的休息日。白宮希望向球隊表達祝賀。

Manager Dave Roberts and player Clayton Kershaw will go. They say this is a special tradition for sports teams. They do not want to talk about politics.

總教練Dave Roberts與球員Clayton Kershaw將出席。他們表示對於運動隊伍而言,這是一個特殊的傳統。他們不想談論政治。

Some people are angry. They do not like the government's rules about immigrants. The Dodgers gave 1 million dollars to help immigrant families. But the team still wants to visit the White House.

有些人感到憤怒。他們不喜歡政府關於移民的規定。道奇隊捐贈了100萬美元以幫助移民家庭。但球隊仍然希望訪問白宮。

Conclusion

The Dodgers will visit the White House on July 23, but some people in the city are unhappy.

道奇隊將於7月23日訪問白宮,但市內有些人感到不快。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 THE 'WILL' PATTERN

In this story, we see how to talk about the future. When something is decided or planned, we use will.

Examples from the text:

  • The team will visit...
  • Manager Dave Roberts will go...

How it works: Person/Group \rightarrow will \rightarrow Action

Quick Tip: Whether it is one person (Dave) or a whole team (The Dodgers), the word will never changes. It is a very simple tool for A2 learners to describe what happens next.


🛑 SAYING 'NO' (Negatives)

To say something is not happening, use do not (or don't).

  • They do not want to talk...
  • They do not like...

Pattern: Subject \rightarrow do not \rightarrow Verb

Vocabulary Learning

congratulations (n.)
Words used to tell someone you are happy because they did something well
Example:I said congratulations to my friend when she passed her test.
tradition (n.)
Something that people have done for a long time
Example:Eating turkey on Thanksgiving is a family tradition.
politics (n.)
Activities related to the government and laws of a country
Example:My parents always talk about politics during dinner.
government (n.)
The group of people who rule a country
Example:The government makes new laws for the city.
immigrants (n.)
People who move to a new country to live there
Example:Many immigrants come to the US to find better jobs.
Practice A2 words in a crossword