Baseball Player Deletes Social Media Account

棒球選手刪除社交媒體帳號


Introduction

Logan Webb plays for the San Francisco Giants. He deleted his X account after he fought with reporters and fans.

Logan Webb 在舊金山巨人隊效力。他在與記者和球迷發生爭執後,刪除了他的 X 帳號。

Main Body

On July 8, Webb played a bad game. His team lost 10-0. A reporter named Jack Loder made a video. Loder said the team has no good leaders.

7月8日,Webb 表現不佳。他的球隊以 0-10 輸球。一名叫 Jack Loder 的記者拍了一段影片,Loder 稱該隊沒有優秀的領導者。

Webb got angry. He wrote mean messages to Loder and other people on the internet. He told some fans they were bad at sports.

Webb 感到憤怒,在網路上向 Loder 和其他人發送惡劣訊息。他還告訴部分球迷,他們不懂體育。

Webb deleted his account on July 9. The team has many problems now. The managers and players are not happy together.

Webb 於 7月 9日刪除了帳號。球隊目前問題重重,總教練與球員之間關係不和。

Conclusion

Webb will still play in the All-Star Game in Philadelphia.

Webb 仍將在費城參加全明星賽。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡️ The 'Action-Result' Chain

In this story, one thing happens, and it leads to another. We use the Past Tense to show a sequence of events.

The Chain:

  • Bad game \rightarrow Team lost
  • Reporter made a video \rightarrow Webb got angry
  • Webb wrote mean messages \rightarrow Webb deleted his account

How to build these sentences:

  1. Pick a person: Webb
  2. Pick a finished action: deleted
  3. Pick the object: his account

Quick Guide to 'Past' words used here:

  • Play \rightarrow Played
  • Lose \rightarrow Lost
  • Make \rightarrow Made
  • Get \rightarrow Got
  • Write \rightarrow Wrote

💡 Pro Tip: To move from A1 to A2, stop using just "is/am/are." Start using these "action words" to tell a short story about your day!

Vocabulary Learning

deleted (v.)
To remove something from a computer or the internet
Example:I deleted the old photos from my phone.
account (n.)
A profile on a website or app
Example:She created a new Instagram account yesterday.
fought (v.)
The past tense of fight; to argue or fight with someone
Example:The two brothers fought over the last piece of cake.
reporters (n.)
People who write or tell news stories
Example:Many reporters were at the stadium to interview the player.
leaders (n.)
People who guide or manage a group
Example:Good leaders help their team work together.
mean (adj.)
Not kind; wanting to hurt someone's feelings
Example:It is not nice to say mean things to your friends.
messages (n.)
Short pieces of writing sent to someone
Example:I sent a text message to my mother.
problems (n.)
Things that are difficult to deal with
Example:The car has some engine problems.
Practice A2 words in a crossword