Changes in the Boston Red Sox Team

波士頓紅襪隊的人員變動


Introduction

The Boston Red Sox team has some problems. Some players are hurt and some cannot play.

波士頓紅襪隊目前遇到一些問題。部分球員受傷,而有些球員無法出賽。

Main Body

Ranger Suarez is a pitcher. He has a hurt leg. He cannot play for 15 days. He cannot play in the All-Star Game. Now, the team wants Brayan Bello to play. Bello played well in a different league recently.

Ranger Suarez 是一名投手。他的腿部受傷,因此 15 天內無法出賽,也無法參加全明星賽。現在球隊希望由 Brayan Bello 出賽,Bello 最近在另一個聯盟表現優異。

Willson Contreras is a hitter. He had a fight with another player. The team said he cannot play for five games. He also hurt his foot in a game. Anthony Seigler is also hurt. He hit another player at home plate.

Willson Contreras 是一名擊球手。他與另一名球員發生衝突,球隊宣布他被禁賽五場。他也在比賽中弄傷了腳。Anthony Seigler 同樣受傷,他在本壘板處撞到了另一名球員。

The team needs more players. They called Brett Harris to help. He comes from the Triple-A Worcester team.

球隊需要更多球員。他們徵召了 Brett Harris 協助,他來自 Triple-A Worcester 隊。

Conclusion

The Red Sox are still winning many games. They are doing well even with these problems.

紅襪隊依然贏得許多場次。即使面臨這些問題,他們依然表現出色。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ THE POWER OF 'CANNOT'

In the story, the players have problems. To explain that something is impossible, we use cannot.

How it works: PersoncannotAction

Examples from the text:

  • He cannot play for 15 days.
  • He cannot play in the All-Star Game.
  • He cannot play for five games.

🛠️ QUICK BUILDER: 'HURT'

Notice how the text describes injuries simply. You don't need a complex word for every body part. Just use hurt + body part.

  • Hurt leg
  • Hurt foot

Pattern: Personhas ahurt [body part]

Vocabulary Learning

pitcher (n.)
The player who throws the ball in baseball.
Example:The pitcher throws the ball very fast.
league (n.)
A group of sports teams that play against each other.
Example:He plays in a professional baseball league.
recently (adv.)
A short time ago; not long ago.
Example:I recently started learning English.
hitter (n.)
A player who hits the ball with a bat.
Example:The hitter hit the ball out of the park.
fight (n.)
An angry argument or a physical struggle between people.
Example:The two players had a fight during the game.
Practice A2 words in a crossword