Arizona Diamondbacks Win 9-2 Against Los Angeles Dodgers

亞利桑那響尾蛇以 9-2 擊敗洛杉磯道奇


Introduction

The Arizona Diamondbacks won a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-2 on Saturday.

亞利桑那響尾蛇在週六的一場棒球賽中,以 9-2 擊敗洛杉磯道奇。

Main Body

The game started slowly. No team scored points for four innings. In the fifth inning, Arizona scored the first point.

比賽開始進展緩慢。前四局兩隊都沒有得分。在第五局,亞利桑那取得了首分。

In the sixth inning, Arizona scored many points. James McCann hit a home run. Arizona scored five points in this part of the game.

在第六局,亞利桑那取得了大量得分。James McCann 擊出了一支全壘打。亞利桑那在比賽的這個階段共得五分。

The Dodgers did not play well. They only scored two points. Their pitcher, Yamamoto, made many mistakes. The Dodgers' manager was unhappy because his team played poorly.

道奇隊表現不佳。他們僅得兩分。他們的投手 Yamamoto 犯了許多錯誤。道奇隊的總教練對球隊糟糕的表現感到不滿。

Conclusion

The Dodgers have 61 wins and 35 losses. Arizona wants to win the last game too.

道奇隊目前有 61 勝 35 敗。亞利桑那也希望贏下最後一場比賽。

Vocabulary Learning

🛑 THE 'NOT' TRICK

To say something is negative in English, we often use did not.

  • The Dodgers did not play well.

The Rule: When you use did not, the action word stays in its simple form.

❌ Do not say: did not played ✅ Say: did not play


📈 DESCRIBING QUALITY

Look at how the story describes the game using opposites:

Good SideBad Side
Won \rightarrow Lost
Well \rightarrow Poorly
Happy \rightarrow Unhappy

Quick Tip: Adding "un-“ to the front of a word often flips the meaning to the opposite (Happy \rightarrow Unhappy).

Vocabulary Learning

inning (n.)
A part of a baseball game
Example:The game is in the third inning.
home run (n.)
A hit in baseball that lets the player run around all the bases
Example:He hit a home run and scored a point.
pitcher (n.)
The player who throws the ball to the batter
Example:The pitcher throws the ball very fast.
mistake (n.)
Something that is not correct; a wrong action
Example:I made a mistake in my homework.
poorly (adv.)
In a bad way; not well
Example:The team played poorly and lost the game.
Practice A2 words in a crossword