The Milwaukee Brewers Pick New Players

密爾瓦基釀酒人隊選中新球員


Introduction

The Milwaukee Brewers picked 20 new players in the baseball draft.

密爾瓦基釀酒人隊在棒球選秀中選中了 20 名新球員。

Main Body

The team picked Trey Ebel first. He is a shortstop from high school. His brother, Brady Ebel, also plays for the team. Their father is a coach for another team. He is very happy.

球隊首先選中了 Trey Ebel。他是一名來自高中的游擊手。他的哥哥 Brady Ebel 也在該隊打球。他們的父親是另一支球隊的教練,他感到非常高興。

Next, the team picked Carsten Sabathia III. He is a big player from a university. He is 6 feet 4 inches tall.

接下來,球隊選中了 Carsten Sabathia III。他是一名來自大學的高大球員,身高 6 呎 4 吋。

Carsten's father is CC Sabathia. CC played for Milwaukee in 2008. He likes this city. He is happy his son is now on the team.

Carsten 的父親是 CC Sabathia。CC 在 2008 年曾為密爾瓦基效力。他很喜歡這座城市,對兒子現在加入球隊感到很高興。

Conclusion

The Brewers now have many new players and family connections.

釀酒人隊現在擁有了許多新球員以及家庭聯繫。

Vocabulary Learning

👤 Talking About People

In this story, we see how to connect people using simple words.

1. Showing Ownership We add an 's to a name to show something belongs to them:

  • Carsten**'s** father \rightarrow The father of Carsten.

2. Family Words Notice how the text describes relationships:

  • Brother \rightarrow A boy sibling.
  • Father \rightarrow A male parent.
  • Son \rightarrow A male child.

3. Simple Descriptions To describe a person, use is + adjective:

  • He is big.
  • He is happy.

Quick Tip: Use "Their" when talking about more than one person (like the Ebel brothers \rightarrow Their father).

Vocabulary Learning

draft (n.)
A process where sports teams choose new players.
Example:The team picked a great player in the draft.
shortstop (n.)
A specific position for a player in baseball.
Example:The shortstop catches the ball and throws it to first base.
coach (n.)
A person who trains and leads a sports team.
Example:The coach tells the players how to play the game.
university (n.)
A school for higher education after high school.
Example:He is studying sports science at the university.
connections (n.)
Relationships or links between people.
Example:The player has many family connections in the city.
Practice A2 words in a crossword