Atlanta Braves Win Baseball Game

亞特蘭大勇士隊贏得棒球比賽


Introduction

The Atlanta Braves played the St. Louis Cardinals. The Braves won the game 4-3.

亞特蘭大勇士隊對戰聖路易紅雀隊,勇士隊以 4-3 贏得比賽。

Main Body

The Braves won the last game of the series. Ozzie Albies played well. He had one hit.

勇士隊贏下了這個系列賽的最後一場比賽。Ozzie Albies 表現出色,有一次安打。

Brewer Hicklen played his first game for the team. He had two hits. He is very happy to play for the Braves.

Brewer Hicklen 為球隊打了他的第一場比賽。他有兩次安打,對於能為勇士隊效力感到非常開心。

Ozzie Albies will play in the All-Star Game in Philadelphia. He thanked his team and the fans on the internet.

Ozzie Albies 將在費城參加全明星賽。他在網路上感謝了他的隊友與球迷。

Conclusion

The Braves won 4-3. Hicklen started his new job and Albies is ready for the big game.

勇士隊以 4-3 獲勝。Hicklen 開始了他的新工作,而 Albies 準備好迎接大賽。

Vocabulary Learning

The 'Action' Pattern

Look at these sentences from the story:

  • The Braves won the game.
  • Ozzie played well.
  • He had one hit.

What is happening? These words describe things that already happened. To talk about the past in English, we often add -ed to the end of the word.

The Simple Change: Play → Played

The 'Special' Words: Some words change completely. You just have to remember them: Win → Won Have → Had

Quick Tip for A2: If you want to tell a story about yesterday, use these 'past' versions of words.

Example: "I play baseball" (Every day) \rightarrow "I played baseball" (Yesterday).

Vocabulary Learning

series (n.)
A set of several games played between the same two teams.
Example:The team won three games in the series.
hit (n.)
In baseball, when a player hits the ball and reaches a base safely.
Example:The player had one hit in the game.
thanked (v.)
Said 'thank you' to someone.
Example:He thanked his teacher for the help.
fans (n.)
People who love a particular sport, team, or famous person.
Example:The fans cheered for the team.
Practice A2 words in a crossword