Bad Weather Hurts People at Baseball Game
惡劣天氣導致棒球賽事有人受傷
Introduction
A big storm hit a baseball game in West Virginia. Five people went to the hospital.
西維吉尼亞州的一場棒球賽事遭到強風暴襲擊，導致五人送醫。
Main Body
On Saturday, West Virginia University played a game. Then, a storm came with strong winds. A big tent fell down on some people.
週六，西維吉尼亞大學進行了一場比賽。隨後，一場強風暴襲擊，一個大帳篷塌在了一些人身上。
Five people were hurt. One old man fell from a wall. Police and doctors helped them quickly. The storm also stopped the electricity in the city.
五人受傷。一名老人從牆上跌落。警察和醫生迅速對他們進行了救助。風暴還導致該城市停電。
The game started again after the storm. West Virginia won 17-1. This is a great win for the team. They will go to the College World Series for the first time.
風暴結束後，比賽重新開始。西維吉尼亞大學以 17-1 獲勝。這對球隊是一次巨大的勝利，他們將首次參加大學世界系列賽。
Conclusion
Five people are in the hospital, but the West Virginia team won the game.
五人目前在醫院，但西維吉尼亞大學贏得了比賽。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Something Happened' Pattern
Look at how the story tells us about the storm. It uses a very simple pattern: Person/Thing + Action.
- A storm → hit
- A tent → fell
- West Virginia → won
How to use this for A2 English: To describe a day or an event, don't use big words. Just name the thing and what it did.
Example Change: Instead of saying "The weather was very bad and caused a problem," just say: → The storm hit the city.
Quick Vocabulary Shift: Notice these 'action' words from the text:
- Hurt (to cause pain)
- Stopped (to end something)
- Won (to be the best in a game)
Pro Tip: In English, we put the 'doer' first, then the 'action'.