Baseball Teams Want New Players
棒球隊想要新球員
Introduction
Many baseball teams want to change their players. They must do this before August.
許多棒球隊想要更換球員，他們必須在八月前完成。
Main Body
The Boston Red Sox want better hitters. Some people say they will trade Marcelo Mayer to Arizona, but the team says this is not true.
波士頓紅襪隊想要更好的擊球手。有些人說他們會將 Marcelo Mayer 交易到亞利桑那，但球隊表示這並非事實。
The Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants want to trade some players. They want to save money or find new talent. The Seattle Mariners might trade Luis Castillo because he is not playing well.
亞特蘭大勇士隊和三藩市巨人隊想要交易一些球員。他們希望節省開支或尋找新的人才。西雅圖水手隊可能會交易 Luis Castillo，因為他的表現不佳。
Many teams want Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers. He is a great pitcher. The New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates want him. The Los Angeles Dodgers might want Antonio Senzatela because he is playing better now.
許多球隊都想要底特律老虎隊的 Tarik Skubal。他是一位出色的投手。紐約洋基隊和匹茲堡海盜隊都想要他。洛杉磯道奇隊可能會想要 Antonio Senzatela，因為他現在的表現有所提升。
Conclusion
Teams are working hard to get the best players for the end of the season.
各球隊正努力為賽季末期爭取最優秀的球員。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Want' Pattern
In this text, we see a very common way to talk about goals and desires using the word want.
How it works:
Person/Team want Thing/Person
Examples from the story:
- Teams want new players.
- Red Sox want better hitters.
- Yankees want Tarik Skubal.
Quick Rule for A2: When the subject is plural (many teams, the Braves), we use want. If it was just one person (The coach), we would add an 's': wants.
Comparing Qualities: Notice how the text uses "better" (better hitters, playing better). This is used when we compare a player now to how they were before.