The Congressional Baseball Game

國會棒球賽

Jun 11, 2026, 21:40

On June 10, Democratic and Republican leaders played a baseball game at Nationals Park.

6月10日，民主黨與共和黨領袖在國民球場進行了一場棒球賽。

The game helped people. The players raised 3 million dollars for charities and children.

這場比賽幫助了很多人。球員們為慈善機構和兒童籌集了300萬美元。

The Republican team won the game 11-2. They won six games in a row. One player, Eric Schmitt, got a cut on his nose.

共和黨隊伍以11比2贏得比賽。他們已經連續贏了六場。其中一名球員Eric Schmitt的鼻子受傷割破了。

Some players want new rules for next year. They want to stop base-stealing. They want professional players to use wooden bats.

有些球員希望明年能有新規則。他們想禁止盜壘，並希望專業球員使用木棒。

The Republicans won again, and the game gave a lot of money to charity.

共和黨再次獲勝，且這場比賽為慈善機構捐贈了大量資金。

Look at these words from the story:

These tell us the baseball game is finished.

The Pattern: Most of the time, we just add -ed to the end of the action word to talk about yesterday or last year.

The Rebel: Some words don't follow the rule. They change completely.

When we talk about money for a good cause, we use these phrases:

leaders (n.)

People who are in charge of a group or organization.

Example:The school leaders met to talk about the new rules.

raised (v.)

To collect money for a specific purpose.

Example:The students raised money to buy new books for the library.

charities (n.)

Organizations that give help and money to people in need.

Example:Many people give money to charities during the holidays.

in a row (phrase)

One after another without stopping.

Example:Our team won three games in a row!

professional (adj.)

Someone who does a job or sport as their main work and gets paid for it.

Example:He is a professional soccer player.