Detroit Tigers Have Many Hurt Pitchers
底特律老虎隊有多名投手受傷
Introduction
The Detroit Tigers have fewer pitchers now. Troy Melton cannot play in the next game.
底特律老虎隊目前的投手數量減少了。Troy Melton 無法在下一場比賽中出賽。
Main Body
Troy Melton has a problem with his back. He cannot play against the Houston Astros. Doctors must check his back now.
Troy Melton 的背部出現問題。他無法對陣休士頓太空人隊。醫生現在必須檢查他的背部。
Other players are also hurt. Jack Flaherty has a leg injury. He is on the injured list. Some other players are healthy again.
其他球員也受傷了。Jack Flaherty 腿部受傷，目前在傷兵名單中。部分其他球員則已康復。
The team used a different plan on Monday. They used many pitchers for one game. Drew Anderson started the game.
球隊在週一採取了不同的計劃。他們在一場比賽中使用了多名投手。由 Drew Anderson 開局。
Justin Verlander is trying to come back. He played a practice game on Monday. The team does not know if he can play against the White Sox.
Justin Verlander 正在嘗試回歸。他在週一參加了一場練習賽。球隊尚不確定他是否能在對陣白襪隊時出賽。
Conclusion
The Tigers have many missing players. They are waiting for news about Troy Melton and Justin Verlander.
老虎隊有多名球員缺陣。他們正在等待關於 Troy Melton 和 Justin Verlander 的消息。
Vocabulary Learning
❌ The Power of "Cannot"
In this story, we see a pattern: cannot.
It is a short way to say is not able to.
- Troy Melton cannot play → He has a back problem.
- He cannot play against the Astros → He is too hurt.
How to use it:
Subject + cannot + Action
Compare this to the positive:
- He can play (Yes ✅)
- He cannot play (No ❌)
🏥 Words for "Hurt"
Notice how the writer describes problems in different ways. All of these mean the person is not healthy:
- Hurt (General word)
- Problem with... (Example: problem with his back)
- Injury (A more specific word for a body part)
- Injured list (The official list of hurt players)
Simple Pattern:
Person has a injury/problem