Baseball Players are Hurt

棒球選手受傷


Introduction

Many baseball teams have players with injuries. The teams must find new players to play.

許多棒球隊都有球員受傷,因此球隊必須尋找新選手來遞補。

Main Body

The Atlanta Braves have many hurt players. Spencer Strider, Ronald Acuña Jr., and Michael Harris II cannot play. The team wants to buy a new player named Tarik Skubal to help them win.

亞特蘭大勇士隊有許多選手受傷。Spencer Strider、Ronald Acuña Jr. 以及 Michael Harris II 都無法上場。球隊希望簽下名為 Tarik Skubal 的新選手來幫助他們獲勝。

The Seattle Mariners also have problems. Randy Arozarena and Will Wilson are hurt. The team brought in Curtis Washington Jr. to play instead.

西雅圖水手隊也面臨問題。Randy Arozarena 與 Will Wilson 受傷了,因此球隊找來 Curtis Washington Jr. 代替上場。

Other teams have hurt players too. The Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Guardians have players with elbow and foot injuries. These players need time to get better.

其他球隊也有選手受傷。芝加哥小熊隊與克利夫蘭衛兵隊有選手遭受肘部與腳部傷勢,這些選手需要時間康復。

Conclusion

Teams are using new players or buying players to help their teams.

各球隊正透過啟用新選手或簽約新選手來支援球隊。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡️ The 'Ability' Switch

In this story, we see a clear way to say someone cannot do something. This is a key part of A2 English.

The Pattern: Person/Group + cannot + Action

Examples from the text:

  • Spencer Strider \rightarrow cannot play
  • Ronald Acuña Jr. \rightarrow cannot play

💡 Quick Rule

When someone is hurt, we use cannot to show they are unable to do the activity.

Try this logic:

  • I am sick \rightarrow I cannot work.
  • The player is hurt \rightarrow He cannot play.
  • The car is broken \rightarrow It cannot move.

Vocabulary Learning

injury (n.)
Physical damage to the body
Example:The player has a leg injury and cannot run.
instead (adv.)
In place of someone or something else
Example:I will drink tea instead of coffee.
elbow (n.)
The joint between the upper and lower arm
Example:He hurt his elbow while playing sports.
Practice A2 words in a crossword