Bad Weather Stops Baseball Games
惡劣天氣導致棒球比賽中止
Introduction
Many baseball games stopped because of rain and storms.
許多棒球賽事因為雨天和風暴而中止。
Main Body
The Atlanta Braves played the San Francisco Giants. It rained at the stadium. The game stopped in the second inning. The teams will play again on Wednesday at 2:00 PM.
亞特蘭大勇士隊對陣三藩市巨人隊。球場當時下雨。比賽在第二局中止。兩隊將於週三下午 2:00 再次比賽。
Other games stopped too. The Gwinnett Stripers and Louisville Bats did not play. They will play on Wednesday.
其他比賽也中止了。Gwinnett Stripers 和 Louisville Bats 並未比賽。他們將在週三比賽。
In Indiana, there was a big storm. The Johnstown and Lafayette teams did not play. They will play two games on Saturday at 5:00 PM.
在印第安納州，當時發生了一場大風暴。Johnstown 和 Lafayette 兩隊並未比賽。他們將於週六下午 5:00 進行兩場比賽。
Conclusion
The teams changed the dates for the games.
球隊更改了比賽日期。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Will' Power
Look at these sentences from the text:
- "The teams will play again..."
- "They will play on Wednesday."
What is happening? When we talk about things that happen later (the future), we use will + action word.
Easy Pattern: Person/Group will Action
Examples for you:
- I will eat dinner.
- She will go home.
- We will study English.
Time Markers
How do we know when something happens? We use specific words at the end of the sentence:
- On Wednesday (A specific day)
- At 2:00 PM (A specific time)
- On Saturday (A specific day)
Quick Rule: Use On for Days On Monday, On Friday Use At for Clock Time At 8:00, At 10:30