Dansby Swanson and the Cubs Record
Dansby Swanson 與小熊隊的紀錄
Introduction
Dansby Swanson plays for the Chicago Cubs. He is hitting the ball very poorly right now.
Dansby Swanson 在芝加哥小熊隊效力。他目前的擊球表現非常糟糕。
Main Body
Ivan De Jesus had the worst record in 1981. His average was .194. Now, Swanson has an average of .175. This is very low.
Ivan De Jesus 在 1981 年創下最差紀錄，當時他的平均擊球率為 .194。而現在 Swanson 的平均擊球率僅為 .175，這非常低。
Only two players in the 1800s were worse than this. A player named Chris Davis had a very low average in 2018 too. Swanson is playing like him.
在 1800 年代僅有兩名球員比這更差。一名叫 Chris Davis 的球員在 2018 年也有極低的平均擊球率，Swanson 現在的表現就跟他很像。
Manny Machado also has a .175 average. His team is helping him change how he hits. But the Cubs manager, Craig Counsell, still lets Swanson play every day.
Manny Machado 的平均擊球率同樣是 .175。他的球隊正在幫助他改變擊球方式，但小熊隊總教練 Craig Counsell 依然讓 Swanson 每天出賽。
Conclusion
Swanson will either break the bad record or he will start to play better.
Swanson 要麼打破這項糟糕紀錄，要麼表現會開始好轉。
Vocabulary Learning
📉 Comparing Things
When we want to say something is 'more' or 'less' than something else, we use specific words. Look at these examples from the text:
- Worst (The #1 bad thing) "Ivan De Jesus had the worst record."
- Worse (Badder than someone else) "Two players... were worse than this."
- Low (Not high) "This is very low."
How to use it:
- Low Lower (Comparison) Lowest (The absolute limit).
- Bad Worse (Comparison) Worst (The absolute limit).
Quick Tip: Notice how the text says "playing like him." We use like when two people do the same thing.
- Swanson plays like Chris Davis.