Some Philadelphia Phillies Players Have Problems
費城費城人隊部分球員表現不佳
Introduction
The Philadelphia Phillies are doing better as a team. However, some players are playing well and some are playing badly.
費城人隊作為一個團隊表現有所提升。然而，部分球員表現出色，而部分球員則表現不佳。
Main Body
Some pitchers are very good. Sanchez and Wheeler play well. But Andrew Painter is not good. His fast balls are bad. In one game, he gave the other team six runs. He might go to a lower league soon.
有些投手非常優秀。Sanchez 和 Wheeler 表現良好。但 Andrew Painter 表現不佳，他的速球很糟糕。在一場比賽中，他讓對方得分六分。他可能很快會被下放到較低層級的聯盟。
Trea Turner is also having a hard time. He does not hit the ball well. The fans are not happy with him. But his manager, Don Mattingly, believes in him. The manager thinks Turner will play better soon.
Trea Turner 也處境艱難。他的擊球表現不理想，球迷對他感到不滿。但他的總教練 Don Mattingly 依然相信他，總教練認為 Turner 很快會恢復狀態。
Conclusion
The Phillies are still a good team. But they need Andrew Painter and Trea Turner to improve.
費城人隊依然是一支強隊，但他們需要 Andrew Painter 和 Trea Turner 提升表現。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Good vs. Bad' Contrast
In this text, we see how to describe things using opposites. This is a key skill for A2 learners to express opinions.
The Pattern:
- Positive Negative
Examples from the text:
- Good Bad
- Playing well Playing badly
- Happy Not happy
💡 Pro Tip: 'Well' vs 'Good'
- Use good for things or people: "The team is good."
- Use well for actions: "They play well."
Quick Guide to 'Not' To make a sentence opposite, just put not before the adjective:
- He is good He is not good.