Baseball News: Team Wins and New Players

棒球新聞:球隊獲勝與新球員


Introduction

Many baseball teams played games recently. Some teams won and some teams lost. Some teams changed their players.

最近許多棒球隊進行了比賽。有些球隊獲勝,有些球隊則落敗。部分球隊更換了球員。

Main Body

The New York Yankees won 10-5 against the Chicago White Sox. Carlos Rodón played very well. The Boston Red Sox lost three games to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Red Sox players are sad because they did not score points.

紐約洋基隊以 10-5 擊敗芝加哥白襪隊。Carlos Rodón 表現非常出色。波士頓紅襪隊則輸給多倫多藍鳥隊三場比賽。紅襪隊的球員們很沮喪,因為他們沒有得分。

Other teams played too. The New York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-1. The Miami Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 12-4. The Houston Astros beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2.

其他球隊也參賽了。紐約大都會隊以 9-1 擊敗辛辛那提紅人隊。邁阿密馬林魚隊以 12-4 擊敗費城費城人隊。休士頓太空人隊以 4-2 擊敗底特律老虎隊。

The Kansas City Royals needed new pitchers because three players were hurt. They paid money to get two new players. In the minor leagues, some teams won and some teams lost.

堪薩斯市皇家隊因為三名球員受傷,需要新的投手。他們花錢簽下兩名新球員。在小聯盟中,有些球隊獲勝,有些球隊則落敗。

Conclusion

The Yankees are doing great. The Red Sox are having a very bad time.

洋基隊目前的表現非常出色。紅襪隊則處於非常糟糕的狀態。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The 'Opposite' Pattern

In this text, we see words that are total opposites. Learning these helps you describe any situation quickly.

  • WON (Success) \rightarrow LOST (Failure)
  • GREAT (Very good) \rightarrow BAD (Not good)

📝 Simple Past Actions

To talk about things that already happened, we often add -ed to the action word.

Examples from the text:

  • Play \rightarrow Played
  • Need \rightarrow Needed

Wait! Some words are rebels and change completely:

  • Win \rightarrow Won
  • Beat \rightarrow Beat (Stayed the same!)

💡 Quick Tip: 'Beat' vs 'Win'

  • You win a game (The Yankees won).
  • You beat another team (The Mets beat the Reds).

Vocabulary Learning

recently (adv.)
Not long ago
Example:I recently started learning English.
score (v.)
To get a point in a game
Example:The player tried to score a goal.
beat (v.)
To win against someone in a game
Example:Our team can beat the other team today.
pitchers (n.)
Players who throw the ball in baseball
Example:The pitchers must throw the ball fast.
hurt (adj.)
In pain or injured
Example:He cannot play because his leg is hurt.
Practice A2 words in a crossword