Baseball Teams Change Players
棒球隊更換球員
Introduction
Some baseball teams want to change their players. They want to do this before August 3.
一些棒球隊想要更換球員，他們希望在 8 月 3 日之前完成。
Main Body
The San Francisco Giants are not playing well. They have too many losses. They want to sell some players to get new ones.
三藩市巨人隊目前的表現不佳，輸球場數太多。他們想要出售部分球員以獲取新球員。
The Boston Red Sox are also selling players. They have two great pitchers. Many teams want these pitchers, but the New York Yankees will not take one.
波士頓紅襪隊也在出售球員。他們擁有兩位優秀的投手。許多球隊都想要這些投手，但紐約洋基隊不會接手其中一位。
The Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox want to buy players. Seattle needs a new hitter. Chicago wants a new starting pitcher. They want Sandy Alcantara.
西雅圖水手隊和芝加哥白襪隊則想要購買球員。西雅圖需要一名新的擊球手，芝加哥則想要一名新的先發投手。他們想要 Sandy Alcantara。
Conclusion
Some teams want to win now. Other teams want to start again with new players.
有些球隊想要現在就贏球，而其他球隊則希望與新球員重新開始。
Vocabulary Learning
⚾ The 'Want' Pattern
In this story, we see a very useful word for A2 learners: Want.
It is used to show a goal or a need. Look at how it changes based on who is talking:
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Singular (One team/person) → Wants
- Seattle needs a new hitter. Chicago wants a new pitcher.
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Plural (Many teams/people) → Want
- Some teams want to win now.
🔄 Action Pairs
Notice how the article uses opposite actions to explain the business of baseball. Learning these pairs helps you describe any trade or exchange:
Sell (Give away for money) Buy (Get something with money)
Losses (Not winning) Win (Success in a game)
💡 Quick Tip
When you see "Too many," it usually means there is a problem. Example: "Too many losses" = The team is sad/unsuccessful.