Oakland Athletics Win 5-0 Against Los Angeles Angels

奧克蘭運動員隊 5-0 擊敗洛杉磯天使隊


Introduction

The Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-0 on Thursday in California.

奧克蘭運動員隊週四在加州以 5-0 擊敗洛杉磯天使隊。

Main Body

The Athletics played very well in the first part of the game. They hit the ball six times. Two players hit home runs. They scored five runs quickly.

運動員隊在比賽前半段表現非常出色。他們擊球六次。有兩名球員擊出全壘打。他們迅速地拿到了五分。

Gage Jump is a new player. He played great for seven innings. The Angels did not score any points. The Athletics won the game.

Gage Jump 是一名新球員。他在七局中表現出色。天使隊沒有得分。運動員隊贏得了比賽。

Mike Trout is a star player for the Angels. He has a leg injury. He cannot play for ten days. A new player named Christian Moore played instead of him.

Mike Trout 是天使隊的明星球員。他腿部受傷,十天內無法參賽。一名叫 Christian Moore 的新球員代替他出賽。

Conclusion

The teams play again on Friday. Jose Soriano and Jeffrey Springs will start the game.

兩隊將於週五再次對決。Jose Soriano 和 Jeffrey Springs 將會先發。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 THEN vs. NOW

Look at how we talk about the game. Most of the story is in the Past, but the end is in the Future.

1. The Past (What happened) We add -ed to the action word to show it is finished.

  • Play → Played
  • Score → Scored

Example: "The Athletics played very well."

2. The Negative Past (What didn't happen) Use did not + the basic word.

  • Score → did not score

Example: "The Angels did not score any points."

3. The Future (What will happen) Use will before the action word.

  • Start → will start

Example: "Jeffrey Springs will start the game."


Quick Guide Finished \rightarrow add -ed Not finished \rightarrow use will

Vocabulary Learning

beat (v.)
To win a game against another person or team
Example:Our team beat the other team 2-1.
scored (v.)
To get a point in a game
Example:She scored a goal in the last minute.
innings (n.)
A part of a baseball game
Example:The pitcher played three innings.
injury (n.)
Damage to a part of the body
Example:He has a leg injury from the accident.
instead of (prep.)
In place of someone or something else
Example:I will have tea instead of coffee.
Practice A2 words in a crossword