Jake Bauers and the Milwaukee Brewers
Jake Bauers 與密爾瓦基釀者
Introduction
This report talks about player Jake Bauers and his team, the Milwaukee Brewers.
本報告將探討球員 Jake Bauers 及其所屬球隊密爾瓦基釀者。
Main Body
Jake Bauers played for seven teams in eleven years. He was not happy and played poorly before. He tried to be too perfect with his hits.
Jake Bauers 在 11 年間效力過 7 支球隊。他先前並不快樂，且表現不佳。當時他在擊球時過於追求完美。
Now, the Brewers coaches help him. He hits the ball hard and does not worry about being perfect. He hit 13 home runs. The team gave him a new contract for $2.7 million.
現在，釀者隊的教練正在幫助他。他現在擊球有力，不再擔心是否完美。他擊出了 13 支全壘打。球隊給了他一份 270 萬美元的新合約。
But the Brewers team has a problem. They do not score many points now. They have runners on base, but they do not score. This makes the team lose games.
但釀者隊目前面臨一個問題。他們現在得分不多。雖然有跑者在壘，但無法得分。這導致球隊輸掉了比賽。
Conclusion
Jake Bauers is playing very well, but the Brewers team is struggling to score.
Jake Bauers 表現出色，但釀者隊在得分方面陷入苦戰。
Vocabulary Learning
The Power of "NOT"
Look at how we change a sentence from Yes to No in the story:
- He was happy He was not happy.
- He worries He does not worry.
- They score They do not score.
The Simple Rule: If you see words like score, worry, or play, put do not before them to make it negative. If you see was or is, just put not after it.
Word Switch: Past vs. Now
| Past (Then) | Present (Now) |
|---|---|
| played | plays |
| tried | tries |
| was | is |
Notice: The story uses "played" for the eleven years he spent on other teams, but uses "hits" for what he does now with the Brewers.