Famous Athletes Play with Savannah Bananas

知名運動員與 Savannah Bananas 共襄盛舉


Introduction

Some famous sports stars played in games with the Savannah Bananas team.

一些知名的運動球星在 Savannah Bananas 隊的比賽中參賽。

Main Body

The games were at Great American Ball Park. The Savannah Bananas played against the Indianapolis Clowns.

比賽在 Great American Ball Park 舉行。Savannah Bananas 對陣 Indianapolis Clowns。

Adam Dunn played in the game. He played for the Cincinnati Reds for many years. He hit many home runs.

Adam Dunn 參與了這場比賽。他在辛辛那提紅人隊效力多年,擊出了許多全壘打。

Tee Higgins is a football player. He ran in the game and danced. Other stars like Andy Dalton and Sean Casey also played in these fun events.

Tee Higgins 是一名美式足球員。他在比賽中奔跑並跳舞。其他球星如 Andy Dalton 和 Sean Casey 也參與了這些有趣的活動。

Conclusion

Local sports stars helped make the games fun for everyone.

當地運動球星讓這場比賽對每個人來說都充滿樂趣。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 The 'Past' Trick

Look at how we talk about things that already happened in the text:

  • Play → Played
  • Dance → Danced

The Rule: For most action words, just add -ed to the end to move the story to the past.


⚡ Quick-Look Patterns

NowBeforeExample
playplayedHe played for the Reds.
dancedancedHe danced in the game.

Watch out! Some words change completely, like:

  • Hit → Hit (No change!)
  • Run → Ran (Changes the middle letter!)

💡 A2 Tip

Use 'for many years' when you want to say something lasted a long time.

Example: He played for the team \rightarrow He played for the team for many years.

Vocabulary Learning

famous (adj.)
Known by many people
Example:The singer is very famous all over the world.
athlete (n.)
A person who is very good at sports
Example:The athlete trains every day to win the race.
event (n.)
A planned activity, such as a game or party
Example:The school sports event starts at 10 AM.
local (adj.)
From the area where you live
Example:I buy my vegetables from the local market.
Practice A2 words in a crossword