棒球是臺灣的國球，每當有大型賽事時，全國更是緊盯每場中華隊的出賽，而緊張刺激的棒球賽又有哪些實用的英文詞句呢?
[學習目標]: 學習棒球的相關的字詞
Practice Target: Learn the useful vocabulary about baseball.
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Dialogue: (對話)
Hope: | Joey. Did you see the baseball game last night? |
Joey: | Of course I did. It was the best game ever, especially when the hitter hit the home run and the team won the game at the end. It was a very exciting game. |
Hope: | Indeed. And more than 20,000 spectators cheered for the victory at the stadium. It was quite impressive. |
Joey: | Yes. I almost burst into tears because of the passionate people there. |
Hope: | I was totally moved in the atmosphere. And the cheer leaders were pretty, and they were Soooo energetic! |
Joey: | Yes! I love their dances and the way they cheered for the team. |
Hope: | Everybody sang along to the tune and danced to the beat together. |
Joey: | And I couldn’t help but do the same. |
Hope: | Did you see the double play? I think that was the best part of the game. |
Joey: | Yes. And when the runner intended to steal the base and got tag out. I was so thrilled when I saw that. |
Hope: | Anyway, it is the solidarity and determination of the players that made the game so successful. |
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Vocabulary(單字)
1.World Baseball Classic (世界棒球經典賽)
2.baseball field n. 棒球場 baseball stadium n. 棒球體育館
3.spectator n. （尤指體育賽事的）觀眾 vs. audience n. 觀眾；聽眾；讀者
4.cheer leaders 啦啦隊；應援團
5.passionate adj. 情緒激昂的，熱情的
e.g. Jason is passionate about baseball. (Jason 非常喜歡打棒球。)
6.solidarity n. 團結一致
7.determination n. 決心；毅力
8.sing along to the tune 跟著（別人的演唱或演奏的音樂）一起唱
9.dance to the beat 隨著拍子跳舞
10.cheer for (the team) 為…歡呼；喝彩
11.thrilled adj. 極愉快的
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