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275. Are Professional Sports Stars Paid Too Much?: Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million Contact! (English Vocabulary Lesson )

275. Are Professional Sports Stars Paid Too Much?: Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million Contact! (English Vocabulary Lesson )

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275. Are Professional Sports Stars Paid Too Much?: Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million Contact! (English Vocabulary Lesson )

FromThinking in English

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Dec 18, 2023
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Shohei Ohtani, the Japanese baseball star, is signing a $700 million 10 year contract… is this too much? Are professional sports stars paid too much?

Let’s discuss this on today’s episode of Thinking in English!


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Vocabulary List


Contract (Noun): A formal agreement between two parties, specifying terms, conditions, and obligations.
Endorsements (Noun): Public support or approval, especially by a famous person or celebrity, often for products or services.
Two-way Player (Noun): A player in sports, like baseball, who excels in both offensive (batting) and defensive (pitching) skills.
Valuable (Adjective): Having considerable monetary worth or importance.
Pitching (Noun): Throwing the ball in baseball with the aim of getting the batter out.
Supply and Demand (Phrase): The fundamental economic principle determining the price of goods and services.
Salary (Noun): Fixed regular payments made by an employer to an employee.


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A new podcast for Intermediate to Advanced English Learners. Thinking is an incredibly important step on the road fluency, and we aim to help you achieve this by discussing topics ranging from politics and economics, to philosophy and science. Learn new vocabulary, listen to native level English, and test your comprehension!