275. Are Professional Sports Stars Paid Too Much?: Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million Contact! (English Vocabulary Lesson )
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TiE English Placement Test! - https://thinkinginenglish.link/placement-level-test/ Thinking in English Patreon (Join in December - Prices will increase next year) - https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish ⁠⁠⁠ 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! ⁠TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/12/18/275-are-professional-sports-stars-paid-too-much-shohei-ohtanis-700-million-contact/ My Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TEST YOUR ENGLISH LEVEL - https://thinkinginenglish.link/placement-level-test/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Thinking in English Bonus Podcast - https://www.patreon.com/collection/10513⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ENGLISH CLASSES - https://thinkinginenglish.link/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog⁠⁠ 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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support
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