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

<p><strong>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?</strong></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Let’s discuss this on today’s episode of Thinking in English!</strong></p> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/12/18/275-are-professional-sports-stars-paid-too-much-shohei-ohtanis-700-million-contact/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠<strong>TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/12/18/275-are-professional-sports-stars-paid-too-much-shohei-ohtanis-700-million-contact/</strong></a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>My Links</strong></p> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong></strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p>⁠⁠<strong>TEST YOUR ENGLISH LEVEL</strong> - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2024/10/29/free-english-test-check-your-level-today/</p> <p><br /></p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/collection/10513" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠<strong>Thinking in English Bonus Podcast - https://www.patreon.com/collection/10513</strong>⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.link/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>ENGLISH CLASSES - https://thinkinginenglish.link/ </strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast </strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) </strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog</strong>⁠⁠</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Vocabulary List</strong></p> <p><br /></p> <ul> <li><strong>Contract (Noun):</strong> A formal agreement between two parties, specifying terms, conditions, and obligations.</li> <li><strong>Endorsements (Noun):</strong> Public support or approval, especially by a famous person or celebrity, often for products or services.</li> <li><strong>Two-way Player (Noun):</strong> A player in sports, like baseball, who excels in both offensive (batting) and defensive (pitching) skills.</li> <li><strong>Valuable (Adjective):</strong> Having considerable monetary worth or importance.</li> <li><strong>Pitching (Noun):</strong> Throwing the ball in baseball with the aim of getting the batter out.</li> <li><strong>Supply and Demand (Phrase):</strong> The fundamental economic principle determining the price of goods and services.</li> <li><strong>Salary (Noun):</strong> Fixed regular payments made by an employer to an employee.</li> </ul> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support</a>

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