美國職棒大聯盟去年因新冠肺炎受衝擊,但今年卻因投打俱佳的二刀流球員(twoway player)大谷翔平的驚奇球技掀起熱潮,更讓人追憶起一世紀前的傳奇球星貝比.魯斯。大谷翔平已被評為百年奇才,正在不斷突破自己與大聯盟的極限、創造歷史。
【淺談二刀流大谷翔平】
a two-way player 投打俱佳的球員(俗稱二刀流)
A:Hey, you're an Ohtani super fan! He's called a "once in a century" baseball player.
(嘿!你是大谷翔平的粉絲。他被稱為百年棒球奇才!)
B:His being a two-way player is such an unusual talent!
(他的二刀流可是非比尋常!)
exploit 功績、輝煌成就
A:Some analysts even said his two-way exploits are drawing comparisons to Babe Ruth.
(有球評把他的二刀流輝煌戰果與貝比.魯斯相比。)
B:It's been a long time since any baseball player has both hit and pitched so well!
(已經好久沒看到這樣投打俱佳的球員了!)
to electrify 使震驚、使激動
A:Can Ohtani's eye-popping performance sustain him through the rest of this season and beyond?
(他令人瞠目的表現能持續整個球季或更久?)
B:Of course! He is so young that he surely will keep on electrifying all the fans.
(那當然! 他那麼年輕,肯定會持續讓球迷們驚呼。)
【延伸關鍵字】
1. rare:稀有、珍貴的
2. dual:雙重的、雙倍的
3. dominant:強大的、有優勢的、突出的
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