《學英文 懂新聞》睽違29年!臺灣再奪世界少棒冠軍

睽違29年,臺灣少棒於今年8月24日,再次奪回威廉波特世界少棒大賽(Little League Baseball World Series, LLBWS)冠軍。這是臺灣自1996年後,首次拿下國際少棒賽事的最高榮譽。
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Taiwan Shuts out Nevada 7-0 to Win Its First Little League World Series Title Since 1996
Lin Chin-Tse retired the first 13 batters he faced and allowed just one hit in five innings as Taiwan beat Nevada 7-0 in the Little League World Series championship Sunday, ending a 29-year title drought for the Taiwanese.
Taiwan won its first LLWS since 1996, although its 18 titles are the most of any country beside the United States, including five straight from 1977 to 1981.
Lin, a 5-foot-8 right hander, also smashed a three-run triple in Taiwan’s five-run fifth. The 12-year-old from Taipei hit more than 80 mph with his fastball multiple times during the tournament; to batters it looks much faster because the plate in this level of baseball is only 46 feet (14 meters) away. His velocity appeared much the same on Sunday.
臺灣7:0完封美內華達 奪得1996年來首次少棒世界大賽冠軍
週日,世界少棒大賽總決賽中,投手林晉擇連續解決前13名打者,5局內僅被擊出一支安打,終場帶領臺灣隊以7:0擊敗內華達,迎接睽違29年的冠軍。
本次冠軍是臺灣隊自1996年以來,首次贏得世界少棒大賽冠軍。臺灣總計奪冠18次,是除了美國以外奪冠最多的國家,其中包括1977至1981年的五連勝。
右投手林晉擇身高5尺8寸(約173公分),他在臺灣隊第五局五分的比賽中,也擊出一支三分打點的三壘安打。這位來自臺北的12歲小將,在本屆賽事中多次投出超過80英里(約130公里)的火球;對打擊者來說,球速看起來其實更快,因為在少棒賽中,本壘板與投手丘的距離只有46英尺(14公尺)。週日林的球速維持在個人水準之上。
【單字/詞解析】
shut out,動詞 /ʃʌt/ 不讓對手得分取勝
自然發音:SHUT-out
英解:to prevent your opponent in a sports competition from scoring any points
例句:Taiwan shut out Korea 5-0.(臺灣隊以5:0完封韓國隊。)
inning,名詞 /ˈɪn.ɪŋ/ 局
自然發音:IN-ing
英解:one of the nine playing periods in a game of baseball
例句:Wang threw 29 pitches in the first inning.(王在第一局投了29球。)
run,名詞 /rʌn/ (得)分
自然發音:r-un
英解:in cricket and baseball, a single point, scored by running from one place to another
例句:The pitcher allowed three runs in just two innings.(這位投手在僅僅兩局內就丟了三分。)
velocity,名詞 /vəˈlɑː.sə.t̬i/ 速度
自然發音:ve-LO-si-ty
英解:the speed at which an object is travelling
例句:The speedboat reached a velocity of 120 mph.(快艇的速度達到了每小時120英里。)
【慎思明辨】
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*您也喜歡棒球嗎?本次少棒賽事,您有收看哪些比賽並為臺灣隊加油?
*對於本次少棒冠軍賽,您有何印象深刻之處?
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