世．界．之•窗－棒球，加油！！

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閱讀暖身　"KANO"是今年最夯的棒球電影，在台灣，棒球運動可堪稱為國球。很多選手努力地想要進入美國職棒打球。你不可不知道的棒球基本規則及一般看球賽時會用到的球場俚語！進入本文之前，請先想想以下的英文詞彙意思：A.聯盟 B.滿貫全壘打 C.局數
Since "KANO" was a hit baseball movie in Taiwan recently, people have turned their attention to this sport again. The object of the game, of course, is for your team to win.
最近熱門的棒球電影"KANO" 讓大家又把注意力轉移到棒球這項運動上。當然，這項比賽的目的就是－你所支持的隊伍贏球。
In the United States, Major League Baseball (MLB) is the official organization for the baseball game. There are two different (a) leagues: the American League and the National League. During the baseball season, each team competes with other teams in their own league but sometimes they compete with teams from the other league. At the end of the season, the winning team in each league then plays against each other during the World Series in the fall. The first team to win 4 out of 7 games is the winner. Chien-Ming Wang, the former pitcher in Yankees baseball team, was the first Asian pitcher to win Starting Pitcher of the Year in 2006.
美國職棒大聯盟(MLB)是美國最重要的棒球組織。它分別由美國聯盟及國家聯盟所組成。在棒球季時，以前在同一個聯盟的球隊必須要進行例行賽，但現在也有可能會有跨聯盟的例行賽。兩個聯盟的冠軍在秋季將繼續比季後賽。在七場的季後賽中，最先拿到四勝的隊伍將贏得國家冠軍的殊榮。在2006年時，洋基隊的前投手王建民，成為美國職棒聯盟中第一位拿到最佳先發投手的亞洲選手。
American baseball games have created some slang, e.g., a fan with little money who wants to go to the game can only afford to buy tickets in the (1) nosebleed seats. You don"t really get nosebleeds up in the highest seats but it"s just referring to the cheapest seats in the stadium.
在美國的棒球比賽中，都會有一些俚語被創造出來。在經濟上不是很寬裕的球迷想到球場看球時，他們隻能付得起"鼻血席位"。但你並不會真的因為坐在這種最上面的座位而流鼻血，真正的意思是球場中最便宜的座位。
During the game, everybody gets excited when a player hits a (b) GRAND slam worth 4 points,( the three bases are loaded and the next batter hits a homerun.) If there are two players in a row who hit homeruns, it is called back-to-back homeruns. A solo shot is a one-point homerun.
在比賽中，隻要有球員擊出4分滿貫全壘打（滿壘之後擊出全壘打），球迷們就會很興奮。如果連續兩位打者擊出全壘打，稱為連續全壘打。一分的全壘打叫陽春全壘打。
Generally, there are 9 (c) innings per game. Each team has their turn to be up to bat and out in the field. The top half of the innings is when the visiting team bats first while the bottom half is for the home team to bat. In the middle of the 7th inning, the game stops while the fans get a chance to stretch their legs, go to the bathroom, or get snacks. This period is called (2) the seventh inning stretch. At this time, most the fans will sing the song of "Take Me out to the Ballgame." Are you interested in this song? Check out YouTube and you will be able to listen to it.
一般而言，一場比賽有九局。每支隊伍都有機會攻守。上半局客隊先攻，下半局則輪到主隊進攻。在七局中場，會有暫停時間，讓球迷們能活動一下，去上廁所，或是買零食。這個休息時間稱為七局中場休息。在這段時間內，通常所有在場的球迷都會齊唱"Take Me out to the Ballgame"這首歌。你對這首歌有興趣嗎？可以上YouTube去聽聽看喔！
The movie "KANO" showed the spirit of crossing ethnic barriers and how the players never gave up. Let"s keep our enthusiasm for our national sport. Taiwan Baseball, go fighting!!
在"KANO"電影中，展現出跨越種族及球員們永不放棄的精神。讓我們持續的為我們的國球展現熱情。台灣棒球，加油!!
「做完簡報，送美國客戶走到門口的那30秒，是一條最艱難的英語路」。
這句話出自於一個外商軟體公司的副總。
開會等人到齊之前，等電梯那一刻，點完餐等上菜.......他說，那樣用得到英文的場合，聊天不難，讓聊天變成生意才難。
把艱難的英語路，變成一條希望之路，其實隻要你的決心，加上一年一對一。

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