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Ichiro Suzuki Reaches 4,000-Hit Mark 史上第三 铃木一朗达成四千安

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With one of his signature swings this summer, Ichiro Suzuki recorded his 4,000th hit in a professional baseball game. Fans chanted his name and his New York Yankee teammates left the dugout to give the Japanese-born player high fives and parts on the back. Suzuki bowed to all sides, even to his opponents, the Toronto Blue Jays.

今年夏天，铃木一朗以一记他的招牌挥击缔造他职业棒球生涯中的四千支安打纪录。球迷们颂扬他的名字，而他的纽约洋基队队友也离开球员休息室给这位日籍球员击掌及拍背庆贺。铃木一朗对现场所有人鞠躬致意，甚至是他的对手多伦多蓝鸟队。

The skilled batter began building his massive hit total in the Japanese Pacific League, where he recorded 1,278 hits in nine seasons. He moved to Major League Baseball in 2001 to play for the Seattle Mariners. In 2004 he set the mark for most hits in a season with 262, which broke an 84-year-old record.

这位球技高超的打者于日本太平洋联盟时期便开始累积大量的安打数，以九个球季缔造1,278支安打的纪录。2001年，他转到美国职棒大联盟的西雅图水手队发展，并在2004年创下单季262支安打的新高，打破长达84年的原纪录。

Suzuki has already secured himself a spot in the baseball Hall of Fame with his stellar play in Seattle. But he is now part of an elite trio with Pete Rose and Ty Cobb as the only players with 4,000 professional hits. Yankees coach and former All-Star player Joe Girardi marveled at Suzuki’s achievement and said, “I didn’t have 4,000 hits my whole career going back to T-ball.”

铃木一朗在西雅图的明星级表现便已确保了自己在棒球名人堂中的位置，但他现在更与彼得．罗斯和泰．科布齐名，名列「四千安俱乐部」仅有的三位精英成员之一。洋基队教练及前全明星球员乔．吉拉迪对于铃木一朗的成就感到惊奇，他表示：「就算从小时候打乐乐棒球开始算起，我的整个棒球生涯也打不到四千安。」

－by Geoffrey Trager

Vocabulary

chant [tʃænt] v. 反复（单调）地唱（或说）

dugout [ˋdʌg͵aʊt] n.【棒】（赛场的）选手休息处

opponent [əˋponənt] n. 对手；敌手

massive [ˋmæsɪv] adj. 大量的

secure [sɪˋkjʊr] v. 保证

Hall of Fame 名人堂

stellar [ˋstɛlɚ] adj. 明星的; 显著的

elite [ɪˋlit] adj. 精英的

trio [ˋtrio] n. 三人组

marvel [ˋmɑrv!] v. 对……感到惊异

T-ball  儿童（简易）棒球（运动）

Reading Comprehension

1.   What happened after Ichiro Suzuki got a hit this summer?

(A)  He signed his name on the bat he used.

(B)  People at the game repeated his name loudly.

(C)  Reporters came to first base to ask him.

(D)  His opponents came out and bowed to him.

2.   Which is TRUE about Suzuki's career?

(A)  Most of his hits were achieved in the Japanese league.

(B)  He plans to retire at the end of this year.

(C)  He didn't get 4,000 hits with the Mariners.

(D)  It has not earned him a spot in the Hall of Fame.

3.   What does Joe Girardi mean in his quote?

(A)  He had 4,000 hits in just T-ball alone.

(B)  Including T-ball, he had 4,000 hits.

(C)  Suzuki doesn't have 4,000 hits, including T-ball games.

(D)  He never achieved 4,000 hits in his whole life.

Ichiro Suzuki's 4000 career hit

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