差1票就全票入選
Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on January 21.
西雅圖水手隊傳奇球星鈴木一朗於1月21日正式入選美國棒球名人堂。
legend(n.)傳奇(人物)legendary(adj.)傳奇的、赫赫有名的vote(n.)票(v.)投票vote for sb.投票給某人cast a vote投票
The Japanese superstar received 393 out of 394 possible votes from sports writers. This meant he was just one vote short of a perfect ballot.
這位日本棒球巨星從394位體育記者的投票中拿下393票，僅差一票就達成全票入選的紀錄。
out of+數字=從某個數量中out of sth.用完某物short of缺少、不足ballot(n.)(不記名)投票、選票(v.)進行無記名投票
On January 23, Suzuki spoke about his being elected to the Hall of Fame.
1月23日，鈴木一朗談及自己當選名人堂的感想。
elect(v.)選舉、推選(adj.)當選而尚未就職的the president-elect候任總統election(n.)選舉
He said he felt honored to receive 99.7% of the votes.
他表示，能夠獲得99.7%的選票是莫大的榮譽。
honor(v.)尊敬、向…致敬
He also joked that he would like to invite the one writer who didn’t vote for him to his house for a drink and a “good chat.”
他也開玩笑說，他想邀請那位未投票支持他的記者到家裡喝一杯，「好好聊聊」。
joke(v.)開玩笑(n.)笑話joke about sth.拿某事開玩笑the joke is on sb.開玩笑反而開到某人自己的頭上
However, the writer’s identity may never be known, as some Hall of Fame voters choose to keep their ballots secret.
不過，該記者的身分可能永遠不會被人知道，因為部分名人堂選舉投票者選擇對外保密自己的選票。
identity(n.)身分identity theft身分盜用confidential(adj.)祕密的、機密的
So far, the only player to be voted into the Hall of Fame with a perfect ballot is New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera.
截至目前，唯一以全票入選棒球名人堂的球員是紐約洋基隊傳奇投手馬里安諾·李維拉。
so far到目前為止
Aside from Suzuki, Yankees legend Derek Jeter is the only other player to miss a perfect ballot by just one vote.
除了鈴木一朗外，洋基隊名將德瑞克·基特是唯一僅以一票之差與全票入選紀錄失之交臂的球員。
aside from除此之外