涉嫌偷竊償還賭債
Ippei Mizuhara, the longtime interpreter and friend of Japanese baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani, was fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 20.
日本棒球巨星大谷翔平的多年翻譯兼好友水原一平於3月20日被洛杉磯道奇隊解僱。
interpreter(n.)口譯員
The team made this decision after Ohtani’s lawyers accused Mizuhara of stealing millions of dollars from Ohtani to pay off gambling debts.
在大谷的律師指控水原從大谷身上竊取數百萬美元用於償還賭債後，道奇隊做出了這一決定。
accuse sb. of doing sth.指控某人做了某事
This story came to light when it was reported that at least $4.5 million was sent from Ohtani’s bank account to an illegal gambling operation in Southern California.
據報導，至少有450萬美元從大谷的銀行帳戶匯給了南加州的一個非法賭博組織。
come to light 浮出檯面transfer(v.)轉帳
As the media started questioning who sent the payments, both a spokesman for Ohtani and Mizuhara himself told ESPN that Ohtani had authorized the payment to cover Mizuhara’s gambling debts.
當媒體開始質疑是誰發送了這筆款項時，大谷的發言人和水原本人都告訴ESPN，大谷已經授權將這筆款項用於償還水原的賭債。
authorize(v.)授權cover(v.)支付
However, before this information went public, Ohtani’s spokesman contacted ESPN to change his version of the story.
然而，在這個消息公開之前，大谷的發言人聯繫了ESPN，改變了他的說法。
go public公開;公諸於眾contact(v.)聯繫=get in touch withversion of the story對事件的說法
Shortly after, Ohtani’s lawyers released a statement saying that Ohtani was a victim of “massive theft” related to the money transferred to the bookmaker.
不久之後，大谷的律師發表聲明稱，大谷是「大規模盜竊」的受害者，那筆錢是轉給博彩公司的。
release a statement發布聲明massive theft大規模竊盜案related to...與～有關bookmaker(n.)(尤指賽馬等的)賭注登記人;博彩公司
While the lawyers did not detail how the money was stolen from Ohtani, the Dodgers were quick to fire Mizuhara as the MLB began an investigation into the alleged theft.
雖然律師沒有詳細說明大谷的錢是如何被盜的，但當MLB開始調查水原涉嫌的盜竊案時，道奇隊很快便解僱了水原。
while(conj.)雖然detail(v.)詳細說明launch an investigation or a probe into sth.對某事發起調查
According to ESPN, the payments from Ohtani’s bank account were discovered because the bookmaker to whom they were sent had been under investigation for operating illegally.
根據ESPN的報導，大谷的銀行帳戶的付款之所以被發現，是因為收款的博彩公司正在接受非法經營的調查。
under investigation調查中illegally(adv.)非法地=illicitly
Although sports gambling is legal in 38 US states, it is still illegal in the state of California.
儘管運動簽賭在美國38個州是合法的，但在加州仍然是非法的。
legal(adj.)合法的illegal(adj.)非法的=against the law
In his own defense, Mizuhara has said that he did not know gambling was illegal in California.
水原為自己辯護稱他不知道在加州賭博是非法的。
defense(n.)辯護
Additionally, he has admitted that he has a gambling addiction and that he placed many bets on various sports.
此外，他承認自己有賭癮，並曾多次在各種體育賽事中下注。
addiction(n.)上癮、成癮place a bet on sth.下注
However, Mizuhara has maintained that he never bet on MLB games and that Ohtani was never involved in any of his gambling activities.
不過，水原堅稱自己從未在MLB比賽上下過注，大谷也從未參與他的任何賭博活動。
maintain(v.)堅稱be involved in 涉入、陷入