創歷史紀錄
A Taiwanese company made history on Oct. 23 when it paid $4.392 million for Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball.
10月23日，台灣一家公司以439.2萬美元的天價買下日本棒球明星大谷翔平的第50支全壘打球，創下歷史紀錄。
make history創造歷史rewrite history重寫歷史change the story改變故事make headlines上頭條
CNA News has reported that this is a record amount paid for a ball from any sport.
據中央社報導，這是體育史上單顆球拍出的最高價格。
record(adj.)破紀錄的、創下紀錄的(n.)記錄、成績、最佳成績、唱片record-breaking(adj.)破紀錄的on record記載下來的
The previous highest amount was paid for Major League Baseball slugger Mark McGwire’s 70th home run ball.
之前的最高金額由美國職棒大聯盟重砲手馬克·麥奎爾的第70支全壘打球保持。
previous(adj.)之前的、先前的=former／prior／earliersurpass(v.)超過
It sold for a little over $3 million in 1998.
這顆球在1998年以超過300萬美元成交。
Ohtani hit his 50th home run on September 19 in a game where his team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, faced the Miami Marlins.
大谷在9月19日洛杉磯道奇隊對上邁阿密馬林隊的比賽中擊出了個人第50個全壘打。
face(v.)正視、面對
This home run marked a historic achievement, as he became the first MLB player to reach both 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season.
這支全壘打標誌著歷史性的成就，他成為第一位在單季擊出50支全壘打和達成50次盜壘的大聯盟球員。
historic(adj.)歷史性的achievement(n.)成就achieve(v.)完成、實現、達到accomplish(v.)完成realize(v.)實現=fulfillachieve a milestone達成里程碑
As a result, many people now call the baseball the “50-50 ball.”
因此，現在這顆球被譽為「50-50球」。
as a result因此=consequently／therefore
Goldin Auctions, a U.S. company, held the auction for the ball.
美國的戈丁拍賣公司舉辦了這顆球的拍賣會。
auction(n.)拍賣(會)auction off…拍賣掉～auction market拍賣市場e-auction網上拍賣host(v.)主持、舉辦
The company’s owner, Ken Goldin, shared that the winning bid came from a Taiwanese corporation with a strong passion for baseball and Ohtani.
拍賣公司負責人肯·戈丁透露是一家熱愛棒球和大谷的台灣企業得標。
winning bid得標者
He added that the winner’s name will remain confidential until they visit Goldin Auctions after the World Series.
他補充說，得標者將在世界大賽結束後親自造訪戈丁拍賣公司，屆時才會公開得標者的身份。
confidential(adj.)機密的=secretoff the record私下的=private