「雙刀流」
Keith and Vera are sports fans talking about Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani.
凱斯和薇拉是體育迷，他們正在討論日本棒球明星大谷翔平。
Vera: How do you like my new Shohei Ohtani T-shirt, Keith? I just bought it online.
薇拉：凱斯，你覺得我這件新買的大谷翔平T恤怎麼樣？我剛在網路上買的！
Keith: It looks nice, but I don’t understand the big deal with Ohtani. Why is he so popular?
凱斯：看起來不錯啦！不過，我不太懂大谷翔平有什麼厲害的，為什麼大家都這麼喜歡他？
big deal了不起的事、很重要的事
Vera: Oh, I forgot that you are only a fan of soccer. In baseball, pitchers are not usually good hitters, but Ohtani is great at both pitching and hitting. This makes him one of the best two-way players ever.
薇拉：啊，我忘了你只喜歡看足球了。在棒球裡，投手通常打擊不怎麼樣，但大谷投球跟打擊都超強！他是少數能同時做好這兩件事的「二刀流」球員。
a fan of…喜歡、熱衷pitcher(n.)投手pitch(v.)投擲
Keith: Oh, I didn’t know that. I thought everyone who played baseball was good at batting.
凱斯：喔，原來如此。我還以為打棒球的人打擊都很厲害呢。
be good at擅長=be skilled at／be expert inbatting(n.)打擊
Vera: Nope. Most pitchers don’t even have to hit now. Ohtani’s skill shows that maybe more players can do this. However, he is really special, and maybe the best to ever pitch and hit well.
薇拉：才不是咧！現在多數投手根本不用上場打擊。大谷的技術讓大家看到，或許以後會有更多球員能做到二刀流。不過，他真的很特別，可能是史上最強的投打俱佳球員了。
however(adv.)然而、不過ever(adv.)史上最
Keith: Wow! I should check out an L.A. Dodgers game sometime. I love watching great athletes!
凱斯：哇！那我有空應該去看一場洛杉磯道奇隊的比賽。我超愛看厲害的運動員比賽！
check out sth.看看、結帳、退房sometime(adv.)某個不確定的時間(未來或過去)some time一些時間athlete(n.)運動員
Vera: Yeah, you should! You can join me to watch Ohtani play anytime. I never miss a Dodgers’ game!
薇拉：對啊，你一定要來！隨時可以跟我一起去看大谷的比賽，我可是從來都不會錯過道奇隊的比賽！
hook up with加入take part in參加attend(v.)參加