A: Taiwan’s baseball superstar Chen Wei-yin announced his retirement, and I’m still in shock.
B: Didn’t you fly to Japan last Sunday just to attend his retirement ceremony?
A: Yeah, it was held by Chen’s former Japanese team, the Chunichi Dragons. I even cried at the event.
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B: His glorious record of 96 wins in Japanese and US professional baseball altogether is unprecedented.
A: His total income of NT$3.3 billion, including a huge 2016 contract of US$80 million with the US Miami Marlins, is also unprecedented.
A: 台灣棒球巨星陳偉殷宣布引退，真是令人震驚。
B: 你週日不是特別飛去日本，參加他的引退儀式嗎？
A: 對啊老東家「中日龍」為他舉行了儀式，我還感動到大哭。
B: 他創下日／美職棒總計96勝紀錄，真是史無前例。
A: 而他生涯總收入高達33億台幣，包括在2016年時，和「馬林魚」簽下8千萬美元巨約，更是無人能及！
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
A: In addition to the biopic “Michael,” comedy “The Devil Wears Prada 2” is finally in theaters. I can’t believe it’s been 20 years since the 2006 debut of the original film. B: Does the sequel still revolve around the fashion industry? A: This time, “Miranda,” the fashion magazine editor-in-chief played by Meryl Streep, will team up with her former assistant “Andy,” played by Anne Hathaway, to fight against Emily, her other ex-assistant played by Emily Blunt. B: Isn’t the role of “Miranda” based on then US “Vogue” editor-in-chief Anna Wintour? A: Yup, it established Anna’s fashion status, influenced pop culture
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