A: Early this month, Taiwanese pitcher Teng Kai-wei of the San Francisco Giants was called up from Triple-A.
B: It’s just awesome. Teng became the 17th Taiwanese to be called up to the majors last year. This marks his second call-up.
A: And this time, his jersey number has changed from 70 to 66.
Photo: AP / 照片：美聯社
B: Who else is likely to be moved up next?
A: According to the Major League Baseball (MLB) Web site, Lin Yu-min, Zhuang Chen Zhong-ao, Lee Hao-yu and Cheng Tsung-che are all rising new stars.
A: 美職舊金山巨人隊本月初決定，將小聯盟3A投手鄧愷威升上大聯盟！
B: 太棒了，他去年曾打進大聯盟，是台灣第17位打進大聯盟球員。
A: 上次他大聯盟背號為70號，這次背號則改為66號。
B: 還有哪些台灣選手有機會挑戰大聯盟？
A: 根據大聯盟官網預測，林昱珉、莊陳仲敖、李灝宇、鄭宗哲等人最有機會。
（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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