A: In addition to Teng Kai-wei, Taiwanese infielder Cheng Tsung-che was called up temporarily to play for the Pittsburgh Pirates in early April.
B: Yeah, Cheng is the 18th player in Taiwan’s baseball history to be moved up to the majors.
A: Back in 2002, Chen Chin-feng became the first Taiwanese to play in the Major League Baseball (MLB), followed by Tsao Chin-hui, Wang Chien-ming, Kuo Hung-chih, Hu Chin-lung and Lin Che-hsuan.
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B: Those pioneers were later joined by Lo Chia-jen, C.C. Lee, Ni Fu-te, Chen Wei-yin, Wang Wei-chung, Hu Chih-wei, Tseng Jen-ho, Lin Tzu-wei, Huang Wei-chieh, Yu Chang, and now Teng and Cheng.
A: I hope that more outstanding Taiwanese players, like my favorite Oakland Athletics’ Sha Tzu-chen, can break into the majors soon.
A: 除了鄧愷威外，美職匹茲堡海盜隊4月初曾將鄭宗哲短暫升上大聯盟！
B: 對啊，他是台灣棒球史上第18位打進大聯盟球員。
A: 當年台灣首位大聯盟球員是2002年的陳金鋒，接著是曹錦輝、王建民、郭泓志、胡金龍、林哲瑄。
B: 隨後是羅嘉仁、李振昌、倪福德、陳偉殷、王維中、胡智為、曾仁和、林子偉、黃暐傑、張育成、鄧愷威、鄭宗哲。
A: 希望更多選手，像是我最愛的奧克蘭運動家隊小鮮肉沙子宸，都能加入MLB台灣「18銅人」的行列。
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
Few sea creatures of their size have as much destructive power as pistol shrimp. These small animals, usually measuring around four centimeters long, produce shock waves that can stun or even kill their prey. The attack begins when the shrimp opens its specialized claw, allowing water to fill a chamber inside. Then the claw closes rapidly. A bump on the claw strikes the chamber, forcing the trapped water out through a narrow opening at a high speed of about 25 meters per second. The rapid movement forms a bubble in the water that collapses almost instantly under the pressure of the
★ Bilingual Story is a fictionalized account. 雙語故事部分內容純屬虛構。 Rain hammered the roof in hard, uneven bursts. “Hold him still!” Baosheng pressed one hand against the stranger’s brow as the man twisted on the wooden bed. His left eye was swollen shut. The right one burned red like a coal. “It feels like fire,” the man gasped. “Like something is clawing inside.” Thunder rolled across the mountain. Baosheng leaned closer. The man’s skin was cold, but heat rose from his face. A strange smell hung in the air. He began the four methods of diagnosis: looking, listening/smelling,
Continued from yesterday（延續自昨日） https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang One way to monitor marine biodiversity is to send divers down to take photos and notes; however, this method is expensive, time-consuming, and sometimes risky. On coral reefs, noise is an indicator of a healthy seabed. This is largely thanks to pistol shrimp, which often live inside sea sponges on coral reefs. The healthier the reef, the more pistol shrimp it hosts. This makes them perfect biological indicators. However, counting them visually is tricky because they often stay hidden. To address this, scientists turn to sound. Pistol shrimp snaps are loud, short, and rich in energy. They stand out
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