Chen homers Chinese Taipei to WBSC Premier12 2024 title over Japan; USA claim bronze
陳傑憲擊出三分全壘打，帶領中華台北奪得2024世界棒球12強賽冠軍，擊敗日本；美國奪得銅牌
A three-run homer from Chieh-Hsien Chen launched Chinese Taipei to their first WBSC Premier12 title with a stunning 4-0 win over hosts Japan in the final of the WBSC Premier12 2024 presented by RAXUS at a sold out Tokyo Dome on Sunday.
陳傑憲的三分全壘打，帶領中華台北隊以壓倒性的4-0勝利戰勝主場的日本隊，首次奪得2024世界棒球12強賽的冠軍。這場比賽於東京巨蛋舉行，全場座無虛席。
A total of 41,827 fans, including more than 6,000 from Taiwan, packed into the Tokyo Dome to witness world No. 2 Chinese Taipei beat world No. 1 and defending champions Japan in breathtaking style.
共有41,827名觀眾湧入東京巨蛋，其中包括來自台灣的6,000多名球迷，親眼見證世界排名第二的中華台北隊以激動人心的方式擊敗世界排名第一及衛冕冠軍的日本隊。
The final was international baseball at its best, with a brilliant contest between the two Asian powerhouses, riding on the support of their cheering squads before Chinese Taipei captain Chen opened the score with a three-run homer in the top of the fifth to earn MVP honours.
這場決賽展現了國際棒球的最佳水準，兩支亞洲強隊進行了一場精彩的對決，在各自啦啦隊的支持下，中華台北隊長陳傑憲在第五局上半打出了三分全壘打，為中華台北開啟了得分，並且獲得了最有價值球員（MVP）榮譽。
Japan, who had held every title in international baseball except for the WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup, started the final as hot favourites having not lost in 27 games whilst coming off two victories over Chinese Taipei already in the tournament including in Saturday’s final Super Round game in an unbeaten run which dated back to the Asian Games in 2022.
日本隊在國際棒球賽中已經奪得所有冠軍頭銜，除了WBSC U-12 棒球世界盃外，決賽開始前被視為熱門奪冠隊伍，因為他們自2022年亞運以來，連續27場比賽保持不敗紀錄，並且已經在本屆賽事中兩次戰勝中華台北，包括在星期六的消化試合。
Chinese Taipei, who had suffered three defeats during their Premier12 2024 campaign, claimed their first trophy since lifting the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup and WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup (when they beat Japan) in 2019. It was Chinese Taipei’s 16th win against Japan in 39 encounters and the first since the Asian Games 2019. Chinese Taipei joins Korea (2015) and Japan (2019) as previous winners of the WBSC Premier12. Japan is the only team that has medalled in all three editions, adding this silver to the 2015 bronze and the 2019 title.
中華台北隊在2024世界棒球12強賽季中，雖然遭遇了三場失利，但最終贏得了自2019年以來的首座獎盃，當年他們曾贏得WBSC U-18棒球世界盃與WBSC U-12棒球世界盃（當時擊敗了日本）。這是中華台北隊在與日本隊的39場交鋒中的第16場勝利，也是自2019年亞運以來的首次勝利。中華台北與韓國（2015年）和日本（2019年）一同成為世界棒球12強的歷屆冠軍，而日本是唯一在三屆比賽中都獲得獎牌的隊伍，這次他們以銀牌成績，將2015年的銅牌和2019年的金牌一同收入囊中。
取自: WBSC官網新聞 (原文連結)
詞彙解析 Language Insights
- homer (動詞) 擊出全壘打
- A three-run homer 三分全壘打
- with a stunning 4-0 win：以壓倒性的4-0勝利奪冠
- at a sold out Tokyo Dome 在座無虛席的東京巨蛋
- pack into（片語動詞）大量的觀眾擠入
- witness 親眼見證
- in breathtaking style 扣人心弦、驚心動魄、激動人心
- at its best (片語) 最佳表現
- riding on（片語動詞）表示比賽受到兩隊球迷支持的影響
- cheering squads 啦啦隊
- opened the score 開啟得分
- earn MVP honours 獲得最有價值球員的榮譽
- hot favourites：最有可能贏得比賽的強大對手
- in an unbeaten run：連勝紀錄
- suffered three defeats 遭遇了三場失敗
- claimed their first trophy 贏得了他們的首座獎盃
- lift 贏得、獲得...成就
- win against 贏過
- encounters 在比賽中的對決或交鋒
