【轻松英文阅读】世界上最好的棒球投手

 While Sony isn’t quite the company it used to be, and Panasonic is no longer setting the world on fire, there is at least one Japanese import that is still taking the world by storm– Yu Darvish.

 

Darvish, the 26-year old Texas Rangers¹ pitcher², struggled at times in his first season in the Major Leagues, but since August of 2012, he has become arguably the best pitcher in the world. This season, he he has been nothing short of spectacular, coming within one out of a perfect game in his first start, allowing less than two runs a game, and striking out 49 batters³ in his first 32 innings.

 

“He’s got all the pitches,” Darvish’ catcher A.J. Pierzynski said. “He’s got the mentality⁴ and he keeps getting more comfortable.”

 

While only time will tell if Darvish will have the long-term impact on American baseball that Ichiro Suzuki has had, for the time being, no pitcher in baseball looks better.

1 rangers   

护林者( ranger的名词复数 )； 突击队员

参考例句：

• Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？ 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

2 pitcher   

n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐；(棒球)投手

参考例句：

• He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
• Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。

3 batters   

n.面糊（煎料）( batter的名词复数 )；面糊（用于做糕饼）；（ 棒球） 正在击球的球员；击球员v.连续猛击( batter的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The pitcher has beaned as many as three batters in this game. 在这？热？投手投球竟打中了三个击手的头。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• A storm batters the ship. 一场风暴袭击了这条船。 来自辞典例句

4 mentality   

n.心理，思想，脑力

参考例句：

• He has many years'experience of the criminal mentality.他研究犯罪心理有多年经验。
• Running a business requires a very different mentality from being a salaried employee.经营企业所要求具备的心态和上班族的心态截然不同。