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幸福是什麼 ?
                                                               What
                                                               happiness
                                                           在大學升四年級前的暑假,我與哥哥
                                                           踏上為期一週的棒球之旅。那時,我
                                                               is
                                                           肩膀硬朗,頭髮濃密,自信心十足。
                                                           9 天下來,我們與其他 24 位興高采
                                                               The summer before my senior
                                                           烈的球迷一同搭乘舒適的冷氣巴士,
                                                               year of college, I went on a
                                                           穿梭於各個棒球場之間,盡情歡呼、
                                                               weeklong baseball tour with
                                                           開懷大笑、結識新朋友。在金鶯球
                                                               my brother. At the time, my
                                                           場 (Camden Yards) 的外野看臺,我
                                                               shoulders were solid, my hair
                                                           們為絢爛的煙火連聲讚嘆,也在洋基
                                                               full, my confi dence overfl owing.
                                                           體育場 (Yankee Stadium) 向盧h賈
                                                               For nine days, we traveled from
                                                           里格 (Lou Gehrig) 紀念碑致敬。在
                                                               ballpark to ballpark with 24
                                                           底特律,我親眼見到賽西爾h菲爾德
                                                           (Cecil Fielder) 轟出一記氣勢磅礴、
                                                               other ecstatic fans on a cushy
                                                           強而有力的全壘打,簡直能把月球砸
                                                               air-conditioned bus, cheer-
                                                           出一個隕石坑。
                                                               ing, laughing, meeting people.
                                                               We oohed at fi reworks from
                                                               the bleachers in Camden Yards
                                                               and paid our respects at the
                                                               Lou Gehrig memorial at Yankee

                                                               Stadium. In Detroit, I saw Cecil
                                                               Fielder crush a home run so
                                                               majestic and violent, it may well
                                                               have put a crater in the moon.„

























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