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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Head of Lake Erie Crushers’ mascot stolen from closet伊利湖碎紙機隊吉祥物的頭被人從櫃子偷走
◎張沛元
Someone stole the head for Stomper the bear, who has been the Lake Erie Crushers mascot since 2009.
某人偷走了自2009年起成為伊利湖碎紙機隊吉祥物的「跺腳熊」的頭。
The team said someone took the head from a storage closet, but left the other parts of the costume. Stomper was a no-show for the Frontier League baseball team’s last two home stands and the playoffs because of the theft.
該隊表示，某人從儲藏櫃偷走了吉祥物的頭，留下裝束的其他部分。因為這起竊案，跺腳熊在這支隸屬美國職棒邊疆聯盟隊伍的最近兩場主、客場比賽中，都沒有現身。
“It affects everyone’s time at the ballpark,” said David Helm, vice president of business operations for the Crushers. “He was always dancing, signing autographs… It takes away from the experience fans can have.”
「這影響所有人的球場時光」，碎紙機隊的企業營運副總裁大衛‧海爾姆說。「他（跺腳熊）總是跳舞、簽名…（失竊）奪走粉絲能夠擁有的時光。」
“He’s more recognizable than any of the players and all of the staff,” Helm said. “People really love him.”
「他的辨識度比球員以及所有工作人員都來得高」，海爾姆說。「大家真的很愛他。」
The mascot was voted on by the community when the team started and is a nod to Lake Erie’s wineries. Helm said Stomper’s big feet are great for stomping grapes.
在球隊創立時，由當地社區票選決定成為吉祥物的跺腳熊，是對伊利湖的釀酒廠的致意。海爾姆說，跺腳熊的大腳很適合踩碎葡萄。
新聞辭典
take away：片語，奪走；帶走。例句：Even the rain couldn’t take away from the excitement of the match.（即便下雨也無法奪走這場比賽的樂趣。）
recognizable：形容詞，可辨識的。例句：It’s a worldwide recognizable brand.（這是一個有全球辨識度的品牌。）
nod：名詞／動詞，點頭；示意；致意；首肯。例句：She nodded us into the room.（她示意我們進房間。）
