冠軍 guàn jūn - champion

擊敗 jí bài - to defeat

肉圓 ròu yuán - Taiwanese snack made of a round dumpling filled with pork, often served with sauce

舉國歡慶 jǔ guó huān qìng - national celebration, a celebration that involves the whole country

殖民 zhí mín - colonization

引進 yǐn jìn - to introduce, to bring something into a new place or situation

日治時期 rì zhì shí qī - the Japanese colonial period in Taiwan

組成 zǔ chéng - to form, to assemble, to make up (a group or team)

激動 jī dòng - excited, emotional, stirred up with strong feelings

友誼 yǒu yí - friendship

中華職棒 zhōng huá zhí bàng - Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), Taiwan’s professional baseball league

職業棒球隊 zhí yè bàng qiú duì - professional baseball team

低潮 dī cháo - low point, a period of difficulty or decline

簽賭 qiān dǔ - to sign a gambling agreement, often related to fixing sports matches

賭博 dǔ bó - gambling

發揮 fā huī - to give full play to, to unleash one’s abilities or potential

實力 shí lì - strength, real ability or power

案件 àn jiàn - case, usually refers to legal or criminal cases

低迷 dī mí - low spirits, sluggish or inactive state

盛行 shèng xíng - to be prevalent, widely practiced or popular

選手 xuǎn shǒu - athlete, competitor in sports

大聯盟 dà lián méng - Major League (in the U.S.)

小聯盟 xiǎo lián méng - Minor League (in the U.S.)

喜悅 xǐ yuè - joy, happiness, a feeling of great pleasure

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