Ichiro Suzuki

Ichiro Suzuki written by John Peretano

《铃木一郎》 作者：约翰·佩雷塔诺

Born to Play Ichiro Suzuki was born in Japan on October 22nd, 1973. Ichiro's dad wanted him to become a great baseball player. He made Ichiro practice for hours every day.

为棒球而生 铃木一郎1973年10月22日出生于日本。 铃木的爸爸希望他能成为一名优秀的棒球运动员。 他要求铃木一郎每天练习好几个小时。

Ichiro worked very hard. He didn't like it sometimes, but he kept working. All his hard work paid off. He started to play for the Blue Wave when he was 18.

一郎训练非常刻苦。 有时候他也会觉得厌烦，但还是坚持了下来。 所有的努力都没有白费。 他18岁的时候就开始为蓝浪队效力。

Japan's Favorite Player Ichiro played with the Blue Wave team for seven years. They won many games with his help. He was the best batter on any of the teams. Almost everyone in Japan knew who he was.

日本最受欢迎的运动员 一郎在蓝浪队打了七年球。 在他的帮助下，球队赢了很多场比赛。 他是所有球队里最出色的击球手。 几乎每个日本人都认识他。

Ichiro's fans loved him. They saw him on TV. They saw him in ads. They came to the museum that Ichiro's dad built. The museum has many things from Ichiro's life.

一郎的粉丝都很喜欢他。 他们在电视上看他， 在广告里看他， 还会去参观一郎爸爸建造的纪念馆。 馆里收藏了很多一郎生活相关的物品。

The fans still loved Ichiro when he later went to the United States. Many of his fans watched his games on television. Some fans came to the United States just to see him play.

后来一郎去了美国，粉丝们依然很喜爱他。 很多粉丝都会在电视上观看他的比赛。 还有些粉丝特意跑到美国，就为了看他打球。