[外電] 2017年笑臉人Top25優秀球員- 11~15名
No.15: Jay Bruce ( https://goo.gl/Vpuu8P )
No.14: Michael Brantley ( https://goo.gl/P2Eh2z )
No.13: Tyler Olson ( https://goo.gl/pzqmEx )
No.12: Mike Clevinger ( https://goo.gl/9es4oB )
No.11: Austin Jackson ( https://goo.gl/GYRybu )
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No.15: Looking back at Jay Bruce’s short stint in town
Jay Bruce didn’t join the Cleveland Indians until August, but he left fans
with great memories during his short time with the team in 2017.
Jay Bruce made his Cleveland Indians debut on August 10 of last year, and
went hitless in one at-bat. He followed that up with an 11-game hitting
streak.
Bruce’s slash line of .248/.341/.477 with the Indians doesn’t stand out as
all that great, but he still provided fans with plenty of memorable moments.
His first came when he hit a walk-off double to extend the historic streak to
22 games, while his other top moments came in the postseason during the team’
s two wins. Bruce had home runs in both games before things went south for
the entire team.
Bruce is now back with the New York Mets and while some Indians fans are
angry about this, a few big moments don’t warrant a big new deal, especially
when players like Lonnie Chisenhall and Brandon Guyer may provide equal value
in right field this season.
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But just because Bruce is gone doesn’t mean fans should be angry. If
anything, his acquisition shows fans the plan in place by this front office.
Instead of shelling out big money in the offseason based on past performance,
the Indians may decide to just go after players who are doing well in that
given season.
If there are injuries or players underperforming this season, don’t be
surprised if the Indians are buyers both before and after the July trade
deadline.
Bruce fit in with the team right away and the team should continue to search
for such respected veteran talent in the future, especially when trying to
fit a new players into a lineup during a pennant race.
A few highlights didn’t earn Bruce a new contract in Cleveland, but they
will go in the highlight reel for the season after some time passes and fans
aren’t still angry about the ALDS exit. Just like with Mike Napoli in 2016,
Bruce’s time in Cleveland was short, but fans will never forget the small
magic he provided in this golden age of Indians baseball.
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No15: 回顧Jay Bruce 在克城短期打工的成果
Jay Bruce在2017年八月才成為笑臉人的一份子，但他的短期打工卻帶給克城球迷滿滿的
回憶。
Jay Bruce在去年八月十日才正式穿著笑臉人球衣出賽，該場比賽他只有一個打席且沒有
擊出安打，但接下來的十一場比賽卻場場都能擊出安打。Bruce在笑臉人期間帶給球迷的
除了0.248/.341/.477這個不算驚人卻也不差的打擊成績外，還有許多值得回憶的時刻。
最讓球迷難以忘懷的時刻就是那隻再見二壘安打，讓笑臉人將驚奇的連勝之旅推進到22場
。除此之外，他在季後賽前兩場接連開轟的表現也讓球迷回味再三，讓笑臉人球迷迎接難
堪的三連敗前，享受了兩場精彩的比賽。
Bruce在球季結束後又與前東家大都會隊簽下合約，這讓某些笑臉人球迷非常憤怒，不過
許多美好的回憶未必能換得一張大合約，況且笑臉人陣中還有Chisenhall與Guyer這兩位
都能在右外野提供相當貢獻的選手。但我不認為球迷的憤怒只是來自於看到Bruce的離隊
，看到他和大都會的新合約後，球迷不禁懷疑笑臉人制服組這次所做的決定是否恰當?與
其在休季時期花大錢去追逐一些過往有好表現的自由球員，制服組或許會認為倒不如把心
力放在真正能在明年球季繳出好表現的球員，如果明年球季笑臉人出現傷兵或是球員表現
不如預期的話，不論是在731交易大限之前或是之後，笑臉人都有可能會是球員交易市場
中的大買家。
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Bruce加入球隊後適應良好，不過笑臉人在未來還是得繼續找尋一位像他這樣值得尊敬的
老鳥球員，尤其是在衝刺季後賽時，應該試著找尋一位符合球隊需求的打者來提升戰力。
上季那些精彩的畫面無法為Bruce在笑臉人贏得一張新的合約，但過一陣子，我想球迷就
會開始緬懷Bruce帶給他們的那些精彩片段，同時繼續對今年在美聯分區系列賽被淘汰的
結果感到憤怒。就像Napoli在2016年球季一樣，Bruce加入笑臉人的時間很短，但球迷一
定不會忘記他在2017年的夏天，為克里夫蘭的黃金年代留下的那些不可思議的時刻。
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No.14: Michael Brantley just needs to stay healthy
Cleveland Indians fans know Michael Brantley can be great once again, but he
just needs to stay healthy for an entire season.
There are some Cleveland Indians fans who remain upset that the team picked
up Michael Brantley‘s option for the 2018 season.
I personally don’t believe doing this meant no money was available to retain
Carlos Santana or Jay Bruce, but the anger also comes from the fact Brantley
hasn’t played an entire season since 2015.
Brantley was actually an All-Star in 2017, which some fans may forget when
remembering his season. He appeared in 90 regular season games and three
postseason games.
The outfielder dealt with some small ailments early in the year, but things
turned disastrous on August 8 against the Colorado Rockies when Brantley went
to the ground out in left field. The ankle injury kept him out until the last
series of the regular season.
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But in a somewhat good way, the injury may have pushed the front office to
get Jay Bruce. It’s interesting how things work out like that sometimes.
Brantley leaves a particularly bad tastes in the mouths of some fans because
of how he performed in the 2017 ALDS after missing the 2016 postseason
entirely. He went 1-11 against the Yankees, but to be fair he should have not
even been on the postseason roster.
Terry Francona is loyal to his veteran players, but Brantley wasn’t ready to
help the team after just returning from the disabled list.
The most frustrating thing about Brantley is that it’s not like he has been
injured every season of his career.
He played in at least 114 games in every season from 2011-2015, with 2016
being the first year he dealt with a major injury that caused him to miss
nearly the whole season. The veteran is also a two-time All-Star and won a
Silver Slugger Award in 2014.
And before he got injured, Brantley was having a solid 2017 season. He
slashed .299/.357/.444, all three of those marks being above his career
averages.
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Picking up his 2018 option shows that the front office is confident in
Brantley returning at full health, but it is an expensive $12 million gamble.
However, it will be a bargain if he stays healthy. With a career slash line
of .292/.349/.423, the Indians are getting an above-average player in left
field who could easily be an All-Star once again.
It may be foolish to still have faith, but if Brantley deals with injuries
again he will be gone after the season anyway, so there’s nothing wrong with
a little bit of optimism.
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No14: Michael Brantley：只要能保持健康就好
自從2015球季開始，Brantley就不曾完整地打完一個賽季
Brantley在2017年的表現讓他有機會在明星賽中登場，但當某些球迷回顧他自己印象中的
2017球季時，這位老將可能不會出現在他們的記憶中。Brantley在2017年球季總共只亮相
了90場比賽，再加上三場季後賽。今年年初時，Brantley身上只是有一些小傷而已，不過
八月8號對上洛磯隊的比賽，他為了接一顆滾向左外野的球而扭傷腳踝，這個傷勢讓他得
休養到例行賽結束前的那個系列賽才能回到球場。但往好處想，Brantley的傷勢也迫使制
服組透過交易獲得Jay Bruce，有時候事情就是這麼有趣，你永遠不知道如果讓他保持健
康的話，笑臉人的球季會怎麼發展。
季後賽加上Brantley這兩個名詞的組合對部分球迷來說是個揮之不去的噩夢，Brantley在
去年缺席了整個季後賽，而今年在美聯分區系列賽面對洋基隊時，他繳出了1-11的恐怖成
績。平心而論，Brantley其實並不應該出現在季後賽名單中。嚼嚼對於老將的信任是出了
名的，不過Brantley才剛離開傷兵名單，也還沒做好為球隊貢獻的準備。
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提到Brantley，最令人感到沮喪的事情就是他的職業生涯每年都一定要去傷兵名單中旅遊
一下。2011-2015球季，他每季至少還能出賽114場，但到了2016球季，他生涯首度受到非
常嚴重的傷勢影響使他缺席了幾乎整個球季。
這位老將曾兩度入選全明星賽，也在2014年獲得了銀棒獎的肯定。2017年在他因腳踝傷勢
而缺陣之前，他的打擊三圍是.299/.357/.444，這三個數據都高於他生涯平均，這讓笑臉
人決定執行他2018年的選擇權。這舉動代表球團對他的健康狀況很有信心，雖然這筆一千
兩百萬美金的賭注並不便宜，但只要Brantley能夠保持健康，這筆交易還是划算，畢竟他
生涯.292/.349/.423的打擊成績就擺在那邊，笑臉人在左外野就擁有一名高於聯盟平均、
參與過兩次全明星賽的選手，而且健康的Brantley要再次入選全明星賽應該也非難事。
如此有信心的想法似乎有些愚蠢，只要Brantley明年球季再受大傷的話，季末他應該就會
離開球隊。從這個角度來看，帶著樂觀的心情看待Brantley明年球季的合約與表現似乎也
沒錯。
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No.13: Tyler Olson poised for another breakout season
Cleveland Indians fans saw great things from Tyler Olson in 2017, and he
seems poised for a breakout year now that he’ll be in the bullpen from the
start.
Tyler Olson was one of the pleasant surprises of the 2017 Cleveland Indians
season.Olson didn’t appear with the Indians until July 21, but he finished
the season with an ERA of 0.00 in 20 innings of work. Not too bad.The young
left-hander also made three postseason appearances, not allowing a run in two
innings of work.
Olson stepped in and filled the role that was supposed to be occupied by
Boone Logan after the latter had his season end due to an injury. But even
though that is why Olson got his chance, he was the better option overall.
Whether that will continue in 2018 remains to be seen, but there is no reason
to expect any major regression from Olson.
He is going to give up some earned runs this year now that he will open the
season with the Indians, but for now it is hard to imagine last year being a
one-hit wonder.
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The 2017 season was the third season that Olson made a big league appearance.
He pitched in 11 games for the Seattle Mariners in 2015 and in one game for
the New York Yankees in 2016.He did allow eight earned runs in 13.1 innings
back in 2015, but it was his first time in the majors. Chalking it up to
being so inexperienced is fair.With both Andrew Miller and Cody Allen
potentially leaving after the 2018 season, Olson may be one of the key pieces
of the bullpen moving forward. Miller and Allen aren’t guaranteed to leave,
but I don’t see how the team affords to keep one of them, let alone both.
However, the market is changing this offseason, so anything is possible.
Back to the game on the field, Olson may slot in as the third option in the
bullpen this season if Terry Francona wants to use the left-hander as Andrew
Miller Jr. Putting Olson in high-leverage situations in the regular season
would prepare him for the postseason, give Miller rest, and also prepare
Olson to take that next step to becoming the go-to guy in 2019.
This is putting a lot of pressure on a pitcher who had one good half-season,
but his numbers were no fluke. Olson is poised for a great season in 2018.
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No.13: Tyler Olson:準備好迎接另一個蛻變的球季
笑臉人球迷一起見證了Olson 2017年球季卓越的表現，而他也已經準備好從牛棚出發，邁
向下一個蛻變的球季。
Olson算是2017年進步幅度大到令人驚奇的球員之一。Olson直到七月21號才首次穿著笑臉
人的球衣登場，但他這個球季卻留下了20局，零自責分的神奇表現，令人印象深刻。這位
年輕的左投在季後賽也出賽了三場，投了兩局也是一分未失。
Olson在Boone Logan受傷後，適時地接替了屬於他的任務，雖然說是因為Logan的傷勢才
讓Olson有表現的機會，但以整體的表現來說，他是比Logan還要適當的人選。不論他的驚
人的表現在2018年球季是否會持續上演，我們完全沒有理由認為他在明年球季會退化。既
然明年球季他會從大聯盟出發，他應該有機會獲得一些自責分，但目前看來，我們很難想
像他去年鬼神般的表現只是曇花一現，他在明年球季應該還是能夠繳出不錯的成績。
2017年球季是Olson在大聯盟出賽亮相的第三個球季，他2015年穿著西雅圖水手的球衣投
了11場，2016年則是披著洋基戰袍投了一場比賽。2015年的他在13.1局的出賽失了八分的
自責分，但那年只是他的菜鳥年，以一個毫無經驗的選手來說是可以接受的內容。
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由於2018年球季結束後，雙A有可能會因為成為自由球員而離開球隊，屆時Olson可望成為
笑臉人牛棚的關鍵人物。雙A並非一定會離隊，但我目前看不出球隊要如何負擔雙A隨便一
位的薪水，更別說同時付出兩個明星級選手的薪資。不過，從今年季末的自由球員市場來
看，勞資雙方的優勢似乎有所改變，明年季末的風向對哪邊有利還很難說，暫且進觀其變
吧。
回到球場，明年Olson應該會在牛棚區擔任雙A後的第三順位選手，如果嚼嚼希望將這位左
投手當成A米二世來使用的話。讓Olson在例行賽期間習慣面對一些高張力的情況或許對他
備戰季後賽有所幫助，這除了能讓A米獲得一些休息的機會外，也能讓Olson提早實習，期
望能在2019球季成為一位萬用的危機處理者。
也許我們將太多的壓力放在這位只投出半季好球的投手身上，但他上季能投出的那些鬼神
數字並非僥倖，Olson已經準備好迎接另一個優秀球季。
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No:12 Mike Clevinger remains a dynamic pitcher in 2018
The Cleveland Indians have a surplus of talent when it comes to pitchers, and
Mike Clevinger figures to play a dynamic role once again in 2018.
There are probably a lot of Cleveland Indians fans out there who wish they
could be as cool as Mike Clevinger.
Clevinger presents a fun and carefree self on social media, but more
importantly he serves as a key pitcher on the staff, whether that be in the
bullpen or the starting rotation.
The right-hander made 27 appearances in 2017, with 21 of those being starts.
He is still battling for a spot in the 2018 rotation, but made it clear he
wants to be a starter once again.
Clevinger had the best season of his young career last year, logging 121.2
innings with a 3.11 ERA. He struck out 137 batters and only walked 60. He did
transition to the bullpen at the end of the season, but it was not because of
poor performance.
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The competition for the final two spots in the rotation is interesting
because it seems like including Clevinger is a no-brainer.
However, Terry Francona is loyal to his veteran players and may want to give
a player like Josh Tomlin a shot over Clevinger, even when it isn’t the best
choice on paper.
There is also the fact Tomlin had his option picked up and Danny Salazar is a
top pitcher in the league when healthy, adding intrigue to the competition.
Even with all of this, Clevinger should be in the starting rotation.
But if the team decides to have him start the year in the bullpen, he will be
the first choice to return to the rotation if anyone struggles or gets hurt.
There is still a bit of the unknown with Clevinger, who only has one full
year of starting experience. And that “full” year only included 121.2
innings. But when comparing him to Salazar and Tomlin, Clevinger is at least
the second-best among the group, behind a healthy Salazar.
There is still the possibility the team swings a trade during this slow
offseason, so perhaps a player like Tomlin could be moved, although I’d
doubt that would happen given his experience with this team. There is also
nothing wrong with have a surplus of talent in the pitching staff.
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Clevinger doesn’t know what his role will be just yet, but based on his 2017
performance we should continue to see great things from the rising star in
2018.
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No12: Mike Clevinger 在明年仍繼續扮演投手工具人的角色
笑臉人的投手部門充斥著一堆很有天分的選手，這也是為何明年球季Mike會繼續擔任工具
人的原因。
我想很多的笑臉人球迷都希望自己能夠像Mike一樣酷。Mike在社群媒體中的形象就是很有
趣且無憂無慮，但更重要的是他對笑臉人的投手部門來說，不論是在牛棚區待命或是擔任
先發投手，他都是位相當關鍵的人物。這位右投手在上季出賽27場，其中有21場擔任先發
投手。他目前還是希望能在2018年的先發輪值表中獲得一個位置，說得清楚一點，他想再
度回到先發崗位。
在他剛起步的職棒生涯中，Mike在上季的表現可以說是生涯最佳的，吃了121.2局，自責
分率為3.11，送出了137次三振卻僅有60次保送。他在球季後期轉往牛棚，但這個輪調並
非因為他表現不好。
Mike在笑臉人還需要與其他同事一起競爭最後兩席先發投手的位置是件相當有趣的事，我
想大部分人都會認為Mike是位顯而易見的絕佳人選，不過嚼嚼出了名喜歡老將，所以他可
能會把其中一席先發投手留給Josh Tomlin，而非Mike，即使大家都知道Tomlin並不是所
有競爭名單中最佳的人選。由於Tomlin執行了他的選擇權，而Danny Salazar如果能保持
健康的話，將會是聯盟頂尖的投手，這也讓笑臉人明年的先發競爭更加詭譎多變。
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即便如此，但Mike還是應該要在笑臉人的先發輪值表中。即使球隊最終決定讓Mike從牛棚
出發，只要先發輪值中有人受傷或是狀態不佳，他一定會是填補先發輪值的首選。
不過畢竟Mike只有一年完整擔任先發的經驗，這也讓他的使用說明書上存有一些未知數，
而且所謂的「完整」球季也不過投了121.2局而已。但如果將Mike和Salazar、Tomlin相比
，我認為Mike至少會是這三位投手中的第二名，遜於Salazar。
在這個漫長的休季期間，發生交易的可能性還是存在，也許Tomlin就會因此離開球隊，雖
然依他在球隊的經歷，我很懷疑交易他的可能性。不過再怎麼說，讓投手部門充斥著一堆
具有天分的選手也不是件壞事。
Mike至今還不能確定他明年會擔任甚麼角色，但根據他去年的表現，我們應該還會看到
Mike在場上有著優秀的表現，期待能成為2018的明日之星。
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No11: Austin Jackson was a pleasant surprise in 2017
The Cleveland Indians received some much-needed depth from Austin Jackson in
2017, and are looking for a similar success story in 2018.
Austin Jackson only played in 85 games for the Cleveland Indians in 2017, but
he did enough in that span to impress Indians fans.
To be fair, he may have also impressed the world with one of the greatest
catches ever made.
Jackson was brought in last spring on an invite and made the most of his time
with the team. He slashed .318/.387/.482, all above his career averages, and
had 29 extra-base hits in 280 at-bats.
The depth he provided was priceless and it seemed like he did more than
enough to warrant a new deal in 2018, but Jackson remains a free agent in
what has been one of the slowest offseasons in recent history.
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The fact he remains unsigned doesn’t really hurt or help his chances of
returning. It just means he is waiting for the best offer, which is fine
considering teams don’t report to Spring Training for a few weeks. And by
now, Jackson has to have a few offers on the table for him.
Some see Melvin Upton Jr’s spring invite as a potential way to replace
Jackson for cheap, but it just seems like the front office is doing its due
diligence once again in searching for anyone who can help the team.
It worked with Jackson last year and if it works with Upton, it doesn’t
automatically mean he is Jackson’s direct replacement.
Having a veteran on the team, and one who has had a nice career like Jackson,
would be valuable for several reasons.
Along with the leadership Jackson can provide, it is no secret that this
Indians team has dealt with injury problems throughout the past few years.
Michael Brantley remains a giant question mark, while Lonnie Chisenhall hasn’
t been the healthiest of players as of late.
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Add in Bradley Zimmer’s hard style of play and Brandon Guyer’s wrist
issues, and love of getting beaned, and this team needs options in the
outfield.
Spotrac lists Austin Jackson’s value at just over $13 million per year, so
that is obviously out of the team’s price range. However, this value isn’t
taking into account the way the market is falling. Jackson may not want to
accept a deal that pays $4-5 million annually, but it may be all he gets this
year. And with this year’s market, that estimate may even be too high.
I doubt Jackson remains unsigned once Spring Training begins, and I do think
he has a great shot to return. Whether a salary dump accompanies a potential
move remains to be seen, but it would be foolish to let Jackson walk after
how productive he was in a part-time role a season ago.
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No.11 Austin Jackson: 意外討喜的2017年球季
2017年的笑臉人從Jackson身上得到的超乎預期的支援，希望在2018也能看到他也能有如
此成功的表現。
Jackson在2017球季雖然只出賽了85場，但他的貢獻卻足以讓笑臉人球迷留下深刻的印象
，甚至他憑著著那記無比精彩的接殺讓全球都對他留下深刻的印象。
他是在去年以小聯盟合約附帶春訓邀請加盟笑臉人，然後就一直留在大聯盟。他上季的打
擊三圍是.318/.387/.482，每項都超越他的生涯平均，在280個打數中他擊出29隻長打。
他所提供的板凳深度對笑臉人來說是無價的，他的貢獻理應為他在2018球季贏得一張新的
合約，但最終Jackson還是在這個近期自由市場最冷的冬天成為了自由球員。未定的合約
狀態並不會對他回歸大聯盟的機會造成影響，這只是代表他還在等待一張更好的合約，即
使因此缺席幾週的春訓也還可以接受。目前為止，Jackson已經擁有幾份合約擺在他的桌
上，而有些人認為Melvin Upton Jr.那張帶有春訓邀請的合約或許有機會以更便宜的價格
取代Jackson，不過從球團的角度來說，在市場中找尋所有有可能幫助球隊的球員是他們
應盡的責任。上季投資在Jackson身上的暴利也可能會出現在Upton身上，但這並不等同於
Upton能夠直接取代Jackson。
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能擁有一位像Jackson這樣具有實績的老將對球隊來說是件很棒的事，Jackson除了具有出
色的領導能力外，也能替過去幾年不斷受到傷兵困擾的笑臉人提供戰力。想想看，
Michael Brantley的健康狀況至今仍是個大問題；Lonnie Chisenhall直到最近才成為整
個球隊外野手最健康的球員；再加上Bradley Zimmer非常拼命的守備風格以及Brandon
Guyer手腕的傷勢與充滿活力的守備，這也是為何這支球隊需要找個穩定的外野替補球員
的原因。
Spotrac lists認為Jackson值得一張一千三百萬美金年薪的合約，但這明顯大幅超出笑臉
人的預算，不過這個數字並未考量到今年萎縮的自由球員市場。Jackson應該不會希望他
明年只能拿到跟今年差不多，大約四百到五百萬的年薪，但依照今年市場的簽約情況來說
，Sportrac lists所給的金額應該還是嚴重高估。
我敢打賭Jackson會再發生一次直到春訓開始仍尚未簽約情況，而我也大膽猜測他最終還
是會回到笑臉人。目前是有些潛在的球員交易選項，若交易成真或許能替球隊清出一些薪
資空間，但目前一切仍在觀察階段。不論如何，如果讓連在板凳上都能夠替球隊做出這麼
多實質貢獻的Jackson在季後離開笑臉人，將是一件極度愚蠢的事情。
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感謝糾錯~ 沒注意到那句是個片語 謝謝!!
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