Chicago Cubs Win World Series(翻译)

The Chicago Cubs have won baseball’s World Series.It was the Cubs’ first World Series win since 1908.
芝加哥小熊队获得了棒球世界系列赛的冠军。这是小熊队自1908年以来首次获得世界系列赛冠军。

On Thursday, the hashtag #CubsWin trended across the United States.
#小熊队获胜#在周四那天成了全美国的热门话题。

For more than 100 years, the Cubs have been known as “lovable losers.”The team has many fans all across the country.But, it never seems to be able to win big games.
一百多年来，小熊队都以“可爱的失败者”而著称。该队在全美有许多粉丝。但是从来没有在大型比赛中获胜过。

That all changed early Thursday morning in Cleveland, Ohio.
这一切都在周四凌晨的俄亥俄州克利夫兰改写了。

The Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-7 just after midnight to win the World Series.The Cubs came from behind to win the series. They were losing to the Indians 3 games to 1.Then, they won three games in a row to win the World Series.
刚过午夜，小熊队就以8-7击败了克利夫兰印第安人队，获得了世界系列赛的冠军。小熊队的夺冠是后来居上的。起初他们的大比分以1-3落后于印第安人队。然后，他们连赢三场，获得了冠军。

The series is “best-of-seven.”The team that wins four out of seven games wins.
世界系列赛是七局四胜制。赢得七场比赛中四场的队伍获胜。

The results left many Cleveland fans disappointed.The Indians last won a World Series in 1948.
比赛结果让克利夫兰队的粉丝们很是失望。印第安人队上次获得世界系列赛冠军是在1948年。

The Cubs were one of baseball’s best teams this year.But, many fans did not think they could win the series after falling behind.
小熊队是今年最好的棒球队之一。但是，在他们落后之后，很多粉丝并不认为他们能够夺冠。

One expert said the team had just a 15 percent chance of winning the series earlier in the week.
一名专家本周早些时候说，小熊队获胜的概率只有15%。

The year 2016 is turning out to be a year of unexpected winners in sports.When the Leicester City soccer team won England’s championship earlier this year,some people explained its significance to American fans by comparing it to the Cubs winning the World Series.In other words, it was not expected to happen at all.
2016年变成了体育黑马的一年。今年年初，莱切斯特城队获得英超联赛冠军，很多人将这场胜利的重要性和小熊队获得世界系列赛冠军对美国粉丝的重要性相比。换句话说，根本没人觉得他们会夺冠。

Now, a few months later, the Cubs have won.
几个月之后的现在，小熊队真的赢了。

People all over America are celebrating the victory on social media.
全美的人们都在社交媒体上庆祝胜利。

One of the top posts on Twitter is a photo of the sign-in sheet at a Chicago-area elementary school.
推特上最火的照片之一是芝加哥一所小学的签到表。

It shows that many parents told the school their child was late because they stayed up to watch the Cubs win.
很多家长对校方说，他们的孩子迟到是因为看小熊队获胜的比赛看太晚了。

Many people also liked a video showing the message board outside of Wrigley Field.That is where the Cubs play their home games in Chicago.
很多人也很喜欢瑞格里球场外面的看板那个视频。瑞格里球场是小熊队在芝加哥的主场。

When the game ended, the board changed to “CUBS WIN!” and thousands of people celebrated.
比赛结束的时候，看板上的字变成了“小熊队获胜！”，数千人开始庆祝。

Another popular Twitter post included a photo from 1993, and a prediction.It was a man’s high school yearbook photo.In the text under the photo, he wrote “Chicago Cubs.2016 World Champions.You heard it here first.”
推特上另一张比较火的照片拍摄于1993年，是一个预测。照片上是一个人的高中毕业纪念册。照片上的文字写着，“芝加哥小熊队。2016年世界冠军。立此存证。”

Many people cannot believe the man, who is now over 40 years old, got the prediction right.
这个人现在已经40多岁，很多人都不敢相信他是怎么预测得这么准的。

One man in Chicago celebrated by drinking a very old beer.He had put the drink in his refrigerator in 1984.He promised not to drink it until the Cubs won a championship.
一个芝加哥人则是喝了一罐很老的啤酒表示庆祝。他在1984年把啤酒放到了冰箱里。他许诺说，小熊队不得冠军就不喝这罐啤酒。

Finally, 32 years later, he was able to open the beer and drink it.
32年后的今天，他终于能够开罐畅饮了。

And that’s What’s Trending Today.
以上是《正在发生》节目。

I’m Dan Friedell.
丹·弗里德尔为您报道。