Mich. baseball park to offer 4,800-calorie burgers 密西根州棒球場提供4800卡路里的漢堡

◎張沛元

Well, at least the salsa is low-cal.

嗯，至少莎莎醬是低卡的。

The West Michigan Whitecaps, a minor league baseball team, will be offering up major league cholesterol, carbohydrates and calories in an enormous hamburger being added to the menu this year at the Fifth Third Ballpark.

美國職棒小聯盟球隊，西密西根白帽隊將把膽固醇、碳水化合物與卡路里皆達大聯盟級的超級大漢堡，納入五三棒球場今年的菜單。

The 4-pound, $20 burger features five beef patties, five slices of cheese, nearly a cup of chili and liberal doses of salsa and corn chips, all on an 8-inch sesame-seed bun.

這款4磅重、售價20美元的大漢堡裡有5片牛肉餅，5片起司，將近一杯的辣醬，以及大量莎莎醬與玉米脆片，全部塞進一個8吋大的芝麻麵包裡。

The Grand Rapids Press reports that anyone who eats the entire 4,800-calorie behemoth in one sitting will receive a special T-shirt. Saner fans can divide it up with a pizza cutter and share.

大湍流新聞報報導說，任何一位能夠一口氣吃掉這整個熱量4800卡巨無霸漢堡的人，就能得到一件特別的T恤。至於頭腦比較正常的球迷，則可以用披薩刀分食這個大漢堡。

The Midwest League team is a Class A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers.

這支中西聯盟的棒球隊是美國職棒大聯盟底特律老虎隊旗下的1A球隊。

新聞辭典

ballpark： 名詞，球類運動，特別是棒球的比賽場地。例句：The unofficial baseball anthem, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," is traditionally sung during the seventh-inning stretch of a baseball game.（非正式的棒球國歌「帶我去看球」，通常在第七局中場播放。）

minor：形容詞，小的，少的，不重要的，年幼的，副修的。名詞，未成年人，副修科目。例句：Retailers selling alcohol and tobacco to minors will be fined.（販售菸酒給未成年人的零售商會被罰款。）

sane：形容詞，（頭腦、神智）清楚的，健全的。其相反詞為 insane，指發狂的，發瘋的。