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The news of Miami Marlins’ Jose Fernandez’s death hit one of his fans especially hard, because less than 24 hours earlier, she got to meet her favorite baseball player.
美國職棒大聯盟邁阿密馬林魚隊投手荷西．費南德茲的死訊，讓他的1名球迷格外心痛，因為在不到24小時之前，她才跟這位她最喜歡的職棒球員見面。
Cristina Llanes, 20, was on cloud nine Saturday afternoon after a big surprise — meeting Fernandez at Marlins Park.
20歲的克莉絲汀娜．利亞內斯週六午後在馬林魚球場跟費南德茲驚喜相見，樂上九霄雲外。
The Miami pitcher was killed Sunday in a boating accident along with two other people.
這名馬林魚投手週日與另外2人死於一場船難。
Cristina, a huge Marlins fan, used to go watch the team play with her father. A debilitating disease, however, has really taken its toll and made it difficult for her to make it out to any games.
馬林魚鐵粉克莉絲汀娜過去總跟父親一起去看該隊出賽，但因罹患導致身體虛弱的疾病，讓她很難再出門看比賽。
On Saturday, thanks to a Make-a-Wish program, Miami Fire Rescue crews transported Cristina for the surprise of a lifetime.
拜「許願計畫」之賜，邁阿密消防救難隊員週六為了這個畢生驚喜負責運送克莉絲汀娜。
"It was a huge surprise. I didn’t expect that at all," said Cristina. "It was a huge experience. It felt like a dream come true."
「這是超棒的驚喜。我完全沒料到，」克莉絲汀娜說。「這是超棒的經驗，我感覺有如美夢成真。」
But after a day filled with so much joy, like so many fans, Cristina woke up to the devastating news of Jose’s death.
但就在充滿喜悅的一天後，一如許多粉絲，克莉絲汀娜得到的卻是令人心碎的荷西死訊。
新聞辭典
on cloud nine：慣用語，形容非常高興，樂上九霄雲外。例句：When I got the admission letter from the school had applied for, I was on cloud nine.（當我收到我申請的那所學校的入學通知信時，我簡直樂翻了。）
take its/a toll：慣用語，造成損失（傷亡或失敗）。例句：The workplace stress has taken its toll on your health.（職場壓力已經損及你的健康。）
thanks to：慣用語，多虧，拜…之賜，也可用於貶意。
全通翻譯引用自 http://iservice.ltn.com.tw/Service/english/english.php?engno=1048410&day=2016-11-04
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