村上春树《海边的卡夫卡》 ---（四）全文涉及到的其他知识(6)

23. Hitchhiking (also known as thumbing or hitching) is a means of transportation that is gained by asking individuals, usually strangers, for a ride in their car or other vehicle. The ride is usually, but not always, free。搭便车(也被称为thumb或hitching)，是指请别人(通常是陌生人)坐他们的车或其他车来搭顺风车。这趟旅程通常是免费的，但并不总是免费的
24. 中日龙：The Chunichi Dragons (中日ドラゴンズ, Chūnichi Doragonzu) are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chūbu region of Japan. 这是一支职业棒球队，总部设在日本的主要城市名古屋。

25. Irony can be categorized into different types, including verbal irony, dramatic irony, and situational irony. Verbal, dramatic, and situational irony are often used for emphasis in the assertion of a truth. The ironic form of simile, used in sarcasm, and some forms of litotes can emphasize one's meaning by the deliberate use of language which states the opposite of the truth, denies the contrary of the truth, or drastically and obviously understates a factual connection。