Jackie Robinson
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction.
导言表。
4 The Early Years.
4 《早年》。
5 Taking a Stand.
5 站起来。
7 You’re Hired!
7你被雇佣了!
8 Number 42 Takes the Field.
8 第42个拿下球场。
11 Beyond Baseball.
11 超越棒球队.
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Introduction African Americans play a big part in professional sports today.
16 导言 非裔美国人在今天的职业体育中扮演了重要角色.
For many years, however, black athletes weren’t allowed to play with white athletes.
但许多年来,
Jackie Robinson helped change all that.
Jackie Robinson帮助改变了这一切
Jackie Robinson was both a baseball hero and a champion for equal rights.
杰基·罗宾逊既是棒球英雄,也是争取平等权利的冠军.
The Early Years Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born into a poor Georgia family in 1919.
早年杰克罗斯福 1919年罗宾逊生于一个贫穷的佐治亚家庭.
Jackie Robinson (second from left) poses with his family around 1925.
Jackie Robinson(从左起第二位)在1925年左右与他的家人相会.
In college, he was a star on his school’s football, track, basketball, and baseball teams.
在大学期间,他在他的学校的足球,田径,篮球,和棒球队中出名.
His family had little money, however.
然而,他的家人几乎没有钱。
He left college in 1941 to help support his family and did not finish.
1941年他离开大学帮助养家糊口,没有完成.
Besides baseball, Robinson ran track and played football and basketball in college.
除棒球外,罗宾逊还跑过田径,并在大学里打过足球和篮球.
He was great at all of them.
他对他们都很好
Taking a Stand In December 1941, the United States entered a war.
1941年12月,美国进入了一场战争。
Like many young men, Robinson had to serve in the war.
像许多年轻人一样,罗宾逊不得不在战争中服役.
One day, he and a group of soldiers got on an army bus.
一天,他和一群士兵乘坐了一辆军车。
The bus was segregated.
公共汽车被隔离。
White soldiers sat in the front and black soldiers in the back.
白人士兵坐在前面,黑人士兵坐在后面.
Yet Robinson knew he was as good a soldier as the white men.
然而罗宾逊知道他和白人一样是个好士兵.
He would not move to the back when he was told to.
当他被告知时,他不会搬去后面。
Robinson was arrested, but he had only stood up for what was right.
Robinson被捕了 但他只为正确而反抗
He was let go.
他被放开了
Robinson poses in his U.
罗宾逊在他的U。
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师曰.
Army uniform.
军服.
You’re Hired!
你被雇用了!
After his time in the army, Robinson played baseball.
在军队服役后,罗宾逊打棒球.
In 1945, however, baseball was segregated, too.
然而在1945年,棒球也被隔离.
White and black athletes played in separate leagues.
白人和黑人运动员在不同的联赛中出场.
Robinson played shortstop in the mid-1940s.
罗宾逊在1940年代中期出演了快手.
He later played first and then second base.
他后来先打后打出二垒.
Robinson felt that there should not be separate baseball leagues based on skin color.
罗宾逊觉得不应该有基于肤色的单独的棒球联赛.
So did Branch Rickey, the man who ran the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Brooklyn道奇队的老板Rickey也是
Rickey wanted the Dodgers to be the first white team to include a black player.
里基希望道奇队成为第一个包括一名黑人球员的白人球队.
Rickey knew that this player would not only have to be a great athlete.
Rickey知道这个球员不仅需要成为一名优秀的运动员.
He would also have to face prejudice because he was African American.
他也必须面对偏见,因为他是非裔美国人。
The umpire motions Robinson to first base after he is hit by a pitch in 1947.
裁判在1947年被一发球击中后,将罗宾逊移动到一垒.
A Team of Two Robinson shakes Rickey’s hand after signing his 1948 contract.
一队二人罗宾逊在1948年签约后与瑞奇握手.
Rickey hired Robinson.
瑞奇雇了罗宾逊
He had one condition, though.
不过他有一个条件
Robinson could only fight prejudice one way—by playing great baseball.
Robinson只能用一种方式来对抗偏见——打出伟大的棒球。
Number 42 Takes the Field Wearing number 42, Robinson took the field on April 15, 1947.
42号取"战地穿戴"42号,1947年4月15日取出"战地".
A crowd of twenty-six thousand people watched as he walked to the plate.
一众二万六千人一行走入盘.
Insults rang out from the other team’s dugout, but Robinson just played ball.
但罗宾逊刚刚打球。
Robinson waits for the pitch in April 1947.
1947年4月罗宾逊等待投出.
Another Great Steal Equal rights won that day.
那天又赢得了一个大盗平等权利
So did the Dodgers.
道克队也是
As for Robinson, he went on to have a great career.
至于罗宾逊,他继续有一个伟大的生涯.
The Yankees catcher attempts to tag Robinson during the 1955 World Series.
洋基队捕手试图在1955年世界大赛期间给罗宾逊贴上标签.
Robinson and teammate Pee Wee Reese became close friends (top).
罗宾逊和队友皮·韦·里斯成为了亲密的朋友(top).
Robinson holds his Hall of Fame plaque (right).
罗宾逊持有他的名人堂牌匾(右)。
In 1962, he became the first African American to get into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1962年,他成为第一个进入棒球名人堂的非裔美国人.
His Number, His Day The Angels and the Athletics both wear number 42 jerseys on April 15, 2014 (top).
他的号码,他的日子 天使队和运动员队均于2014年4月15日(上)穿42号球衣.
President Barack Obama views Robinson’s jersey during a tour of the Baseball Hall of Fame (right).
巴拉克·奥巴马总统在棒球名人堂巡演(右翼)期间,
Robinson helped run the coffee maker Chock Full o’ Nuts.
罗宾逊协助咖啡制造商Chock Full o Nuts的经营。
He was the first black vice president of a U.
他是U的第一个黑人副总统.
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national company.
国家公司。
Here, he works at his desk in January 1962.
在这里,他于1962年1月在他的办公桌工作.
Beyond Baseball After Robinson stopped playing baseball in 1957, he went into business.
超越了棒球 1957年罗宾逊停止打棒球后,他投身商业.
He also continued to work for equal rights for all people.
他还继续为所有人的平等权利而努力。
He died in 1972.
1972年逝世.
Today in the United States, more people of color play in the world of sports than ever before.
今天在美国,体育界有色人种比以往任何时候多.
We all have Number 42 to thank for that.
我们都有42号为此而感谢。