Training
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
“ Hey, Scotty, your spring school break is short and it’s a beautiful day here in Phoenix,” said Gramps.
“...... Scotty, 你的春季放学时间很短,
“Can I pry you away from that game to play some catch?”
“我能不能请你离开那场比赛去玩一些接球? “
“ Umm, not yet, Gramps.
“还没有,爷爷。
I want to pitch to one more batter,” Scotty said.
”斯科蒂说。
He was playing his favorite computer baseball game, All-Time All-Stars.
他在玩他最喜欢的电脑棒球游戏"全时全明星".
This game let him make up his own teams.
这场比赛让他组成了自己的队伍.
He could have great players from history play with, and against, great players of today.
他可以让来自历史的优秀球员 和今天的优秀球员玩耍和对抗
Scotty loved looking up and memorizing the players’ statistics.
Scotty喜欢抬头一看,
Knowing what each player did best helped him to make decisions during the game.
了解每个玩家所做的最好,有助于他在游戏期间做出决策.
He called the pitches and controlled the batters.
他调用投出并控制了击球手.
For Scotty, All-Time All-Stars was much more fun than playing real baseball.
对斯科蒂来说,全时全明星比打真正的棒球更有趣.
Scotty wasn’t very good at real baseball.
Scotty并不擅长真正的棒球。
In T-Ball two years ago he couldn’t hit the ball off the tee.
在T-Ball中,
Last year, he failed to catch most of the fly balls that were hit his way.
去年,他没能赶上大部分被击中的飞球.
He wasn’t sure if he would even try out for Little League this year.
他甚至不确定今年是否会参加小联盟的比赛。
“ Here’s the pitch,” said Scotty.
“...... Scotty说,
“A fastball low and away.
“一个低得快的快球。
Strike two!”
第二击!”
“Who’s up?”
" 谁起来了? “
asked Gramps.
问爷爷。
“ Cal Ripken Jr.
“卡尔·里彭 小说。
He got two Most Valuable Player awards playing shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles in the 1980s and 1990s.
他在20世纪80年代和90年代为巴尔的摩奥里奥斯队赢得了两个最有价值球员奖项来打快手.
But he also broke Lou ‘The Iron Horse’ Gehrig’s sixty-year-old record of playing 2,130 games in a row.
但他也打破了Lou ' The Iron Horse' Gehrig60年来连续出场2130场的记录.
Cal played in 2,632 straight games.”
卡尔在2,632场直线比赛中出场. “
“ You sure know your stats,” said Gramps.
“...... 爷爷说,你确实知道你的数据。
“Who’s up next?”
“下一个是谁? “
CAL RIPKEN JR.
卡尔·里肯 JR.
“ I’m going to pinch-hit for my pitcher, Cy Young, with Ichiro Suzuki.
" 我要和铃木一郎一起为我的投手Cy Young出手。
Suzuki is an awesome outfielder for the Seattle Mariners.
铃木是西雅图海军陆战队的出色外野手
He got 200-plus hits ten years in a row.
他连续十年获得200多个入球.
In 2004, he set the Major League Baseball record for most hits in a single season with 262.”
2004年他以262分创下主力联赛棒球打入单赛季大多数入球的纪录. “
“ That’s right,” said Gramps.
“...... 对,
“He’s really something to watch.
" 他确实值得观看。
How’d you like to see the real Ichiro Suzuki play?”
你想看看铃木一郎玩得怎么样? “
“ We could drive over to the Mariners’ spring training camp,” said Gramps.
“...... 我们可以开车去海军陆战队的春季训练营,
“It’s not far from here.
“离这里不远。
We can watch from the sidelines.
我们可以从旁观。
We might see lots of players.”
我们可能会看到很多球员。 “
“ We could watch Suzuki training?”
“...... 我们可以看铃木的训练吗? “
asked Scotty.
问了史考特
“Come on, Gramps,” he begged.
"来吧,爷爷,"他恳求。
“ Let’s get going!”
“...... 我们出发吧! “
As they drove, Gramps explained the importance of spring training camp.
当他们开车时,外公解释了春季训练营的重要性.
“Practice makes anyone a better player,” said Gramps.
外公说,“实践使任何人成为一个更好的参与者。”
“Each spring, major league teams come to Arizona and Florida, where the weather is warm.
“每年春季,各大联赛球队都会来亚利桑那州和佛罗里达州,那里天气温暖.
They practice their skills to be ready for the new season.
他们练习技能,准备迎接新赛季.
Teams do drills, review game plans, and play exhibition games against each other.
团队进行演练,审查游戏计划,并互相出演会展游戏.
I go to most of the exhibition games here,” said Gramps.
我去看大部分的展览游戏,
“ I guess that I hadn’t thought about spring training very much,” said Scotty.
Scotty说, “我想我对春季训练没有太多的考虑。
“ Fifteen of the Major League Baseball teams train here in Arizona, in the Cactus League,” explained Gramps.
“在亚利桑那州的15个大联盟棒球队在仙人掌联盟的训练中,”爷爷解释道。
“It’s called that because, well—we have a lot of cactus here.
我们这里有很多仙人掌。
Fifteen other teams play in Florida.
另有15支球队在佛罗里达州出场.
That league is called the Grapefruit League because they grow a lot of grapefruit there.”
那个联盟叫做"葡萄果联盟" 因为他们在那里种了很多葡萄果 “
GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE Atlanta Braves Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox Detroit Tigers Florida Marlins Houston Astros Minnesota Twins New York Mets New York Yankees Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates St.
圭亚那 亚特兰大勇士 巴尔的摩·奥里奥斯 波士顿红袜 底特律虎 佛罗里达州马林斯 休斯敦 Astros 明尼苏达州双子城 纽约大都会 纽约洋基 费城菲利士 匹兹堡海盗圣.
Louis Cardinals Tampa Bay Rays Toronto Blue Jays Washington Nationals CACTUS LEAGUE Arizona Diamondbacks Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Colorado Rockies Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Angels Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Brewers Oakland Athletics San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants Seattle Mariners Texas Rangers Dustin Ackley, second baseman for the Seattle Mariners, at spring training batting practice in Arizona.
路易·红衣主教 坦帕湾 雷斯多伦多 Blue Jays Washington Nationals CACTUS LEAGUE 亚利桑那钻石后卫 芝加哥小熊 芝加哥白袜辛辛那提 红人克利夫兰 印度人 科罗拉多 落基山脉 堪萨斯 皇家 洛杉矶 天使 洛杉矶 道奇 密尔沃基 布鲁斯 奥克兰 运动员 圣迭戈 神父 旧金山 巨人 西雅图 海军陆战队 德克萨斯 游骑兵 Dustin 阿克利,西雅图海军陆战队的 二垒手,在亚利桑那州参加春季训练击球训练.
The Mariners shared the training camp with the San Diego Padres.
海军陆战队与圣迭戈教士分享了训练营.
Scotty watched as dozens of players did the same moves over and over again.
斯科蒂看着数十名球员一遍又一遍地做了同样的动作.
They tossed balls back and forth and caught grounders.
他们前后抛出球来接地表人.
They ran the bases and chased down fly balls.
他们跑出基地 追倒了飞球
They made their hard work look more like fun.
他们让自己的辛勤工作看起来更有趣.
“ Look, Gramps!”
"看,爷爷!"
cried Scotty.
流了眼泪的斯科蒂。
“There’s Ichiro Suzuki, just like you said—and he’s hitting off a batting tee!”
铃木一郎正像你说的一样,
“ It helps him keep his swing level,” said a booming voice behind them.
“...... 这帮助他保持摇摆水平,”
Scotty turned to see the Padres’ Hall of Fame great Tony Gwynn watching Suzuki.
Scotty转而看到神父的名人堂,
“ You’re Tony Gwynn!”
" 你是托尼·格温!"
said Scotty.
说斯科蒂。
“You’re on my All-Time All-Stars team!”
"你是我的全明星队! “
Scotty said.
斯科蒂说。
“You got a double yesterday off of Walter Johnson!”
“你昨天从沃尔特·约翰逊那里得到了一个双人! “
“ That would have been difficult,” Tony said.
“...... 这本来是困难的,“托尼说。
“Johnson pitched from 1907 until 1927.”
“约翰逊从1907年投出,直到1927年。 “
“ I’m here as a batting coach for the Padres,” Tony said.
Tony说:「我在这里是教父队的打击教练。
“Show me how you swing a bat.”
“告诉我,你如何挥棒。 “
“ I’m hopeless,” said Scotty.
Scotty说,
“ You’re not hopeless,” Tony said.
“...... “托尼说,
“You just need to work harder on some things.”
“你只需要更努力地处理一些事情。 “
“ To stay balanced, keep your back foot on the ground as you step toward the ball,” he said.
“...... 他说,为了保持平衡,你的后脚要站到地上,然后向球走去。”
Scotty still missed the tee a few times, but he made some solid hits, too.
Scotty还错过了几次比赛 但他也打入了一些好球
Tony also showed Scotty how to use two hands when catching the ball.
托尼还向斯考特展示了接球时如何用两只手.
“Reach your arm high when you throw.
“当你抛出的时候,举起手臂来。
That’s it.”
就这样。 “
Tony said.
托尼说。
“Try again, and keep practicing.”
“再试一次,继续练习。 “
On the ride home, Scotty was too tired and too happy to say much except, “Hey, Gramps, I don’t know how you arranged that, but it was cool!
在回家的路上,斯科蒂太累了,也太高兴了,除了"嘿,爷爷,我不知道你是怎么安排的,但是这很酷!
Will you help me practice tomorrow?”
你明天能帮我练习吗? “