Ichiro Suzuki
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents October 1, 2004.
2004年10月1日目录表。
4 Born to Play.
4生来玩.
5 Japan’s Favorite Player.
5 日本最喜爱玩家.
7 Coming to the United States.
7来美国。
10 Setting Records.
10 设置记录。
13 Glossary.
13 词汇。
16 October 1, 2004 Good evening, baseball fans.
2004年10月16日,纽约 晚上好,棒球迷们
We have an amazing game tonight.
我们今晚有个很棒的比赛
The Seattle Mariners are battling the Texas Rangers.
西雅图海军陆战队正在对抗德克萨斯游骑兵
It’s the bottom of the third inning.
这是第三局的底部。
The crowd here in Seattle is on its feet.
西雅图的人群站起来了
Everyone has come to see Ichiro Suzuki make history.
所有人都来看铃木一郎创造历史
The count is three balls and two strikes.
计分为3个球和2个出击.
You can feel the excitement.
你能感觉到兴奋
The Rangers’ pitcher winds up.
游骑兵队的投手终于来了。
he delivers.
他提供。
Ichiro hits it up the middle.
一郎把它打到中间
Holy cow!
老天爷!
It’s a base hit.
这是基础打击。
number 258.
编号为258。
Ichiro just broke baseball’s all-time record for hits in a single season.
一郎刚刚打破了棒球在单一赛季的出场纪录。
The crowd is going wild!
观众都疯了!
Ichiro steals third base in a game against the New York Yankees.
一郎在对纽约洋基队的比赛中偷取了三垒.
Ichiro waves to the cheering crowd after his record-breaking hit.
一郎在创纪录出击后向欢呼群众出浪.
Born to Play Playing baseball is what Ichiro does best.
生来玩 一郎最擅长打棒球
He was born in Japan on October 22, 1973.
1973年10月22日生于日本.
His father wanted Ichiro to become a great baseball player.
他的父亲希望一郎成为一名出色的棒球运动员.
He made his son practice up to four hours a day, every day, year round.
他让儿子每天练习四个小时,每天,一年一次。
Sometimes Ichiro practiced when it was too cold to grip the bat.
有时一郎在太冷无法抓住蝙蝠的时候练习.
His father also made his right-handed son bat from the left side of the plate.
他的父亲还从盘子的左侧制出他右手的儿子蝙蝠.
That way, Ichiro would be closer to first base.
这样一郎就能接近一垒了
Ichiro and his father didn’t always get along, but Ichiro still worked hard.
一郎和他的父亲并非总能相处,
Ichiro, which means “first boy,” learned well.
一郎,意思是“第一男孩”,学得不错。
In high school, he woke up at 3:00 a.
高中时,他3: 00醒来.
m.
米。
to do his chores.
做他的家务
He wanted to make sure he had enough time to play ball and study.
他想确保他有足够的时间打球和学习.
All that hard work paid off.
所有的辛勤工作都得到了回报。
When Ichiro was eighteen, the Blue Wave baseball team chose Ichiro to play for them.
一郎18岁时,蓝浪棒球队选择一郎为他们出场.
Ichiro practices his batting before a game.
一郎在比赛前练习打球
Japan’s Favorite Player Ichiro played for seven years with the Blue Wave in Japan.
日本最喜爱玩家一郎出道7年与"蓝波"出道.
He led the team to its first championship in 1996.
他带领球队于1996年获得首个冠军.
Ichiro also led the league in hits seven years in a row.
一郎还连续七年以入球率领衔联赛.
He played in seven straight all-star games.
他在七场直通全明星赛中出场.
In time, he became one of the most famous people in the country.
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Ichiro’s fans couldn’t get enough of him.
一郎的粉丝们对他一无所获。
They saw him on TV.
他们在电视上看到他了
They saw him in ads.
他们看到他在广告。
They liked his hair and the way he dressed.
他们喜欢他的发型和打扮
Ichiro wore sunglasses and a backward baseball cap.
一郎戴了墨镜和一顶落后的棒球帽.
He played catch with fans.
他和球迷一起打球
Ichiro was so popular that his father built a museum.
一郎很受欢迎,以至于他的父亲建造了一座博物馆.
The museum holds thousands of things from Ichiro’s life.
博物馆收藏了从一郎生平起的上千件物品.
These include his report cards, clothes, and video games.
包括他的成绩单、衣服和游戏。
Ichiro hits a game-winning home run while playing for the Blue Wave in 1996.
一郎在1996年为"蓝浪"出道时打入了一场游戏取胜的全垒打.
One of Ichiro’s many ads hangs over a busy shopping area in Tokyo, Japan.
日本东京繁忙的购物区,
Later, when Ichiro began to play in the United States, many of his fans followed him.
后来一郎开始在美国出道后,他的许多球迷也跟着他.
They watched his games on television.
他们在电视上看他的游戏
Some fans even flew across the ocean just to see him play.
一些球迷甚至飞过大海只是为了看他玩.
When Ichiro returned to Japan for a visit, it was always an event.
一郎回日本访问时,始终是一件大事.
Coming to the United States Ichiro loved playing in Japan.
来到美国一郎喜欢在日本打球.
Yet he wanted to show that he was in the same league as Americans.
但他想证明他和美国人是同一联盟的
He was thinner and smaller than most American players.
他比大多数美国球员还瘦又小.
He also didn’t hit the ball hard.
他也没有重打球。
Instead, he slapped at it with his bat.
相反,他用球棒打它。
Fans in Tokyo watch Ichiro on television.
东京的粉丝在电视上看一郎.
Japan’s Pastime People in the United States love baseball.
日本在美国的"消遣人"喜欢棒球.
So do the Japanese.
日本人也一样
They have been playing the game since the late 1800s.
他们从1800年代后期开始玩游戏.
They organized their first pro team in 1920.
1920年他们组织了自己的第一支职业球队.
They started their first league in 1936.
他们于1936年开始他们的首个联赛.
Babe Ruth sits with batboys during an all-star game in Japan in 1934.
贝比·鲁斯于1934年在日本举办的全明星赛上与蝙蝠男孩同坐.
Many pitchers fear Ichiro’s swing.
许多投手害怕一郎的摇摆.
Ichiro joined the Seattle Mariners in 2001, becoming the first non-pitcher from Japan to play in the United States.
一郎于2001年加入西雅图海军陆战队,成为首位从日本来美国出道的非选手.
He didn’t play that well in spring training.
在春季训练中,
Things changed when the season began.
赛季开始时情况发生了变化.
As a rookie, Ichiro had an amazing.
作为新手,一郎有一个惊人的。
350 batting average.
平均350击出.
He led the American League in hits with 242.
他以242的入球带领了美国联盟.
He stole 56 bases and scored 127 runs.
他盗取了56个基地并打出127个跑道.
Ichiro was so good that he won the American League Rookie of the Year Award.
一郎非常出色,获得了美国联赛年度"鲁克"奖.
He also won the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP).
他还获得了最有价值球员奖(MVP).
A rookie player rarely wins both.
菜鸟玩家很少双赢
Ichiro was one of the top players in the game.
一郎是游戏中最优秀的玩家之一.
He played with the Mariners until 2012, when he was traded to the New York Yankees.
他和海军陆战队一起玩到2012年被交易到纽约洋基队.
Ichiro has won many awards.
一郎多次获奖.
(Top) Ichiro holds the All-Star MVP award he won in 2007.
(Top)一郎举办2007年获全明星MVP奖.
(Bottom) Ichiro accepts a Gold Glove award in 2010.
(Bottom)一郎在2010年接受金手套奖.
Ichiro steals a base in 2001.
一郎在2001年偷取了基地.
He is one of only a few baseball players who use their first names on their jerseys.
他是少数在球衣上使用自己名字的棒球运动员之一.
Setting Records Ichiro won two MVP awards and two batting titles while playing in the United States.
设定唱片一郎在美国出道时获得2个MVP奖和2个击球头衔.
He also won ten Gold Gloves for great defensive play.
他还因出色的防守剧本而赢得了十项"金手套".
Ichiro doesn’t hit many home runs.
一郎没有打出许多全垒打。
Still, he led the league in singles ten years in a row.
尽管如此,他还是连续十年在单打中领跑联赛.
Yet it’s one hit in 2004 that Ichiro remembers most.
但2004年,
On October 1, he made hit number 258.
10月1日,他制造出258个命中号.
Ichiro finally broke the record for single hits in a season that had been set by George Sisler in 1920.
一郎最终打破了乔治·西斯勒在1920年设定的一个赛季中单打出场纪录.
Afterward, Ichiro ran to the seats near first base.
后一郎跑到一垒附近的座位上.
There sat Sisler’s 81-year-old daughter.
Sisler81岁的女儿坐在那里。
Ichiro bowed to her, a sign of respect in Japan.
一郎向她叩头了,这是日本的一种尊敬.
“My father would have been delighted,” she said.
她说,“我父亲会很高兴的。”
“He would be so happy to know such a fine young man was doing so well.”
“他很高兴知道这样一个优秀的年轻人做得这么好。 “
George Sisler’s daughter congratulates Ichiro on breaking her father’s record.
乔治·西斯勒的女儿祝贺一郎打破了父亲的纪录.
Ichiro has become one of the most feared hitters in baseball.
一郎已经成为棒球界最受人敬畏的杀手之一
Not too bad for a skinny guy who is smaller than most of the other players.
对一个比其他球员都小的瘦子来说还不错.
“Through my career, I think this is the best moment,” Suzuki said at the time.
“在我的职业生涯中,我认为这是最佳的时刻,”铃木当时说。
“I can’t really put it into words.”
我无法用言语表达。 “
Glossary all-star (adj.)
全明星词汇表(adj.
made up of the best athletes, performers, or participants (p.
由最佳运动员,表演者或参与者所组成(p.
7) championship (n.)
7) 冠军(n.
a contest to decide a winner (p.
决出胜负的比赛(p.
7) Japan (n.)
7) 日本 (n.
an island nation east of China in the Pacific Ocean (p.
中国以东的太平洋岛国 (p.
5) record (n.)
5) 记录 (n.
a measurement of an event or achievement that has never been exceeded (p.
a 衡量从未被超过的事件或成就(p.
4) rookie (n.)
4) 菜鸟 (n.
a person who is playing his or her first year in a sports league (p.
在体育联赛中第一年参赛的人(p.
11) season (n.)
11) 赛季 (n.
a certain time of the year when something usually happens, such as a sport being played or a type of weather taking place (p.
一年的某个时候通常发生一些事,例如正在玩的运动或发生某种天气(p.
4) Ichiro waves to his fans after breaking George Sisler’s record.
4)一郎在打破了乔治·西斯勒的纪录后向球迷挥手.