Little Players
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction.
导言表。
4 Baseball Begins.
4 棒球开始。
7 History of Little League Baseball.
7 小联盟棒球史.
9 How Teams Get to the Championship.
9 团队如何 去参加冠军赛
13 The 2006 Little League World Series.
13 2006年小联盟世界大赛.
15 Conclusion.
15 结论。
18 Glossary/Index.
18 词汇表/索引。
20 Introduction “Josh Lester takes a short lead off first base.
20 导言,“约什·莱斯特在一垒取短长领先。
Japan leads 1–0 in the third inning.
日本在第三局领先1比0.
“ As the sun sets behind the bleachers, the players start to notice the bright glow of the lights above the field.
“...... 随着太阳从漂白器后方落下,玩家开始注意到田地上方灯光的明亮.
The grass here smells different, almost as if it’s been waiting a whole year for the kids to come back to play.
这里的草气味不同, 仿佛已经等了整整一年,
“Cody Walker steps to the plate to face pitcher Go Matsumoto.
“科迪·沃克走到板上,面对投手高松本。
We’ve seen two great pitching performances so far today.
今天,
Kyle Carter has been at his best pitching for the U.
Kyle Carter为U投出最好的一球
S.
师曰.
team.”
团队。 “
Cody Walker takes a swing.
科迪·沃克挥一拳
Back home in June, there were only about 50 people in the stands.
6月回国后,看台上只有约50人.
Now it’s August, and there are almost 5,000, and even more are watching on national TV!
现在已是八月了,
All those weekend practices and stretching exercises paid off.
所有那些周末的练习和拉伸练习都得到了回报.
The boys are playing in the 2006 Little League World Series.
男生们在2006年小联盟世界大赛上出场.
“Here’s the pitch.
" 以下是投出.
Every game is exciting, but this is the championship game.
每场比赛都很刺激,但这是冠军赛.
The players are no longer representing just their team or their state.
球员不再只代表他们的球队或状态.
Now they represent the whole United States!
现在他们代表整个美国!
“There it goes!
“就这样了!
No doubt about it, that ball is out of here!
毫无疑问,那个球已经离开了!
It’s a two-run home run by Cody Walker, and the USA takes a 2-to-1 lead!
美国以2比1领先!
Wow, what a moment for this young man and his teammates!”
哇,这个年轻人和他的队友们的好一瞬间! “
That ended up being the game-winning play.
这最后成了游戏的赢家
Cody’s team, from Columbus, Georgia, went on to win the Little League World Series championship game 2–1.
来自佐治亚州哥伦布的科迪的球队继续夺得小联盟世界大赛冠军2–1分.
The spectators watched as players and their families jumped for joy.
观众看着球员和家人跳出欢乐.
Gloves and caps flew through the air.
手套和盖子从空中飞来.
A similar scene plays out every summer in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, as some of the best baseball teams from around the world play in the Little League World Series.
类似的场景每年夏天在宾夕法尼亚州的威廉斯波特出场,作为来自世界各地的一些最佳棒球队在"小联盟世界大赛"中出场.
This is a popular event today, but how did Little League Baseball get to this point?
今天这个活动很受欢迎,但是小联盟棒球队是怎么走到这个地步的?
Teammates from Columbus, Georgia, celebrate their 2006 Little League World Series championship.
来自佐治亚州哥伦布的队友,庆祝他们的2006年"小联盟"世界大赛冠军.
Baseball Begins Experts cannot agree on when the game of baseball began.
棒球开始 专家无法就棒球比赛何时开始达成一致.
Games with balls and sticks have a long history around the world.
有球和棍子的游戏在全世界有着悠久的历史.
Baseball is similar to older games, including the British games of cricket and rounders, but baseball has its own rules and equipment.
棒球类似于更古老的游戏,包括英国的板球和圆人游戏,但棒球有自己的规则和设备.
In 1744, the word base-ball first appeared in print, which helps us know that the game existed at that time.
1744年,"基础球"一词首次以平面形式出现,这帮助了我们知道当时的游戏存在.
Baseball became popular during the Civil War in the mid-1800s.
棒球在18世纪中后期的内战中开始流行.
Soldiers used it as a diversion and played it in their free time.
士兵们将它用作分道扬镳,并在闲暇时间演奏.
Professional baseball began around the end of the Civil War.
职业棒球开始于南北战争后期.
The first major league was organized in 1871.
1871年组织了第一届大联盟.
It became the National League in 1876.
它于1876年成为全国联盟.
By the 1890s, baseball was so popular that it became known as the United State’s national pastime.
到了1890年代,棒球非常受欢迎,被誉为美国的国家消遣.
In 1901, a second major league formed: the American League.
1901年,第二大联盟成立:美国联盟.
The first World Series, which matches the champions of the American and National Leagues, took place in 1903.
首届世界大赛于1903年举行,与美国和全国联盟的冠军相匹配.
The Boston Americans beat the Pittsburg Pirates in eight games, making them the best baseball team in the United States.
波士顿美军在八场比赛中击败了皮特斯堡海盗队,成为美国最佳棒球队.
A crowd enjoys the professional baseball World Series between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago Cubs in 1907.
一群人享受了1907年底特律虎和芝加哥小熊之间的职业棒球世界大赛.
The catcher tries to tag the runner out during this early Washington Senators professional baseball game.
捕手试图在这场华盛顿州参议员的职业棒球赛中 给跑者贴上标签
History of Little League Baseball For as long as there has been baseball, there have been kids eager to play it.
小联盟棒球史 只要有棒球, 孩子们就渴望打球。
Before there was television, many children would rush home from school and huddle around a radio to listen to their favorite teams’ games.
在电视之前,许多儿童会匆忙从学校回家,并绕着收音机收听他们最喜欢的团队游戏。
Sometimes they would pretend to be one of the star players.
有时他们会假装是明星之一
“No, wait!
“不,等等!
Y ou’re Mickey Mantle, and I’m Jackie Robinson!”
我是杰基·罗宾逊! “
Families living on farms set aside land for a baseball diamond.
住在农场上的家庭为棒球钻石留出了土地。
City kids played stickball in the streets, using broomsticks for bats and mailboxes or trees for the bases.
城市儿童在街上玩棍球,用扫帚来做蝙蝠和信箱或树来做基地.
Vacant lots were turned into playing fields.
空地变成了游戏场
Winning was great, but the joy of playing a sport with your friends was just as important.
赢球是巨大的, 但与你的朋友一起运动的快乐 同样重要。
Playing baseball was fun, but it was not very well organized.
玩棒球很好玩,但组织不周
Then came Carl Stotz.
然后卡尔·斯托兹来了
When Carl was a boy, the older kids would not let him play baseball with them.
卡尔小时候,年长的孩子不会让他和他们一起打棒球.
When he grew up, he wanted to give all young boys a chance to play baseball.
在他长大后,他想给所有年轻男孩打棒球的机会.
His hope was that an organized league would teach boys the ideals of sportsmanship, fair play, and teamwork.
他的希望是,一个有组织的联盟将教导男孩们运动精神、公平游戏和团队精神的理想。
Instead of knocking on doors to see whether their friends could come out to play, now kids could be on a team, play scheduled games, and be coached on how to play better.
而不是敲门看看他们的朋友是否可以出来玩,现在孩子们可以加入一个团队,玩有计划的游戏,并接受如何更好玩的教练.
Carl Stotz poses with players before an early 1950s Little League World Series game.
卡尔·斯多兹在1950年代初期"小联盟"世界大赛前与玩家一起出场.
Kids play a pickup game of baseball.
孩子们玩棒球游戏
In 1939, Stotz formed Little League Baseball in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
1939年,斯托兹在宾夕法尼亚州威廉斯波特组建了"小联盟棒球".
The league had only thirty players and three teams.
联赛只有30名球员和3支球队.
He received donations from local businesses.
他收到当地企业的捐款.
He was the manager of the Lycoming Dairy team.
他是Lycoming奶业队的经理.
He asked two brothers to coach two other teams, Lundy Lumber and Jumbo Pretzel.
他要求两个兄弟担任另外两支球队的教练,即Lundy Lumber和Jumbo Pretzel.
With thirty dollars for each team, he bought uniforms for all the players.
每支球队30美元,他为所有球员购买了制服.
Players’ moms sewed team names on the uniforms.
玩家妈妈在制服上缝制出队名.
Teams had to share gloves as well as the only catcher’s mask.
各队必须共享手套和唯一的捕手口罩。
The teams played on a vacant lot.
球队在空地上打球
In 1947, twelve teams played in the first Little League tournament that would later become the World Series.
1947年,有12支球队在后来会成为世界大赛的第一场"小联盟"联赛出场.
The Maynard Midgets from Williamsport beat Lock Haven Little League in the championship game.
来自威廉斯波特的梅纳德侏儒队在冠军赛中击败了洛克黑文小联盟.
About 2,000 fans turned out, despite the August heat, and a great tradition was born.
大约2000名球迷最终出道,尽管八月发热了,也诞生了伟大的传统.
As news of the league spread, teams quickly formed all over the country.
随着联赛消息的传出,球队迅速在全国形成.
Any boy, age 9 to 13, could play Little League Baseball.
任何9至13岁的男孩都可以出演"小联盟棒球".
He could be any race, religion, or color.
他可能是任何种族、宗教或肤色。
(Girls were not allowed to play until 1974.)
(女孩直到1974年才被允许出道.
By 1948, the league grew to ninety-four teams.
至1948年,联赛发展到94支球队.
Today, about 2.
今天,大约2。
7 million children play on Little League teams not only in the United States but also around the world!
700万儿童在"小联盟"的球队踢球,不仅在美国,而且在世界各地!
A crowd cheers during a 1955 tournament game.
在1955年的一场锦标赛中,观众欢呼.
A Girls Little League team poses for a picture.
一个女孩小 联盟团队准备拍照
How Teams Get to the Championship Now more than 100,000 teams compete in different divisions.
团队如何获得冠军 现在有超过10万支球队参加不同分区的比赛.
A player’s age determines the division in which he or she plays.
玩家的年龄决定自己玩的分.
Little League, the most famous division, has teams of 11- and 12-year-old players.
小联盟,最出名的师,有由11岁和12岁球员组成的球队.
Each local Little League team is part of a district that includes teams from the same area.
每个当地的"小联盟"球队都属于一个包含来自同一地区的球队的区.
In June, the best players from each district are chosen to be part of an all-star team, which has no more than 14 players.
6月,每个区最好的球员被选入全明星队,球员不超过14人.
The coach and manager for the all-star team are also chosen.
全明星队的教练和经理也被选中.
In July, these teams play in many tournaments to narrow the field of competitors.
7月,这些球队在许多联赛中出场,以缩小竞争对手的领域.
By August, only 16 teams remain in the Little League Baseball Division.
到8月,小联盟棒球分会只剩下16支球队.
They have earned a trip to Howard J.
他们赢得了霍华德J的旅行。
Lamade Stadium in Williamsport for the Little League World Series.
威廉斯波特的拉马德体育场为"小联盟世界大赛".
Game by game, teams are eliminated until two remain.
按游戏方式,队伍被淘汰,直到剩下两人.
One team is from one of the 80 countries outside the United States that compete in Little League, and one team is from the United States.
一支球队来自美国以外80个参加小联盟比赛的国家之一,一支球队来自美国.
These final two teams play one game to determine the Little League World Series champion.
这些最后两支球队打出一局,以确定"小联盟"世界大赛冠军.
A batter from the Saudi Arabian team swings at a pitch during the teams victory over Whalley Little League in 2006’s World Series tournament.
沙特阿拉伯队的一位击球手在2006年世界大赛中击败了Whalley Little League的比赛中挥出一球。
The Chinese Taipei team gets ready for a game in the mid-1980s.
中华台北队在1980年代中期准备出场.
The 2006 Little League World Series For the 2006 Little League World Series, teams from as far away as Saudi Arabia and Russia made it to Williamsport in late August.
2006年"小联盟"世界大赛为2006年"小联盟"世界大赛而出道,远至沙特阿拉伯和俄罗斯的球队于8月下旬赶到威廉斯波特.
Kawaguchi City, Japan, won the International Championship over Matamoros, Mexico, by a score of 3–0.
日本川口市以3比0的比分战胜了墨西哥的马塔莫罗斯,赢得了国际锦标赛冠军.
Japan’s star player, Go Matsumoto, hit a home run and was brought in as a relief pitcher to get his team out of a bases-loaded, no- outs bind.
日本明星球员高松本出道后打入全垒打并被引进来当解脱投手,让球队摆脱了被打入一垒,不出局的束缚.
In the U.
在乌.
S.
师曰.
Championship game, the team from Columbus, Georgia, defeated the Beaverton, Oregon, team 7–3.
冠军赛(英語:Campionship game)是佐治亚州哥伦布的球队,击败了俄勒冈州比弗顿分会7–3队.
It was up to Georgia to carry the banner of the United States against Japan in the World Series Championship game.
由佐治亚州在世界大赛锦标赛上举起美国对日本的旗帜.
And carry it, they did.
并携带,他们做到了。
Georgia’s pitching phenom Kyle Carter struck out eleven batters and gave up only three hits.
乔治亚州投出芬姆·凯尔·卡特击出11个击球手,只放弃了3个入球.
Matsumoto’s pitching kept the game close, but the Georgia team won to take the series for the United States for the second year in a row.
松本出道后使比赛保持了接近,但佐治亚队却连续第二年为美国夺得系列赛冠军.
It was quite a feat as the Kawaguchi City team had been undefeated.
由于川口市队未败出局,这是相当的壮举.
Matsumoto pitches.
松本投出.