Jesse Owens
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Content The Fastest Kid in School.
内容表 学校最快的孩子。
4 The “Buckeye Bullet”.
4 “Buckeye子弹”。
6 The 1936 Olympics.
6 1936年奥运会.
8 Back in the States.
8 回到美国。
12 A Champion for All.
12,全能冠军.
14 Glossary.
14 词汇表。
16 The Fastest Kid in School In 1921, a shy nine-year-old boy took his seat in a Cleveland, Ohio, classroom.
16 学校中最快的孩子 1921年,一个害羞的九岁男孩在俄亥俄州克利夫兰的一间教室就座.
The teacher smiled as she asked him his name.
师一笑而问其名.
“J.
（字母J）
C.
C组
Owens,” he replied.
Owens,“他回答说。
The teacher misunderstood and added “Jesse Owens” to her class list.
这位教师误解了,在她的班级名单中增加了“Jesse Owens”。
That day, James Cleveland Owens became Jesse.
那天,我们... 詹姆斯·克利夫兰 欧文斯成为了杰西.
Years later, Jesse would become one of the greatest track and field athletes of the twentieth century.
多年后,杰西会成为二十世纪最伟大的田径运动员之一.
He would also teach the world about grit, humility, and dignity.
他还将教授世界关于精神、谦卑和尊严的知识。
High school student Jesse Owens won three events at a 1933 national track and field championship in Chicago, Illinois (main).
高中学生 杰西·欧文斯在伊利诺伊州芝加哥举行的1933年全国田径锦标赛上赢得了三次赛事(主赛).
Owens shows his mother the medals he won there (inset).
欧文斯向母亲展示了他在那里获得的奖牌(被套入).
James Cleveland Owens was born in 1913.
詹姆斯·克利夫兰 欧文斯生于1913年.
He was the son of a sharecropper and the grandson of a slave.
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Young Jesse worked picking cotton in the fields of Alabama with his brothers and sisters.
年轻的杰西与他的兄弟姐妹一起在阿拉巴马州的田地上采取棉花.
When he was nine, his family moved from the South to Cleveland, Ohio, in search of a better life.
9岁时,他的家人从南方搬到了俄亥俄州克利夫兰,以寻求更好的生活.
Life in Cleveland didn’t quite turn out as the Owens family had hoped.
克里夫兰的生活并不像欧文一家所希望的那样顺利。
Jesse took part-time jobs to help his family with the bills.
杰西从事了兼职工作来帮助他的家人处理账单.
Somehow he still found time for sports after school.
不知何故他放学后仍然有时间参加运动.
Jesse ran his first race when he was thirteen.
杰西在13岁时首次出赛.
The thin, strong athlete was especially good at track, running quickly with smooth grace.
瘦而强壮的运动员特别擅长跑道,以平滑的优雅迅速跑道.
By his last year in high school, Jesse had tied the world record in the 100-yard dash.
到了他高中的最后一年,杰西已经将世界纪录打入了"100码"破折.
Jesse had become one of the country’s best athletes.
杰西已经成为该国最好的运动员之一。
Many colleges wanted the high school star to join their track team.
许多学院希望高中之星加入他们的田径队.
Jesse chose to stay close to home and attend Ohio State University (OSU) in Columbus.
杰西选择留在家附近,并就读于哥伦布的俄亥俄州立大学(OSU).
The “Buckeye Bullet” Even though he was talented, Owens did not get an athletic scholarship.
" Buckeye子弹 " 尽管他有才华,欧文斯却没有获得运动奖学金.
Colleges at that time did not award such scholarships to African American students.
当时的学院没有向非裔美国学生提供这种奖学金.
Instead, Owens was offered “work-study” employment.
相反,欧文斯获得了“工作学习”就业。
He took a part-time job running a freight elevator to help pay for school.
他兼职经营货运电梯,帮助支付学费.
Owens experienced other discrimination as well.
欧文斯也经历过其他歧视.
The track team traveled around the country to compete against other colleges.
田径队出行全国,与其他高校竞争.
Many businesses did not allow African Americans.
许多企业不允许非裔美国人。
There were times when Owens could not even eat at a restaurant or stay in a hotel with his team.
曾经有几次欧文斯甚至不能在餐厅吃东西,也不能和他的团队待在酒店.
He did not let any of this interfere with his performance on the track.
他没有让任何这一切干扰他在赛道上的表现.
He trained hard and set many more records at OSU.
他训练有素,在OSU设置了更多的记录.
Owens also pumped gas to help pay for his studies at OSU.
欧文斯还抽出汽油来帮助支付他在OSU的学习费用.
One of Owens’s greatest achievements took place during his second year at OSU.
欧文斯最大的成就之一,
A few days before a 1935 championship meet in Michigan, Owens hurt his back.
1935年冠军在密歇根相会前几天,欧文斯伤了背.
He could barely bend over to touch his knees.
他几乎不能弯下腰去摸他的膝盖。
His coach suggested he withdraw from the meet, but Owens wanted to compete.
他的教练建议他退出会面,但欧文斯想参赛.
He said he would take it one event at a time.
他说他要一次参加一次活动
First, Owens once again tied the world record in the 100-yard dash.
首先,欧文斯再次将世界纪录打入了"100码"破折.
His back felt fine, so he moved on to the long jump.
他的后背感觉很好,于是继续了长跳.
He took one jump and set a new world record by almost 6 inches (15 cm).
他跳了一次并创造了近6英寸(15厘米)的新世界纪录.
Twenty minutes later, he ran the 220-yard final and set yet another record.
20分钟后,他主持220码决赛,创下又一纪录.
Finally, he ran the hurdles and finished in 22.
最后,他跑出障碍,22分完成.
6 seconds, becoming the first person ever to break the 23-second mark.
6秒后,成为第一位打破23秒积分的人.
In less than an hour, Owens had tied or broken four world records.
在不到一个小时的时间里,欧文斯已经捆绑或打破了4个世界纪录.
News reporters called it “the greatest 45 minutes in sports history.”
新闻记者称之为“体育史上最伟大的45分钟。 “
Owens won and tied the world record for the 100-yard dash while at OSU.
欧文斯在OSU的比赛中以100码破了世界纪录并获得冠军.
The 1936 Olympics In July 1936, Owens ran in the Olympic Trials and made the United States team.
1936年奥运会 1936年7月,欧文斯出战奥运会试训并出战美国队.
The Olympics were to be held in Berlin, Germany.
奥运会原定于德国柏林举行.
At the time, Germany was under Nazi control.
当时德国被纳粹所控制.
Adolf Hitler, the leader of Nazi Germany, held racist beliefs that angered many people.
纳粹德国领导人阿道夫·希特勒持有激怒了许多人的种族主义信仰.
Nazis believed people of color were less than human.
纳粹认为有色人种比人类少.
Owens was one of eighteen African Americans on the Olympic team.
欧文斯是奥运队中18名非裔美国人之一.
German officials made fun of the United States for bringing black athletes to the Games.
德国官员取笑美国将黑人运动员带入奥运会.
Most of the German people, however, cheered for the athletes.
然而,大部分德国人为运动员欢呼.
Many asked for Owens’s autograph.
许多人要求欧文斯签名。
Members of the American Olympic team, including Owens (fourth from right), take a stroll in London, England, in 1936.
包括欧文斯(从右起为第四)在内的美国奥运队成员于1936年在英国伦敦散步.
Hitler had hoped to show the world that the German team was the best, but the Americans ruined his plan.
希特勒本想向世界表明德国队是最好的,但美国人却毁了他的计划.
Owens and teammate Ralph Metcalfe, another African American, took first and second place in the 100-meter dash.
欧文斯和队友拉尔夫·梅特卡夫(英语:Ralph Metcalfe)是另一位非裔美国人,在100米破折号上获得第一名和第二名.
Next, Owens defeated German Luz (LUTS) Long in the long jump.
接下来,欧文斯在长跑中击败了德国卢斯(LUTS)朗.
The tall, blond athlete congratulated Owens on his win.
那个高个子 金发的运动员恭喜你 欧文的胜利。
“It took a lot of courage for him to befriend me in front of Hitler,” Owens recalled later.
欧文斯后来回忆说,“他在希特勒面前与我结为朋友,需要很大的勇气。”
“Hitler must have gone crazy watching us embrace.”
“看到我们拥抱,希特勒一定是疯了。 “
Owens wins his third gold medal and beats the 200-meter dash record in the 1936 Olympics.
欧文斯夺得他第3枚金牌并打入了1936年奥运会200米破纪录.
German leader Adolph Hitler watches the 1936 Olympic Games.
德国领导人阿道夫·希特勒观看了1936年奥运会.
A Friendship for the Ages Jesse Owens had a rough start to the long jump at the 1936 Olympics.
A Friends for the Ages Jesse Owens在1936年奥运会的长跳比赛中有一个艰难的起步.
His first attempts didn’t count because he fouled.
他的首次尝试并不重要,
He had only one jump left to qualify for the finals.
他只有一次跳跃获得决赛资格.
Luz Long offered help.
卢斯·朗提供了帮助。
He gave Owens tips on where to start his jump.
他给了欧文斯如何开始跳跃的提示.
Owens’s last jump was perfect.
欧文斯最后的跳跃是完美的.
He went on to win the gold medal, while Long took silver.
他继续夺得金牌,而龙取出银牌.
The two men became good friends.
二人结为好友.
Because they lived so far from each other, they kept in touch by mail.
因为他们相距如此之远,所以通过邮件保持联系.
During World War II (1939–1945), Long had to fight in the German army.
二战期间(1939–1945),朗不得不出战德军.
Sadly, he was killed in North Africa.
不幸的是,他在北非被杀死。
Owens never saw his friend again.
欧文斯再也见不到他的朋友了.
In his last letter to Owens, Long asked him for help.
朗在给欧文斯的上一封信中请他帮忙.
He wanted Owens to reach out to Long’s young son, Kai, and “tell him about his father.”
他希望欧文斯联系到龙的幼子凯并"告诉他父亲的事. “
Long wanted Kai to know what times were like before the war.
朗想让凯知道战前的时代是什么样子.
“Tell him how things can be between men on this earth.”
“告诉他,在这个世界上,人与人之间是怎样一回事。 “
Owens honored Long’s request.
欧文斯答应了龙的要求。
He became friends with Kai and even served as best man at his wedding.
他与凯结为好友,甚至在他婚礼上出任伴郎.
Owens and Kai continued a friendship that had begun with a kind act by Long years before.
欧文斯和凯继续了一种友谊,这种友谊始于很久以前的一次友好行动.
Luz Long and Jesse Owens The 1936 Olympic medal winners in the long jump competition in Berlin: from left, Japan’s Naoto Tajima (bronze), American Jesse Owens (gold), and Germany’s Luz Long (silver).
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Long is giving a Nazi salute.
朗在向纳粹致敬
Indeed, Hitler was not pleased at all.
事实上,希特勒一点也不高兴。
When the Games ended, he would not shake hands with any of the African American winners.
运动会结束后,他不会与任何非裔美国人得奖者握手.
Owens paid no mind and went on to win two more gold medals.
欧文斯毫不留情地继续夺得两枚金牌.
“I didn’t go to Berlin to shake hands with him, anyway,” Owens said.
欧文斯说,
All in all, the American men’s track team took home eleven gold medals.
美国男子田径队总共拿回了11枚金牌.
Six of those medals were won by African Americans.
其中六枚由非裔美国人获得。
Owens earned three in individual events, plus another in the 4 x 100 relay.
欧文斯在个别赛事中收获了3分,另外在4×100接力赛中又收获了3分.
Jesse Owens 1936 Olympic Gold Triumph Jesse Owens broke or equaled nine Olympic records and also set three world records.
杰西·欧文斯 1936年奥运会金奖 杰西,你好吗? 欧文斯打破或等于9个奥运会纪录,也创造了3个世界纪录.
At the 1936 Berlin Games, he won a total of four gold medals.
在1936年柏林运动会中,他共获得4枚金牌.
Medal Sporting Results Won Event Gold Medal— 100m 10.
运动成果奖章 获奖金奖章-100m 10.
3 seconds Tied Own World Record Gold Medal— 200m 20.
3 秒钟 被绑自有世界纪录金质奖章——200m 20.
7 seconds New World Record Gold Medal— Long jump 8 meters New World Record (26.
7秒钟 新世界纪录金质奖章——长相跳出8米新世界纪录(26.
5 in.)
5 in. (中文(简体) ).
Gold Medal— 4 x 100m 39.
金质奖章——4×100m 39.
8 seconds New World Record relay Back in the States The American team returned home from the Berlin Olympics, and Owens was a hero.
8秒"新世界纪录"接力回美国 美国队从柏林奥运会回国 欧文斯是英雄.
In New York City, he was honored with a huge parade.
在纽约市,他因一场巨大的游行而获得荣誉.
A party followed at a big hotel.
有个派对在一家大酒店之后
Yet because Owens was African American, he could not take the regular elevator to the hotel ballroom.
然而,由于欧文斯是非裔美国人,他不能搭普通电梯去酒店舞厅.
He had to ride the freight elevator to his own celebration.
他不得不骑起货运电梯去参加自己的庆典.
Fans line the streets during a parade honoring Owens’s Olympic success in New York, New York, in 1936.
粉丝们在1936年于纽约州纽约举行的庆祝欧文斯奥运会成功的游行中排出街道.
At first, fame did not bring fortune to Owens.
一开始,名声并没有给欧文带来财富.
Today, Olympic heroes may get paid to endorse products.
今天,奥运会的英雄们可能会得到报酬来认可产品.
In the 1930s, however, this did not happen, especially for African Americans.
然而在20世纪30年代,这种情况并没有发生,特别是对非裔美国人而言.
Owens found himself in a tough spot.
欧文斯发现自己在一个艰难的地方.
He could no longer compete for OSU because of poor grades.
由于成绩不佳,他不能再竞争OSU.
When Owens received an offer to run against a racehorse in Cuba for $2,000, he accepted.
当欧文斯收到一个提议 要以2000美元在古巴与一匹赛马比赛时 他接受了
Owens won the race.
欧文斯赢得了比赛.
He also ran races against cars, trucks, and dogs.
他还对汽车、卡车和狗进行了比赛。
“Sure, it bothered me,” he would later say.
他说,“当然,这让我很不安”。
“But at least it was an honest living.
“但至少这是一种诚实的生活。
I had to eat.”
我不得不吃饭。 “
Owens competes against a racehorse in San Mateo, California, in 1948.
1948年欧文斯在加利福尼亚州圣马特奥与一匹赛马竞争.
A Champion for All Owens continued to struggle to earn a living.
一个全欧文的冠军继续挣扎着谋生.
He worked as a park janitor, then started his own dry-cleaning company.
他担任公园清洁工,后创办了自己的干洗公司.
In 1949, he moved to Chicago and started a public relations company.
1949年,他搬到了芝加哥并创办了公关公司.
The next year, the press named Owens the greatest track athlete of the early twentieth century.
隔年,媒体命名 欧文斯是二十世纪早期最伟大的田径运动员.
Owens was now in great demand.
欧文斯现在需求很大
He was made the head of the Illinois State Athletic Commission.
他被立为伊利诺伊州田径委员会主席.
He gave speeches all around the country.
他在全国各地发表演讲。
During the 1950s and 1960s, Owens traveled to Asia.
20世纪50至60年代,欧文斯出行亚洲.
There, he talked about the value of sports.
在那里,他谈到了体育的价值.
In 1973, Owens joined the United States Olympic Committee.
1973年,欧文斯入选了美国奥林匹克委员会.
He worked hard to raise money for athletes’ training and equipment.
他努力为运动员的培训和设备筹集资金。
After his victories in Berlin, Owens was never congratulated by President Franklin D.
在柏林取得胜利后,欧文斯从未受到富兰克林·德总统的祝贺.
Roosevelt.
罗斯福
This bothered Owens all his life.
这烦恼 欧文一生.
Years later, he was honored by not one but three presidents.
多年后,他受到的荣誉不是一位而是三位总统.
In 1965, Owens was a running coach for the New York Mets.
1965年,欧文斯出任纽约大都会队跑道教练.
President Gerald R.
总统:杰拉尔德·R.
Ford gave Owens the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1976.
福特给了 1976年欧文斯获得总统自由勋章.
President Carter gave him the Living Legends Award in 1979.
卡特总统于1979年授予他"活传奇"奖.
President George H.
乔治·H总统.
W.
维.
Bush gave Owens the Congressional Gold Medal after his death.
布什死后授予欧文斯国会金质奖章.
As he grew older, Owens continued to exercise.
随着他长大,欧文斯继续锻炼.
He walked two miles a day, swam, and lifted weights.
他每天行走两英里,游走,举起重来。
Sadly, however, Owens was a smoker.
但不幸的是,欧文斯是个吸烟者。
He died of lung cancer in 1979.
1979年死于肺癌.
He was sixty-six years old.
时年六十六.
Jesse Owens set records and won medals, but that alone did not make him great.
杰西·欧文斯设定了纪录并赢得了奖牌,但单凭这一点并不能让他大获全胜.
He used his athletic gifts to inspire others.
他用他的体育天赋来激励别人.
Owens told people, “We all have dreams.
欧文斯告诉人们, “我们都有梦想。
But in order to make dreams into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline and effort.”
但为了把梦想变为现实,需要巨大的决心,奉献,自律和努力. “
Owens at home in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1975, surrounded by his many medals and awards.
1975年在亚利桑那州凤凰城家中的欧文斯被他的许多奖章和奖项所包围.
President Ford and Owens Glossary athletes (n.)
福特和欧文斯总统词汇表运动员(n.
people trained in sports, games, or other activities that require strength, speed, and skill (p.
在体育、游戏或其他需要力量、速度和技能的活动方面接受培训的人(p.
4) determination (n.)
4) 确定(n.)
(n.)
(无)
Olympic (adj.)
奥运会(adj.
of or relating to an international contest and festival that involves many kinds of sports (p.
或与涉及多种体育运动的国际比赛和节日有关(p.
8) racist (adj.)
8) 种族主义(adj.)
relating to the belief that some races are better than others (p.
与认为一些种族比其他种族要好(p.
8) sharecropper (n.)
8) 分红(n.