Takes the Mound
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Miltie Pitching?
内容表 Miltie Pitching?
4 The Secret League.
4"秘密联盟".
7 The Losing Streak.
7"输"之作.
11 Can a Fatball Help?
11 胖子能帮忙吗?
14 Pitching Changes.
14 坑道变化。
17 The Final Pitching Change.
17 终坑变化.
20 Glossary.
20 词汇表。
24 Miltie Pitching?
24个密尔蒂·皮琴?
If you live anywhere near Cobb County, you probably know my pal Milton Meyers as Miltie Math-head, boy-math-whiz-and-football-hero.
如果你住在科布县附近的任何地方 你可能认识我的朋友米尔顿·迈尔斯 作为米尔蒂·马特头,男孩-马思-whiz-和-脚球-英雄。
He took out a rushing linebacker the size and speed of a runaway train in a championship football game that led our team to victory.
他在一场冠军橄榄球赛中 拿出了一辆越跑越快的后卫车 使得我们队取得了胜利
How did a little guy, who admits to having two left feet and ten left thumbs, do it?
一个小男孩,承认有两只左脚和十只左拇指,怎么做到的?
Being a math whiz, he used math: angles, arcs, and algebra.
作为一个数学天才,他使用数学:角度,弧和代数。
Add in a double dose of guts and determination and you have the stuff of which legends are made.
加上双倍剂量的胆量和决心 并且你掌握着传说中的东西
Miltie’s athletic ability hadn’t improved much since we won that Pee Wee Football championship, but when you’re told over and over that you’re a sports legend, you start to believe it.
Miltie的体育能力并没有大有改善,
Maybe that’s why Miltie’s ego had swollen up to the size of a basketball—which he still couldn’t shoot into the hoop unless he stood on a stepladder, and even then, his chances were abysmal.
也许这就是为什么Miltie的自负膨胀到篮球的地步,
That didn’t matter much now, this being baseball season.
现在这不重要, 这是棒球赛季。
What did matter is that all the guys wanted Miltie on the team, and not just as the statistician, but as a player.
重要的是,所有的球员都希望米尔蒂加入球队, 不只是作为统计员,而是作为一个球员。
We’re talking about the same Miltie who, according to his records, had a batting average of.
我们谈论的是同一个米尔蒂,
100, which he explained is pronounced “one hundred.”
他解释说,第100条是“100条。 “
“It has to do with the decimals going into the thousandths place, Dan.”
“这与十进制进入千分之一有关,丹。”
He explained, “That’s an average of one hit for every ten times at-bat.
他解释说,“在战斗中,平均每10次打一次。
By comparison, you have an impressive.
相比之下,你有一个令人印象深刻。
400 average, which is four hits for every ten times at-bat.
平均400个,每10次在比赛中打出4个入球.
That can be crunched down to the lowest common denominator, which is precisely two for five.”
这可以被压缩到最低公分母,即五分之二。 “
Miltie’s computations tell you that I’m good with the stick.
Miltie的计算告诉你,
However, most people know Dan-the-Man Dugan—that’s me—for my powerful arm (I’m the quarterback on the football team and a pitching ace).
但大多数人都认识丹-曼-杜根,
Miltie could reel off my strikeouts-to-walks ratio and ERA (earned run average), no sweat, and would be delighted to show you how to do it, too, you know, compute those figures.
Miltie可以摆脱我的 淘汰率和 ERA(正常运行), 没有出汗, 并且很乐意告诉你如何做到这一点, 你知道, 计算这些数字。
I don’t care what the records say.
我不管记录怎么说。
I just do what’s best for the team.
我只是做对团队最好的事。
Miltie managing?
米尔蒂管理?
That’s a no-brainer with his skills in math and knack for organization, but Miltie Math-head on the mound?
但Miltie Math-head在山丘上?
Nope, especially not when marching at the head of the Founder’s Day parade is at stake!
不, 特别是当在创始人节游行中游行时,
The Secret League Every spring, kids from diverse neighborhoods across Cobb County put together their own ball teams to participate in an exclusive league: no matching uniforms, phony pep talks, or parents on the sidelines hollering, “Keep your eye on the ball, sweetie.”
秘密联盟 每年春天,来自科布县各地不同街区的孩子们召集自己的球队参加排他性联赛:没有配对的制服,假的皮普会话,或者家长在场外喊叫,“看好球,亲爱的。 “
We just go out and play and have a great time.
我们出去玩玩,玩得很开心
We settle any arguments like regular gentlemen and regular ladies (those who are girls, since the teams are co-ed).
我们解决任何争论,比如普通的先生们和普通的女士们(那些是女孩的,因为队伍是共同组成的)。
The only adult who knows about our secret league is Old Man MacGruder, our ump and a pro from the way-old days.
唯一知道我们秘密联盟的成年人是老麦克·格鲁德, 我们的ump和一位老前辈的专业人士。
He shows us trick pitches and tells us about stuff that happened when Major Leaguers used to ride trains to their games.
他向我们展示了诡计 并告诉我们发生的事情 当主要联盟者 曾经骑火车去他们的游戏。
The league has six teams, which play each other twice.
联赛有6支球队,两支球队互出两球.
The team with the best record wins the honor of marching, dancing, and laughing at the head of the Founder’s Day parade.
成绩最好的球队赢得了游行,跳舞,并取笑创始人节阅兵的头等荣誉.
No trophies or names in newspapers, just dibs, and that’s a big deal to us.
报纸上没有奖杯或名字,
Everyone who is in-the-know knows who’s tops in town, and when everyone knows, you don’t need any trophies or plaques or ribbons or names in newspapers.
当所有人都知道, 你不需要任何奖杯、奖牌、丝带或报纸上的名字。
Our special league team, the Hilltop Aces, is the one Miltie was managing and wanting to pitch for.
我们的特别联赛球队,希尔托克王牌队 是米尔蒂管理并想投球的球队
When I objected, Jimmy-Don’t-Look-Now Gordon, our speedy centerfielder said, “What’s the matter Dan, afraid you won’t be The Man?”
当我反对时,Jimmy-Don-T-Look-Now Gordon, 我们迅速的中场选手说:“丹,怎么了,怕你不会成为那个男人? “
Then Billy “Beefalo” Beffalini, our big first-baseman added, “Maybe you should bone up on your math if you want to pitch for us.”
然后,我们的一等兵Billy“Beefalo”Beffalini又说,“如果你想投给我们的话,也许你应该用你的数学来计算。 “
It takes more than some prodding to get me riled.
这需要的不只是一些刺激 让我生气。
Besides, Miltie and I have been buddies since second grade.
此外,米尔蒂和我从二年级起就成了朋友。
“If that’s what you guys want, then I’m fine with it,” I said, hitting everyone grounders while Miltie practiced pitching with Mary Beth, our catcher.
“如果这是你们想要的,那么我不介意,”我说,当Miltie练习和我们的捕手Mary Beth一起投球时,撞倒所有地上的人。
Yes, Mary Beth is a girl and not very big either, but she is quick, tough, and smart.
是的,玛丽 贝丝是一个女孩,也不怎么大, 但她很快,坚强,聪明。
“Fire-hard, Miltie-boy,” she said, right before Miltie tossed a fastball that kind of wobbled into her glove.
她说,在Miltie把快球扔入她的手套之前,“火力坚强,Miltie男孩”。
“Thataway, kiddo,” she encouraged anyway.
她鼓励说,
Miltie smirked and shouted, “Now here comes the heat.”
Miltie大笑地喊道:“现在热点来了。 “
I’m not exaggerating much when I say that Jimmy could have sprinted from the pitcher’s mound to home plate faster than Miltie’s pitch.
吉米可能比米尔蒂的投出速度快一点,
“Another strike!”
“另一次罢工!”
cried Mary Beth.
玛丽・贝丝哭了。
“That’s my eighth strike in ten attempts,” Miltie announced to Mary Beth, louder than necessary.
Miltie向Mary Beth宣布,
“That’s an accuracy rating of 80 percent.
“这是80%的准确率。
Dan throws about 70 percent strikes.”
丹投出约70%的打击. “
“That means Miltie is 10 percent better,” said Jimmy.
Jimmy说, “这意味着Miltie好10%。
“Miltie, Miltie, Miltie,” chimed the team, just as they did after the big football game and have been singing ever since.
“Miltie, Miltie, Miltie,”就像他们在足球大赛后一样,
So I sighed and kept my mouth shut, knowing that there is more to pitching than throwing strikes.
于是我叹了口气,闭口不谈,知道投球比投出出击球还要多.
The Losing Streak The Hilltop Aces started-off impressively, scoring three runs in the top of the first inning of the first game.
失落的山顶 Aces开局令人印象深刻,得分3跑在了首场比赛的首个入围榜首.
Miltie then graced the mound and hurled strike after strike across the plate.
Miltie然后优待了山丘 并击倒了整个板块
However, Old Man MacGruder didn’t get to call a one because the other team whacked and walloped Miltie’s slowballs.
不过,老麦克 Gruder没有打电话, 因为另一支队伍打倒了Miltie的慢球。
When the game ended, they had scored 13 runs, and Miltie’s ERA was squarely in the dumpster.
比赛结束后,他们已经打出13跑,而米尔蒂的ERA正中了垃圾箱.
“We’ll get them next time,” said Mary Beth.
玛丽·贝丝说,
“Sure,” said Miltie, sounding as if some of the air had escaped out of his basketball-sized head, “I’ll keep practicing, and we’ll recover.”
“当然,”Miltie说,听起来好像有些空气从他篮球大小的头部逃出,“我会继续练习,我们会康复的。 “
“We will, pal, we will,” I said.
“我们会的,伙计,我们会的,”我说。
We did improve, but not sufficiently.
我们确实有所改进,但还不够。
We lost 9 to 7 in the next game, and then got clobbered 14 to 2 by the Mudflat Maulers—our cross-town rivals and the squad we beat to win the football championship.
在下一场比赛中我们输了9比7,然后被泥板毛勒斯所打倒了14比2——我们的跨镇对手和我们所击败的队赢得了足球冠军.
“Hey, Math-head,” barked their captain, Maurice, “The 618 Express,” whom Miltie took out in the final play of the football game.
Miltie在足球赛的最后一场比赛中将他带出场,
“Why don’t you do the math?
“为什么不做数学呢?
As a pitcher you’re a zero—ha!”
作为投手,
We were now zero and three, yet you don’t have to be a mathematical genius to deduce that we had a problem and who it was.
我们现在是0和3, 但你不必是一个数学天才来推断我们有一个问题,
The guys started grumbling, but like I said before, I kept my mouth shut.
那些人开始抱怨,但就像我之前说过的,我一直闭口不提。
Mary Beth led another “Miltie, Miltie, Miltie” cheer after 618’s taunts, but no one joined in.
玛丽·贝丝在618年的"被嘲笑"后又领导了"Miltie,Miltie,Miltie"的欢呼,但没有人加入.
“Let’s examine the facts,” said Miltie, choking back tears.
Miltie说, “让我们看看事实,
“Clearly, I’m not a pitcher or a ballplayer but just a.
“显然,我不是投球手,
runty math-head with a.
矮小的数学头和一个。
Miltie then darted away so we wouldn’t witness his blubbering.
我们不会亲眼目睹他流血。
“ Ah, the Hilltop Aces are better off without him,” said Beefalo.
“...... 比法罗说,
“Dan, you’ll take over, won’t you?”
“丹,你来接手吧? “
“Sorry, Billy, but you’ll have to get on without me.
「抱歉, 比利,
I’ve got to find something before I lose it.”
我得在失去它之前找到一些东西。 “
Can a Fatball Help?
胖子能帮忙吗?
I searched all over for Miltie and finally spied him—and Mary Beth—chatting with Old Man MacGruder.
我到处寻找Miltie,终于监视他——和Mary Beth——和老男人麦克格鲁德聊天。
“The ultimate key to pitching isn’t speed or power or strength, my boy,” said Old Man MacGruder, “it’s how you control the at-bat.”
“投球的最终关键不是速度、力量或力量, “
Like I said as you recall, there’s more to pitching than throwing strikes.
正如我所记得的, 投球比投出击球更重要。
Pitching is a brain game, not a game for the feeble-minded.
皮奇是大脑游戏,不是弱智游戏.
I knew Miltie could grasp it—eventually.
我知道Miltie能抓住它 最终
“Did I tell you about the time I struck out Mickey Mays, spinning him around, making him look foolish?”
“我有没有告诉你我击出Mickey Mays时,他转来转去,让他看起来很傻? “
“Mickey Mays,” said Mary Beth, “the Hall of Famer?”
“Mickey Mays,”玛丽·贝丝说,“法梅尔会堂? “
“I got him with my fatball.”
“我用我的肥球把他弄倒了。 “
“Don’t you mean fastball, Mr.
" 你是指快球吗,先生?
MacGruder?”
麦克·格鲁德? “
questioned Miltie.
质问米尔蒂。
“Nope, fatball.
“没有,胖子。
It’s really a super slowball that you lob in, like a softball, so it comes flopping down shoulder high, looking as plump as a stuffed turkey just before Thanksgiving.”
在感恩节之前, 它看起来像只被填满的火鸡。 “
“A high arcing pitch,” said Miltie, his brain gears whirring, “has the ball come crashing in at a 45-degree angle.
Miltie的大脑齿轮在回旋中说,“一个高角的球在45度角度坠入来。
If you upper cut it, you can crush the ball far, but with a solid, level baseball swing, you’re more likely to hit a weak grounder.”
如果上方切出球来,你就能把球打得粉碎,但用坚固的、平面的棒球摇摆,你更有可能撞到一个弱地上的人。 “
Then I saw Miltie’s eyes get all squinty.
然后,我看到Miltie的眼睛变得非常尖锐。
He was doing calculations—I told you that boy had a brain!
他在计算... 我告诉过你那小子有脑子!
“Our team can still lead the Founder’s Day parade, Dan, if we can win nine games in a row.”
“如果我们能连续赢得九场比赛,我们的团队仍然可以领导创始人节游行,Dan。 “
An improbable long-shot, I thought, but said, “Sure, we can do it.”
我想,一个不可能的长镜头,但是说:“当然,我们可以做到。 “
“Of course we’ll do it,” said Miltie.
Miltie说,
“You’re pitching from now on.”
" 你从现在开始投球。 “
“What?”
“什么情况? “
“I’ll still be manager,” said Miltie, “and a reserve player, but it’s best for the Aces.”
米尔蒂(Miltie)说:「我还是经理, “
I didn’t argue and neither did anyone else.
也没有其他人。
We stormed through the other teams over the next few weeks and bumped our record up to eight and three, going into the last game against the Maulers, who were also eight and three.
在接下来的几周里,我们冲入了其他球队,并撞出我们的记录高达8分和3分,进入了最后一场对阵同样是8分和3分的毛勒斯的比赛.
Therefore, the winner of this game would have dibs.
因此,这场比赛的获胜者将拥有分数.
Pitching Changes It looked like a cinch for us because I was in fine form, holding the Maulers to one run in five innings, knocking in three runs and scoring twice myself.
切换 这对我们来说就像一分钱 因为我的状态很好 5分中把毛勒一家人拖到1分 3分中敲了三下 自己打出2分
“Dan,” said Miltie, “do you realize that you have factored in 100 percent of our runs?”
“丹,”米尔蒂说,“你意识到你百分之百地计入了我们的运行吗? “
At this point, I wasn’t interested in numbers, only in letters—particularly, a W.
我对数字并不感兴趣,
But it was the top of the final inning and we stacked the bases loaded with two outs, and I was up to bat.
但这是决赛的顶部 我们堆积了装满两个出局的基地, 而我是蝙蝠。
“Time out!”
"时间到了!"
called The 618 Express.
618号快车
“Now pitching is 618.”
“现在投出618分。 “
Some people gossip or whisper among themselves that 618 got his nickname from his batting average.
有些人闲言闲语 或自言自语 618从他打球的平均水平中得到了他的外号
He was the greatest slugger in our league, but he certainly wasn’t a pitcher, so what was this substitution all about?
他是我们联赛中最出色的球员, 但他当然不是投手,
I found out on the first pitch: 618 plunked me on the elbow of my pitching arm.
我在第一个投出时发现: 618把我踩到投出手臂的肘上.
I collapsed in pain.
我痛苦地崩溃了
“Sorry,” said 618, but his eyes were saying, “Ha-ha.”
“对不起”,618说,但他的眼睛说,“哈哈。”
“Take your base,” said Mr.
他说,“拿起你的底盘。”
MacGruder.
麦克·格鲁德.
Jakey-boy scored a run and then the next batter popped out.
Jakey -boy打出一球,然后下一个击球手出局.
I went to the mound for my warm-up tosses, thinking the Hilltop Aces were ahead 6 to 1 and only three outs away from triumphantly marching at the head of the parade.
我为了暖身而去山丘,以为"山顶王牌"在6比1领先,只有3个出局,才在阅兵首部胜利出征.
But I could barely clutch the ball much less heave it.
但是,我几乎不能 握住球 更不要说重了。
Old Man MacGruder took a jaunt out to the mound, where Miltie and Mary Beth gathered shortly thereafter.
麦克老头 格鲁德在山丘上大开杀戒,之后不久米尔蒂和玛丽·贝斯就在那里相聚.
“Son,” said Mr.
“Son,”先生说:
MacGruder, “you’re a talented pitcher with a heck of an arm, but right now your body is telling you ‘no more pitching’ no matter what your heart is saying.
麦克格鲁德说:「你是个有才华的投手,
Now I’m saying you need to wrap some ice on that elbow and rest.”
现在我要说,你需要把冰包在肘上休息。 “
“Now?”
现在?
I said.
我说了
“Now,” said Miltie, “Beefalo, you’re pitching.”
“现在,”米尔蒂说,“贝法罗,你正在投出。 “
“Yes!”
对!
came a cry from the Mauler bench, and I didn’t have to crane my neck to see that it was 618.
从毛勒长椅上流出一阵叫声,我不必吊起脖子看是618分.
The guy had beaned me on purpose, just to boot me out of the game, even if it meant sacrificing a run.
那家伙故意给我下药 只是为了把我踢出比赛 即使这意味着牺牲一跑
What a stinker.
何等为臭.
His plan worked, and the Maulers put together a rally and knocked in two runs.
他的计划奏效了,毛勒人召集了一场集会并敲了两下.
Beefalo, rattled, got one out but gave up two walks.
比法罗,惊慌失措, 得到了一个出来,但放弃了两个行走。
Miltie called a time-out and said, “Now pitching is.
Miltie叫停,他说:“现在投球了。
“Jakey-boy?”
“小丑? “
said Beefalo.
说比法罗.
“Mary Beth,” said Miltie.
米尔蒂说:“玛丽·贝丝,”
“She’s been practicing.”
" 她一直在练习。 “
“But she’s a girl!”
她是个女孩,
said Beefalo so loud you could almost not hear another deafening “Yes!”
比法罗大声的说,你几乎听不到另一个耳聋的“是的!”
looking disappointed, she beamed with pride.
她看起来很失望,很骄傲
What now?
现在怎么办?
The Final Pitching Change “Now pitching,” said Miltie, “is Milton Meyers.”
最后的坑道变化 Miltie说,“现在投出,是Milton Meyers。 “
“No!”
“没有!”
cried Beefalo.
哭了比法罗。
“No!”
“没有!”
cried Jimmy.
哭着吉米。
“Yes!”
对!
cried 618, strolling in from the on-deck circle.
618号,从铁甲圈走进来
“The 618 is right on time.”
" 618号车是及时的。 “
If there was one guy you didn’t want to face with the bases loaded and the game on the line, it was 618, and here was Miltie Math-head on the mound.
如果有一个家伙你不想面对 装满的基地和比赛的线上, 这是618,
If only my elbow didn’t hurt so much.
但愿我的手肘没有那么痛。
maybe I should pitch with my other arm.
也许我该用另一只手臂来投球
maybe I should.
也许我应该。
“Go, Miltie!”
"去吧,米尔蒂!"
I cried.
我哭了起来。
Miltie looked in for the sign from Mary Beth, who had gone back to catching.
米尔蒂从玛丽·贝丝那里找了个招牌 她回去抓了
Then he went into his windup and threw.
后入入出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出.
a blooper pitch?
一个出血球?
The ball arced high and floated down to the plate like a snowflake, and the Mauler’s 618 froze, not quite believing what he was seeing.
球弧起并像雪花一样向下浮到板上,而"毛勒"618被冻结了,不完全相信所见所闻.
“Strike one!”
"一击!"
cried Mr.
哭着说:
MacGruder.
麦克·格鲁德.
“What was that?”
“这是什么? “
said 618.
说六一八.
“That’s Miltie Math-head’s Super Blooper,” said Mary Beth.
玛丽·贝斯说,
“Both of us have been practicing pitching.”
“我们两个都在练习投球。 “
“Try that again and let’s see what happens,” snarled 618.
"再试一次,让我们看看会发生什么, " 怒吼了618声。
Miltie floated another blooper, but this time, 618 stepped toward the ball and smacked it 300 feet, only it went foul by a good 30 feet.
米尔蒂又浮出水面了 但这次 618 踩到球 撞了300英尺
“Strike two,” said Mr.
“Strike 2,”先生说。
MacGruder with a giggle, though if you asked him about it, he’d tell you he was just clearing his throat.
麦克格鲁德笑了一下, 不过如果你问他,
“Maurice,” said Miltie, “that pitch was way inside on purpose and even though you hit it well, it had no place to go but foul.
Miltie说,“Maurice,”“那个投出是故意的,虽然你打得很好,但除了犯规,它没有地方可去。
If you did the math, you’d understand that.”
如果你做了数学,你会明白这一点。 “
“If you’re such a hot-shot, Math-head, then throw the next one over the plate.”
“如果你这么热门, “
“Okay,” said Miltie.
米尔蒂说:“好吧,”
The minus side of playing for dibs in our special, secret baseball league is that if you talk about what happens, then adults and other people will end up knowing about it.
我们特殊的秘密棒球联赛中 为二等球员打球的负一面是 如果你说到会发生什么, 那么成年人和其他人最终会知道这件事。
Then there would be trophies and names in newspapers, and marching at the head of the parade wouldn’t mean that much.
然后报纸上会有奖杯和名字,
So we never talk about what happens, and that’s too bad, especially when what happens is the stuff of legends.
所以,我们从不谈论会发生什么,这太糟糕了, 特别是当发生什么是传说。
So, even if you live near Cobb County, you probably won’t hear how Miltie, being a straight- up guy, did exactly what he told 618 he’d do.
所以,即使你住在科布县附近, 你可能也听不见Miltie如何做他告诉618会做的事。
He fired a strike right over the plate.
他朝盘子上打了一顿
He just didn’t throw the type of strike 618 was expecting.
他只是没有发动618次罢工,
You see, Miltie threw his fastball.
你看,米尔蒂扔了他的快球。
I still think Jimmy could have run from the mound to the plate faster than the pitch, yet compared to the bloopers Miltie had been throwing, his fastball actually seemed fast.
我仍然认为Jimmy可能跑得比投出的速度快, 但是和Miltie投出的那群球相比, 他的快球实际上看起来很快。
The 618 Express, laying back for the blooper with his bat held low, simply couldn’t adjust his swing in time to catch up with Miltie’s fastball.
这辆618快车靠着他的球棒被压低,
“Strike three!”
"三击!"
cried Old Man MacGruder.
哭着"老头"麦克·格鲁德
“The Hilltop Aces win.”
“山顶王牌获胜。 “
Dibs!
迪布丝!
We were going to lead the Founder’s Day parade all because of Miltie Math-head.
因为Miltie Math-head,
“Miltie, Miltie, Miltie,” the team shouted, as we carried him around the bases in a victory lap.
“Miltie,Miltie,Miltie,” 队伍喊道,当时我们在胜利的一圈中把他带入基地。
“Thanks, but I couldn’t have done it without all of you,” said Miltie, his ego looking just about the right size again.
“谢谢,但是没有你们我做不了,”Miltie说,他的自大又大了。
“And, of course, math,” I added.
“当然还有数学,”我补充说。
“Actually, Dan, this time I used psychology— there’s a lot more to pitching than just throwing strikes.”
“事实上,丹,这次我用心理学——投球比投出击球要多得多。 “