Sports Legends
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Table of Contents The Greatest Athlete of the 20th Century: Jim Thorpe.
目录 20世纪最伟大的运动员:吉姆·索普.
4 Jim Turns Pro.
(原始内容存档于2018-04-26). 4 Jim Turns Pro.
8 The Other Babe: Mildred Didrikson Zaharias.
8 其他宝贝:米尔德丽德·迪德里克森·扎哈里斯.
10 No Game She Can’t Play.
10 没有游戏她不能玩。
12 Baseball’s Most Daring Player: Jackie Robinson.
12 棒球最出名球员:杰基·罗宾逊.
14 The Fastest Man: Jesse Owens.
14最快人:杰西·欧文斯.
20 An Olympian for Eternity.
20奥运永久赛.
21 Glossary.
21 词汇表。
24 Jesse Owens The Greatest Athlete of the 20th Century: Jim Thorpe (1887–1953) Who would you say was the greatest athlete from the last century?
24 杰西·欧文斯 20世纪最伟大的运动员:吉姆·索普 (1887–1953) 你说上个世纪最伟大的运动员是谁?
Soccer’s Pelé?
足球运动员的佩雷?
Basketball’s Michael Jordan?
篮球的迈克尔·乔丹?
Hockey’s Wayne Gretzky?
冰球的韦恩·格雷茨基?
Good choices.
不错的选择
These record-setting superstars revolutionized their sports and deserve to be in the running for that No.
这些创纪录的超级巨星 使他们的运动发生了革命性的变化 并且应该参加这场比赛
1 spot.
1个点
But the athlete named the greatest of the great was Jim Thorpe, a Native American born in Oklahoma in 1887.
但最伟大的运动员被命名为"最伟大的"是1887年生于俄克拉荷马州的美国原住民吉姆·索普.
He played professional baseball, was the biggest football star of his day, and performed legendary feats in track and field.
他打过职业棒球,是他当年最大的足球明星,并在田径领域出演了传奇般的壮举.
Let’s go back to 1912, to Stockholm, Sweden, during the Summer Olympic Games.
夏季奥林匹克运动会期间,
The Native American runner from the Sac and Fox tribes crouches at the starting line for the Olympic 200-meter dash.
来自Sac和Fox部落的美洲原住民跑者 在奥运会200米跑道的起跑线上蹲下
It’s the third event of five in the grueling pentathlon.
这是五分之一的悲剧。
“On your mark,” calls the starter.
"在你的标记," 呼叫启动者。
“Get set.
“准备。
Jim Thorpe bursts out of the blocks.
吉姆 吉姆 吉姆 吉姆 吉姆 吉姆 索普冲出街区。
He had already scored an easy victory in the long jump, but had placed a disappointing third in the javelin throw.
他在漫长的跳跃中已经取得了轻松的胜利,但在贾夫林的投出中却投出令人失望的第三分.
I need this race, he thinks as he sprints down the track.
我需要这场比赛,他想当他冲入赛道时。
But, running his hardest, it seems he just can’t pull ahead of the other runners—until the last moment.
他似乎无法超越其他跑者,
At the finish line, Jim Thorpe wins by a hair!
在终点线上,吉姆·索普以发型取胜!
Jim Thorpe throws the shot put.
吉姆 吉姆 吉姆 吉姆 吉姆 吉姆 索普开枪了
Before he appeared at the Summer Olympics of 1912, Jim Thorpe was already a well-known college football star.
在他出道于1912年夏季奥运会之前,吉姆·索普已经是著名的大学生足球明星.
As an All-American halfback from Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania, he thrilled crowds with his blinding speed and strength.
作为宾夕法尼亚州卡莱尔印第安学校的全美半后卫,他以他失明的速度和力量激动了人群.
He could just as easily run over would-be tacklers as run past them.
他可以轻易地撞倒 可能遇到的接头人 就像撞倒他们一样
He was also his team’s punter and place kicker.
他也是球队的球员,
Thorpe starred on the school’s baseball and basketball teams, too.
索普也是学校棒球队和篮球队的主角.
He excelled in golf, tennis, swimming, and just about any sport he tried.
他擅长高尔夫球、网球、游泳 还有他尝试过的任何运动
At the 1912 Olympics, Thorpe represented the United States in the two toughest track-and-field events: the pentathlon (five events) and the decathlon (ten events).
1912年奥运会中,索普代表美国出战了两场最艰难的田径赛事:五连冠(5场)和十连冠(10场).
Jim Thorpe poses in a football uniform.
吉姆 吉姆 吉姆 吉姆 吉姆 吉姆 索普穿着足球制服
Over the span of a few days, Jim Thorpe achieved the unimaginable.
在几天的时间里,吉姆·索普实现了难以想象的目标.
He won four of the five events in the pentathlon, set a world record for the decathlon, and won the gold medal in both events—amazing!
他赢得了五大赛事中的四场比赛,为德甲创下世界纪录,并在两场赛事中都获得了金牌-惊人!
No one in Olympic history had done this before Jim, and no one has done it since.
在奥运历史上没有人在吉姆之前这样做过,此后没有人这样做过.
When King Gustav V of Sweden called Jim to the awards stand to get his medals, he said, “You, sir, are the greatest athlete in the world.”
当古斯塔夫国王 瑞典的V称吉姆参加颁奖台获得奖牌,他说:“先生,你是最伟大的运动员。 “
Always a man of few words, Jim replied, “Thanks, King.”
吉姆回答说,“谢谢国王,
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
The difficult Olympic athletics pentathlon and decathlon required a variety of skills.
困难的奥林匹克运动会Penthlon和Decathlon需要各种技能。
The combination of events tested an athlete’s all-around ability.
赛事的结合考验了运动员的全方位能力.
Pentathlon events: long jump, javelin, discus, 200-meter run, 1,500-meter run Decathlon events: 100-meter run, long jump, high jump, shot put, 400-meter run, 1 10- meter hurdles, discus, javelin, pole vault, 1,500-meter run Jim Thorpe in the long jump Jim T urns Pro After the Olympics, Jim was famous the world over.
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He received a letter of congratulations from the White House.
他收到了白宫的祝贺信.
Professional sports teams offered him rich contracts.
专业体育队为他提供了丰富的合同.
He turned them down to return to Carlisle to play one more season of college football.
他拒绝了他们回到卡莱尔再出演一个赛季的大学生足球.
He scored twenty-five touchdowns and made a total of 198 points.
他打入了25个触地得分球并总共打出198分.
He married his college girlfriend, too.
他也嫁给了他的大学女友。
What a year!
这么一年!
Then, in 1913, he became a professional baseball player with the famous New York Giants.
后于1913年与著名的"纽约巨人"一起成为职业棒球运动员.
He was great at swinging a bat, and his superior strength and speed also made him great at covering the outfield.
他擅长挥棒,而他优异的实力和速度也让他出色地覆盖了外野.
Although Jim was good at baseball, he preferred football.
虽然吉姆擅长棒球,但他更喜欢足球.
In 1915, when professional football was just getting started, Jim joined the Canton (Ohio) Bulldogs.
1915年,当职业足球刚刚开始的时候,吉姆加入了坎顿(英语:Canton (Ohio))斗牛犬队.
He led his team to three championships: in 1916, 1917, and 1919—while also playing baseball in the summer months.
他带领他的球队获得了三个冠军:1916年,1917年和1919年——同时在夏季几个月里也打棒球.
In 1920, Jim became the first president of the American Football Association, which later became the National Football League.
1920年,吉姆出任美国足球协会首任会长,后成为国家足球联盟.
One of his goals was to make the game more popular.
他的目标之一是让游戏更受欢迎.
To excite the fans at halftime, Jim would stand at the fifty-yard line and drop-kick a ball over the goalposts.
为了在半场激起球迷,吉姆会站到50码的一线队并踢出一球超越了守门员.
Then he would face the other direction and do it again!
然后他会面对另一个方向,再做一次!
Today, a statue of Jim Thorpe greets visitors to the Football Hall of Fame.
今天,一尊吉姆·索普(英语:Jim Thorpe)的雕像迎来了来到足球名人堂的游客.
It is a tribute to the founding father of professional football and its first true star, the greatest athlete of the 20th century.
这是对职业足球的开国元勋及其第一位真正的明星,20世纪最伟大的运动员的致敬.
Jim Thorpe in 1932, dressed in traditional ceremonial regalia Do You Know?
1932年吉姆·索普(Jim Thorpe)以传统礼仪礼仪装出道,你知道吗?
James Francis Thorpe’s Native American name, Wa-Tho-Huk, means “bright path.”
James Francis Thorpe的美国原住民名字Wa-Tho-Huk意为“光明之路”。 “
Jim certainly lit up playing fields wherever he went.
吉姆肯定点亮了球场 无论他去了哪里。
His all-around athletic ability is said to have come from his mastery of traditional Native American skills as a boy.
他的全方位运动能力据说来自于他作为一个男孩对美国土著传统技能的掌握.
In his later years, Thorpe championed the portrayal of Native American roles in films.
在他后期的岁月中,索普为电影中对美国原住民角色的描绘而作拥护.
The Other Babe: Mildred Didrikson Zaharias (1911–1956) Jim Thorpe may have been named the greatest athlete of the 20th century, but sports lovers might also consider another all-around candidate.
其他宝贝:Mildred Didrikson Zaharias(1911-1956) 吉姆 吉姆 吉姆 吉姆 吉姆 吉姆 索普可能曾被提名为20世纪最伟大的运动员,但体育爱好者也可能考虑另一个全方位的候选人.
Mildred “Babe” Didrikson was an all-around athlete who dominated women’s basketball, track and field, and golf in the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s.
米尔德雷德(Mildred “Babe ” Didrikson)是一位全方位运动员,在20世纪30年代、40年代和50年代主导了女子篮球、田径和高尔夫球。
Her nickname was borrowed from baseball’s famous Babe Ruth.
她的外号是从棒球名人贝比·鲁斯那里借来的.
She was a serious, rough-and-tumble competitor at a time when women, even athletes, were expected to be modest and ladylike.
她是一个严肃,粗糙和被打倒的竞争对手,当时人们期望女子,甚至运动员都谦虚而淑女.
Babe Didrikson was born in Texas in 1911, the sixth of seven children.
贝比·迪德里克森于1911年生于德克萨斯州,是7个孩子中的第6个.
In high school, she was a standout in volleyball, baseball, swimming, tennis, and especially basketball, the most popular women’s sport of the time.
高中时,她曾是排球,棒球,游泳,网球,尤其是篮球的突出人物,是当时最受欢迎的女性运动.
Her high-school team never lost a game.
她的高中队从未输过一场比赛.
Never.
从来没有
She often scored thirty points by herself when twenty was considered a respectable total—for the whole team!
她经常自己打出30分 当20分被认为是一个可敬的总数 整个球队!
Babe shoots free throws.
贝比射出自由投出。
Babe’s interests shifted to track and field.
宝贝的兴趣转移到了田径和田径上。
A firm believer in strength training, Babe lifted weights, which few women did at that time.
坚信力量训练的贝比举起重来,当时很少有女性这样做.
Babe’s serious workouts and natural abilities paid off at a national track meet in July 1932.
在1932年7月的国家赛道上,
She entered eight events and won five.
她进入了八项赛事并赢得了五项.
What’s even more astonishing is that she single- handedly won the meet, competing against teams with twenty members.
更令人惊讶的是,她单手赢得了会面,与20名队员的队伍竞争。
A few weeks later at the Summer Olympics, Babe won gold medals and set world records in the 80-meter hurdles, javelin, and high jump.
几周后在夏季奥运会上,贝比获得金牌并创下80米栏障碍赛,杰弗林和高跳的世界纪录.
Now a celebrity, Babe drew attention to women’s basketball by putting together a team that toured the country playing against men’s teams.
现在,一位名人,贝比通过组建一支巡视全国的球队与男子球队比赛,提请注意女子篮球.
Babe Didrikson, right, smashed another world record when she sprinted the 80-meter hurdles in 1 1.
贝比·迪德里克森(英语:Baby Didrikson (film)),对,她冲出81米高的栏杆后又打破了另一个世界纪录.
7 seconds.
7秒钟。
No Game She Can’t Play Babe’s real fame was yet to come, and in a different sport: golf.
没有游戏, 她不能玩宝贝的真正名声还没有来,
Although Babe didn’t pick up a club until age twenty-one, she practiced her swing with focus and determination.
虽然宝贝直到21岁才接起俱乐部,
She would hit one thousand balls a day, taping over blisters that formed on her hands.
她每天会打出一千个球 拍下她手上所形成的水泡
Just a year later, in 1935, she won her first championship.
仅仅一年后,她于1935年获得了她的第一个冠军.
In the next twenty years, Babe won eighty-two tournaments, including an astonishing seventeen in a row in 1946 and 1947.
在接下来的二十年里,贝比赢得了82个联赛的冠军,包括1946年和1947年连续获得一个惊人的17个联赛.
She helped found the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) in 1949.
她于1949年帮助找到了LPGA(Ladies专业高尔夫协会).
In 1953, while at the top of her game, Babe was diagnosed with cancer.
1953年,在她的比赛中,贝比被诊断出癌症.
Following an operation, her doctors thought she would never play again.
在手术后,她的医生认为她不会再玩了.
Only four months later, she was back on the pro tour.
仅仅四个月后,她又回到了职业巡回赛.
It is the 18th hole of the Serbin Women’s Open Tournament in Miami Beach.
这是在迈阿密海滩举行的塞族女子公开赛的第18个洞.
Babe Didrikson’s booming first shot lies in the center of the fairway.
贝比·迪德里克森(Baby Didrikson)的出道第一镜头位于集市中心.
She takes out a 5-iron and smacks the ball.
她拿出一出5-铁并打球。
It soars high and straight before landing on the green.
它在降落到绿地前会高而直地地起伏.
Babe pulls back her putter and sinks the ball.
贝贝拉回她放倒和下沉的球。
She has won the tournament—just ten months after cancer surgery.
她赢得了锦标赛 癌症手术刚结束十个月
Her family and millions of fans were devastated when the cancer returned the following year, and Babe Didrikson passed away at age forty-five.
她的家人和上百万的粉丝在次年癌症复发后受到重创,贝比·迪德里克森于45岁去世.
Her life of sports achievements gained her a place in two Halls of Fame: golf and track and field.
她的体育成就一生为她赢得了两个名人堂的一席之地:高尔夫球和田径.
But her real legacy is the lasting example of her independent spirit.
但是她真正的遗产是她独立精神的持久典范.
Babe was a courageous, outspoken individualist who blazed a path for future women athletes by playing her own way.
宝贝是个勇敢、直言不讳的个人主义者,她通过自己的方式为未来的女运动员开辟了一条道路。
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
game.
游戏。
play,” Babe joked, “is dolls.”
”宝贝开玩笑,
so often.
经常这样
Babe drives for the green.
贝比开绿地
Baseball’s Most Daring Player: Jackie Robinson (1919–1972) What would Major League Baseball be like today without superstars such as Frank Thomas, Derek Jeter, and Alex Rodriguez?
棒球最炫球员:杰基·罗宾逊(1919–1972) 没有弗兰克·托马斯、德里克·杰特和亚历克丝·罗德里格兹等超级明星 棒球大联盟今天会是什么样子?
How might the Hall of Fame look without Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente, and so many other brilliant African American and Latino ballplayers?
没有汉克·亚伦,威利·梅斯,罗伯托·克莱门特,以及许多其他辉煌的非裔美国人和拉美人球员,名人堂会是什么样子?
Hard to imagine that omission, but very possible—were it not for the courage and determination of Jackie Robinson.
很难想象有这种疏漏,但很有可能——不是因为杰基·罗宾逊的勇气和决心.
In 1947, he became the first African American to play Major League Baseball.
1947年,他成为了第一位出演"大联盟棒球"的非裔美国人.
During this time, black and other non-white people were discriminated against in many ways, including in sports.
在此期间,黑人和其他非白人在很多方面受到歧视,包括在体育方面.
Only white players were allowed to play in the Major Leagues.
只有白人球员获准出战大联盟.
So baseball- loving black players formed their own Negro Leagues.
所以棒球 - 爱的黑人球员组成了自己的黑人联盟.
They developed their own talented stars—and lots of fans.
他们培养出自己的有才华的明星——以及许多粉丝.
The general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Branch Rickey, knew it was wrong to keep talented players out of the Major Leagues.
布鲁克林道奇队的总经理Brances Rickey知道不让有才华的球员参加大联盟是错误的.
It was wrong for the players and wrong for baseball.
对球员来说是错的,对棒球来说是错的.
He wanted to integrate the teams, but he knew it would take a very special person to stand up against racism and break the color barrier.
他想整合队伍,但他知道需要非常特殊的人来对抗种族主义并打破颜色障碍.
Then he discovered Jackie Robinson.
后来他发现了杰基·罗宾逊.
The Washington Senators, a Major League Baseball team, at a time when black players were still excluded from the league Do You Know?
华盛顿参议员,一个主要联盟棒球队,此时黑人球员仍然被排除在联赛之外,你知道吗?
Jackie had won a scholarship to UCLA, where he earned varsity letters in four sports: baseball, basketball, track and field, and football.
杰基曾获得加州大学洛杉矶分校的奖学金,在那里他在棒球,篮球,田径,足球等四个运动项目中获得了校外字母.
He had also been one of the few African American officers in the Army in World War II.
他也曾是二战中陆军中为数不多的非裔美国军官之一.
Jackie’s intelligence and leadership abilities were a big part of why Branch Rickey knew he could handle the pressures he would face.
Jackie的智力和领导能力是Rickey知道自己能承受压力的主要原因。
Jackie Robinson could hit, run, and field as well as anyone.
Jackie Robinson可以和任何人一样打、跑、出场
His daring style of running bases excited fans and unnerved opposing players.
他大胆的跑垒风格激起球迷和不紧张的对手.
A fierce competitor, he could beat opponents with a bunt, a blast, and—most importantly—his brain.
一个激烈的竞争者,他可以打对手 用一顿,爆炸,最重要的是他的大脑。
After a year in the minor leagues, in which he led the league in batting and his team to a championship, Jackie, now twenty-eight, joined the Brooklyn Dodgers.
在小联赛参赛一年后,他带领联赛出战并率队获得冠军,现在的28名成龙加盟了布鲁克林道奇队.
Robinson’s rookie season was an ordeal.
罗宾逊的新手赛季是一场磨难。
Opposing players yelled insults at him.
反对的玩家大骂他.
Pitchers purposely threw at him.
他们故意朝他扔东西
Fans booed.
粉丝嘘嘘.
Even some of Jackie’s teammates treated him badly.
甚至杰基的一些队友也对他不好.
Jackie took it all with quiet dignity—and determination.
杰基以安静的尊严和决心对待这一切。
He never lost his temper and never fought back with his fists.
他从未发过脾气,也从未用拳头反击.
Instead, he let his skills on the diamond speak for him.
相反,他让钻石方面的技能为他说话。
In his rookie year, he hit solidly, led the league in stolen bases, and won the Rookie of the Year Award.
在他新手的同年,他打得扎实,在被窃取的基地领导了联赛,并获得了年度"Rookie"奖.
In 1949, he won the National League batting title and also the highest honor, the Most Valuable Player Award.
1949年,他获得全国联盟击球冠军头衔并还获得最高荣誉"最有价值球员奖".
By 1950, he was the highest-paid Brooklyn Dodger and the team’s leader.
至1950年,他成为薪资最高的布鲁克林道奇和球队的队长.
Jackie Robinson and Dodger teammates on his first official day in the Major Leagues, April 15, 1947 It is the first game of the 1955 World Series, a match between the rival New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers.
成龙·罗宾逊和道奇队友于1947年4月15日在主力联赛首日正式亮相. 这是1955年世界大赛的第一场比赛,是对手纽约洋基队和布鲁克林道奇队的比赛.
The Dodgers have been in seven World Series—and have lost every one.
道奇队参加了七届世界大赛,每届都输了。
“Wait ’til next year!”
" 等到明年! "
had become the fans’ annual cry.
成为粉丝们每年的呼喊。
Jackie Robinson leads off third base.
杰基·罗宾逊领先三垒
He’s thirty-six years old now and at the end of his career.
他现在已经36岁,
But he is still a dangerous base runner and a joy to watch.
但他还是个危险的基地选手 和观看的乐趣
He takes an extra step toward home plate, then another.
他朝主盘走多一步 然后又一步
He dives back to third, safe.
他潜回第三,安全。
Jackie dusts himself off.
成龙自取灭亡.
He stares down the pitcher and resumes his big lead.
他凝视下投手并恢复了自己的大领先.
He darts right, then left, then.
他向右飞去,然后向左飞去
off he goes!
他离开!
The pitch flies to the plate, but not in time—Jackie is safe at home!
投出球会飞到板上,但不会及时... Jackie在家里很安全! Jackie在家很安全 Jackie is safe at home!
The fans go wild!
球迷们疯狂了!
Jackie’s bold steal of home pumps up his teammates, and they go on to win the World Series.
Jackie大胆地窃取家用泵取队友,
In Brooklyn, “next year” has finally arrived!
在布鲁克林,“明年”终于到了!
Jackie steals home.
成龙偷回了家
Jackie Robinson showed that ability was what mattered.
Jackie Robinson证明了能力才是最重要的
Any player who could perform at that professional level belonged in the Major Leagues.
任何能在专业级别上表演的球员都属于大联盟.
Soon, other teams began to hire black and Latino players.
很快,其他球队开始雇佣黑人和拉丁裔球员.
Today, the national pastime of the United States is composed of players and management of all races and nationalities.
今天,美国的国家消遣由所有种族和民族的玩家和管理层组成.
Jackie Robinson didn’t break any baseball records, but he will be remembered long after the records are forgotten because he broke baseball’s color barrier.
Jackie Robinson没有打破任何棒球记录,
His inner strength and commitment to equality made it possible for all players to participate equally in professional American sports.
他的内心力量和对平等的承诺使得所有球员都能平等地参加美国的职业体育.
The Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team in 2001 shows how baseball has become fully integrated.
2001年的亚利桑那钻石后卫棒球队展示了棒球是如何完全融合的.
The Fastest Man: Jesse Owens (1913–1980) Sprinting legend Jesse Owens burst onto the sporting scene in junior high school in Cleveland, Ohio.
最快的人:杰西·欧文斯(1913–1980) 冲刺传奇杰西·欧文斯(Jesse Owens) 在俄亥俄州克利夫兰的初中就冲入了体育场景.
He set world records for his age group in the high jump and long jump.
他在高跳高和长跳中为自己年龄段设定了世界纪录.
The high school track coach invited Jesse to join the team.
高中田径教练邀请了杰西加入球队.
But Jesse was very poor.
但杰西很穷.
He had to work after school and couldn’t practice.
他放学后必须工作,
Instead, he got up at 5:00 a.
相反,他在5: 00起床。
m.
（a.m./p.m.时间缩写的结尾）
to train with his coach.
和教练一起训练
Jesse’s legend grew.
杰西的传奇不断增长.
At a national high school track meet, the teenage star tied the world record for the 100-yard dash and set a new world record for the long jump.
在一次全国高中田径比赛上,少年明星将100码跑板的世界纪录捆绑,为长跑创造了新的世界纪录.
In 1935, at a college championship meet, Jesse set new world records for the 220-yard dash, long jump, and 220-yard low hurdles.
1935年,在一次大学锦标赛上,杰西为220码跑道,长跑道和220码低难度设置了新的世界纪录.
He tied the world record of 9.
他捆绑了9个世界纪录。
4 seconds for the 100-yard dash.
4秒100码跑道
Never before had a track-and-field athlete accomplished so much.
以前从未有过田径运动员如此出色的成绩.
And he did it in about an hour—with a back injury.
他在大约一个小时后做了这件事,背部受伤。
Yet, for all the records he set, his greatest triumphs lay ahead.
然而,对于他所创造的所有记录, 他最大的胜利还摆在前面。
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
Jesse chose to go to Ohio State University even though it was one of the few colleges that did not offer him a scholarship.
杰西选择去俄亥俄州立大学,尽管这是少数没有向他提供奖学金的学院之一.
He worked as an elevator operator, waiter, and gas station attendant to support himself and his young wife, Ruth.
他担任电梯操作员,服务员,加油站服务员,供养自己和他年轻的妻子露丝.
An Olympian for Eternity In 1936, just before the start of World War II, Jesse traveled to Berlin, Germany, for the Summer Olympic Games.
永恒的奥林匹克 1936年,就在二战开始前,杰西前往德国柏林参加夏季奥林匹克运动会.
But his participation in the Olympic G ames was controversial.
但是他参加奥运会GAmes引起争议.
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler ruled Germany.
纳粹领袖阿道夫·希特勒统治了德国.
Nazis believed that Aryans—non-Jewish white people—were a “master race” superior to all others.
纳粹认为,雅利安人——非犹太白人——是一个比所有其他人优越的 " 主种族 " 。
They called black people “primitive.”
他们称黑人为“原始人”。 “
Jesse was not intimidated by Hitler’s attitude or by threats.
杰西没有被希特勒的态度或威胁所吓倒.
He firmly believed that individual excellence, not race, color, or where you were from, distinguished one person from another.
他坚信个人的卓越,而不是种族,肤色,或者你来自的地方,将一个人与另一个人区分开来.
And he proved it on the track in Berlin.
他在柏林的赛道上证明了这一点.
Jesse Owens races several strides ahead of everyone at the 1936 Olympics.
杰西·欧文斯在1936年奥运会上比所有人领先了几步.
It is August 1936, the final day of the Olympics.
现在是1936年8月,奥运会最后一天.
Jesse Owens has already breezed to the gold medal in the 100-meter and 200-meter races.
杰西·欧文斯已经在100米和200米比赛中微风入选了金牌.
Chancellor Hitler has left the stadium rather than shake his hand.
总理 希特勒已经离开了体育场 而不是握手。
Being snubbed does not bother Jesse Owens.
杰西·欧文斯不会被抚摸的
He is focused on the long jump.
他专注于跳长跳。
Although it is his best event, he almost did not qualify because earlier, a German judge claimed he fouled.
虽然这是他最好的事情,他几乎没有资格,因为早些时候,一位德国法官声称他犯规了.
Now Jesse and Luz Long, a German, have both jumped 25 feet, 10 inches.
现在Jesse和Luz Long, 一个德国人,都跳了25英尺10英寸
It is the final round.
这是最后一轮。
With a few deep breaths and long strides, Jesse sprints down the path.
有了几道深呼吸和漫长的步伐,杰西就冲入了道路.
He springs into the air and sails into the landing pit for a record- setting leap of 26 feet, 5 1/2 inches.
他跳入空中并出航入了着陆坑,以创纪录的26英尺5分半英寸的飞跃.
Another gold medal!
又一个金牌!
Jesse set out to do his best at the 1936 Olympics.
杰西开始在1936年奥运会中出力.
He earned four gold medals, a first in Olympic history.
他曾获得4枚金牌,是奥运会历史上第一位.
And, by letting his accomplishments speak for themselves, he embarrassed an evil dictator.
而且,通过让他的成就为自己说话,他让一个邪恶的独裁者感到尴尬.
Jesse returned from Germany to a ticker-tape parade and cheers of admiration, but little else.
Jesse从德国回到了一场欢呼的游行 和敬仰的欢呼声,但别无他法。
At that time, black athletes did not get product endorsement or appearance contracts.
当时,黑人运动员没有获得产品背书或外出合同.
His fame produced little income or stability for his family.
他的名声为他的家人带来了很少的收入或稳定.
To earn a living, Jesse participated in promotional stunts.
为了谋生,杰西参与了宣传特技.
He raced racehorses and motorcycles.
他赛马和摩托车。
At Negro League baseball games, he raced the fastest players, often giving them a ten-yard lead!
在黑人联盟棒球比赛中,他以最快的速度出赛,经常给他们10码的领先!
He went on to be a playground director for the city of Cleveland and a well-known speaker.
他继续出任克利夫兰市的操场总监和著名演说家.
He toured the country and the world inspiring young people to do their best.
他游历了这个国家和世界,激励年轻人尽其所能。
The government named him America’s Ambassador of Sports.
政府任命他为美国体育大使.
Later in life, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
后生被授予总统自由勋章.
Jesse Owens’ grandfather had been a slave.
Jesse Owens的祖父曾是奴隶。
His father was a sharecropper who worked on other people’s farms.
他的父亲是一位在别人的农场工作过的地主。
Jesse demonstrated that it is not where you come from that determines what you achieve.
杰西证明,这不是你来自哪里 决定你的成就。
That is the legacy of Jesse Owens, a man who was always a step ahead.
这是杰西·欧文斯的遗产 他总是领先一步