种族界限的棒坛传奇
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as per his agreement with rickey, robinson sacrificed4 his pride and patiently endured two seasons of threats, insults, and hatred. but in 1949, robinson began playing baseball with a vengeance. he started protesting5 unfair calls by umpires and criticizing6 hotels that welcomed his white teammates but refused to admit him. the 1949 season was also the best of robinson’s ten-year baseball career. the aggressive second baseman hit .342, stole 37 bases, and won the most valuable player award.
罗宾森:超越种族界限的棒坛传奇(中)
杰基·罗宾森虽然出身卑微,却总有高水准的表现。他在1919 年出生于一个贫困家庭,后来成为加州大学洛杉矶分校的明星球员。由于母亲常鼓励他要坚强还击,而不是忍气吞声,因此他从不让别人的歧视击垮自己的意志。服役期间,罗宾森因在公交车上拒绝给一名白人军官让座而遭到逮捕。虽然罗宾森在此案中获判无罪,但他的伟大战役才正要展开。
按照他与瑞基的协议,罗宾森牺牲尊严,耐心地忍受了两个赛季的威胁、侮辱及仇恨。但是到了 1949 年,罗宾森开始在球场上奋力反击。他开始抗议裁判不公正的判决,并抨击那些只接待他的白人队友、却拒绝他进入的饭店。1949 年同时也是罗宾森10年职棒生涯中表现最好的一个赛季。这名斗志旺盛的二垒手拥有高达三成四二的打击率,盗垒37次,并赢得“最有价值球员奖”。
vocabulary
1.discrimination n. the practice of treating sb. differently because of their race, sex, religion, etc. 歧视;差别待遇
for a long time, sexual discrimination prevented women from voting in elections.
有很长的一段时间,性别歧视使得妇女无法在选举中行使投票权。
2.arrest v. to catch and hold sb. in order to find out whether they are guilty of a crime 逮捕;拘捕
rico was arrested by the police for armed robbery and taken to jail.
瑞克因持械抢劫被警方逮捕入狱。
3.charge n. a formal statement accusing sb. of a crime 指控;控诉
the movie stars pressed charges against the magazine for publishing unauthorized pictures of their wedding.
电影明星控告该杂志在未经授权的情况下刊登了他们的结婚照。
●4.sacrifice v. to give up sth. important 牺牲
they sacrificed their retirement savings in order to enable their son to attend college.
他们拿出自己的退休金供儿子上大学。
●5.protest v.
to disagree publicly 抗议;反对
crowds of angry people protested the government’s plan to raise health insurance fees.
愤怒的群众抗议政府提高医疗保险费用的计划。
●6.criticize v. to say what one thinks is wrong about sb./sth. 批评
many politicians are criticized for not keeping their promises.
许多政客因不守承诺而受到抨击。
more information
1.as per prep. 根据;按照
2.with a vengeance adv. phr. 激烈地;猛烈地 (vengeance意为报复,此指robinson奋力表现,以还击之前遭受的不平对待)
3.call n. (比赛等)裁判的判决
4.umpire n. 裁判
5.baseman n. 垒手 (second baseman 即为二垒手;base指垒包,steal base为盗垒)
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