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1、美国名人田径运动员，奥运冠军威尔玛鲁道夫WilmaRudolph,1940-1994:TheFastestWomanintheWorldplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:25repeatByErinBraswell2007-10-20VOICEONE:mSteveEmber.VOICETWO:AndmBarbaraKleinwithPEOPLEINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.TodaywetellaboutWilmaRudolph,thefirstAmericanwomantowinthreegoldmedalsinoneOlympics.(

2、MUSIC)VOICEONE:TheycalledhertheBlackPearl/theBlackGazelleandthefastestwomanintheworld.Innineteensixty,WilmaRudolphbecamethefirstAmericanwomantowinthreegoldmedalsinoneOlympics.ShewasanextraordinaryAmericanathlete.Shealsodidalottohelpyoungathletessucceed.WilmaRudolphwasborninnineteenforty,inSaintBethl

3、ehem,Tennessee.Shewasborntooearlyandonlyweighedtwokilograms.Shehadmanyillnesseswhenshewasveryyoung,includingpneumoniaandscarletfever.Shealsohadpolio,whichdamagedherleftleg.Whenshewassixyearsold,shebegantowearmetallegbracesbecauseshecouldnotusethatleg.VOICETWO:WilmaRudolphwasbornintoaverylarge,poor;A

4、frican-Americanfamily.Shewasthetwentiethoftwenty-twochildren.Sinceshewassickmostofthetime,herbrothersandsistersallhelpedtotakecareofher.Theytookturnsrubbinghercrippledlegeverynight.Theyalsomadesureshedidnottrytotakeoffherlegbraces.Everyweek,Wilmasmotherdrovehertoaspecialdoctoreightykilometersaway.He

5、re,shegotphysicaltreatmentstohelphealherleg.Shelatersaid:MydoctorstoldmeIwouldneverwalkagain.MymothertoldmeIwould.Ibelievedmymother.VOICEONE:Soon,herfamilysattentionandcareshowedresults.Bythetimeshewasnineyearsold,shenolongerneededherlegbraces.Wilmawasveryhappy,becauseshecouldnowrunandplaylikeotherc

6、hildren.Whenshewaselevenyearsold,herbrotherssetupabasketballhoopinthebackyard.Afterthat,sheplayedbasketballeveryday.Asateenager;WilmajoinedthegirlsbasketballteamatBurtHighSchool.C.C.Graywasthecoachwhosupervisedtheteam.HegaveherthenicknameSkeeter.Shedidverywellinhighschoolbasketball.Sheoncescoredfort

7、y-ninepointsinonegame,whichbroketheTennesseestaterecord.ManypeoplenotedthatWilmawasaverygoodbasketballplayerandaverygoodathlete.OneofthesepeoplewasEdTemple,whocoachedthetrackteamofrunnersatTennesseeStateUniversity.EdTempleaskedC.C.Graytoorganizeagirlstrackteamatthehighschool.HethoughtWilmaRudolphwou

8、ldmakeaverygoodrunner.Shedidverywellonthenewtrackteam.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:WilmaRudolphwenttoherfirstOlympicGameswhenshewassixteenyearsoldandstillinhighschool.Shecompetedinthenineteenfifty-sixgamesinMelbourne,Australia.ShewastheyoungestmemberoftheUnitedStatesteam.Shewonabronzemedal,orthirdplacezinthespri

9、ntrelayevent.Innineteenfifty-seven,WilmaRudolphstartedTennesseeStateUniversity,whereshejoinedthetrackteam.Thecoach,EdTemple,workedveryhardforthegirlsontheteam.Hedrovethemtotrackcompetitionsandmadeimprovementstotherunningtrackwithhisownmoney.However,hewasnotaneasycoach.Forexample,hewouldmakethemember

10、softheteamrunoneextratimearoundthetrackforeveryminutetheywerelatetopractice.WilmaRudolphtrainedhardwhileincollege.Shedidverywellathertrackcompetitionsagainstteamsfromothercolleges.Innineteensixty;shesettheworldrecordforthefastesttimeinthetwothousandmeterevent.Shesaid:Iranandranandraneveryday,andIacq

11、uiredthissenseofdetermination,thissenseofspiritthatIwouldnever,nevergiveup,nomatterwhatelsehappened.VOICEONE:Thatsameyear,WilmaRudolphwenttotheOlympicsagain,thistimeinRome,Italy.Shewontwogoldmedals-firstplace-intheonehundredmeterandthetwohundredmeterraces.ShesetanewOlympicrecordoftwenty-threepointtw

12、osecondsforthetwohundredmeterdash.Herteamalsowonthegoldmedalinthefourhundredmetersprintrelayevent,settingaworldrecordofforty-fourpointfiveseconds.ThesethreegoldmedalsmadeheroneofthemostpopularathletesattheRomegames.Thesevictoriesmadepeoplecallhertheworldsfastestwoman.(SOUND)VOICETWO:WilmaRudolphrece

13、ivedalotofattentionfromthepressandthepublic,butshedidnotforgetherteammates.Shesaidthatherfavoriteeventwastherelay,becauseshecouldsharethevictorywithherteammatesMarthaHudson,LucindaWilliamsandBarbaraJones.AllfourwomenwerefromTennesseeStateUniversity.TheAssociatedPressnamedRudolphtheU.S.FemaleAthleteo

14、ftheyear.Shealsoappearedontelevisionmanytimes.SportsfansintheUnitedStatesandallovertheworldlovedandrespectedher.Shesaid:Thefeelingofaccomplishmentwelledupinsideofme,threeOlympicgoldmedals.Iknewthatwassomethingnobodycouldevertakeawayfromme,ever.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:WilmaRudolphwasafineexampleformanypeople

15、insideandoutsidetheworldofsports.Shesupportedthecivilrightsmovement-thestruggleforequalitybetweenwhiteandblackpeople.WhenshecamehomefromtheOlympics,shetoldthegovernorOfTennesseethatshewouldnotattendacelebrationwherewhiteandblackpeoplewereseparated.Asaresult,herhomecomingparadeanddinnerwerethefirstev

16、entsinherhometownofClarksvillethatwhitepeopleandblackpeoplewereabletoattendtogether.Aftersheretiredfromsports,WilmaRudolphcompletedhereducationatTennesseeStateUniversity.Shegotherbachelorsdegreeinelementaryeducationandbecameateacher.ShereturnedtocoachthetrackteamatBurtHighSchool.Shealsoworkedasacommentatorforwomenstrackcompetitionsonnationaltelevision.Innineteensixty-threeshemarriedherhighs