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1、美国名人棒球手卢贾里格1.ouGehrig,1903-1941:TheGreatBaseballPlayerConsideredHimselfTheLuckiestManontheFaceoftheEarthplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:09repeatByJeriWatson2008-3-29ANNOUNCER:Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogram,PEOPLEINAMERICA.ANorthAmericanMajorLeaguebaseballrecordwasestablishedinnineteenthirty-nine.Them

2、anwhosetitplayedintwothousandonehundredthirtygameswithoutmissingone.Innineteenninety-five,therecordwasbrokenbyCalRipkenoftheBaltimoreOrioles.Butthereisnotmuchchancethatthemanwhosetthefirstrecordwillbeforgotten.TodayShirleyGriffithandSteveEmbertellaboutLouGehrigwhoserecordlastedforfifty-sixyears.(MUS

3、IC)VOICEONE:1.ouGehrig1.ouGehrigwasbornonJunenineteenth,nineteen-oh-three.Hewasahugebaby.Heweighedsix-and-one-thirdkilograms.Hisparents,HeinrichandChristinaGehrig,hadcometoAmericafromGermany.Theyworkedhard.Buttheyalwayshadtroubleearningenoughmoney.1.oulovedtoplaybaseballgamesonthestreetsofNewYorkCit

4、y,wherehegrewup.Yethedidnottrytoplayonanysportsteamswhenheenteredhighschool.Hethoughtofhimselfasaballplayeronlyforinformalgameswithfriends.ThenoneofLoushighschoolteachersheardthathecouldhittheballveryhard.TheteacherorderedLoutocometooneoftheschoolgames.VOICETWO:Yearslater,Lousaid:WhenIsawsomanypeopl

5、eandheardallthenoiseatthegame,IwassoscaredIwenthome.TheteacherthreatenedtofailLouinschoolifhedidnotattendthenextgame.SoLouGehrigwenttothatgame.Hebecameavaluedmemberofthehighschoolteam.Healsoplayedothersports.Theboywhofearednoiseandpeoplewasonhiswaytobecomingastarbaseballplayer.VOICEONE:Arepresentati

6、veofamajorleagueteam,theNewYorkGiantszcametowatchhim.HegotLouachancetoplayforthemanageroftheGiantsteam,JohnMcGraw.McGrawthoughtGehrigneededmoreexperiencebeforebecomingamajorleagueplayer.ItwassuggestedthatLougetthatexperienceonaminorleagueteaminthecityofHartford,Connecticut.1.ouplayedinHartfordthatsu

7、mmeraftercompletinghighschool.Heearnedmoneytohelphisparents.Hisfatherwasoftensickandwithoutajob.VOICETWO:ThemoneyLouearnedalsohelpedhimattendColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkCity.TheuniversityhadofferedhimfinancialhelpifhewouldplaybaseballontheColumbiateam.But,thefactthatGehrighadacceptedmoneyforplayingpr

8、ofessionalbaseballgothimintotrouble.OfficialsofteamsinColumbiasbaseballleaguelearnedthatLouhadplayedfortheprofessionalteaminHartford.TheotherteamsgothimbannedfromplayingforColumbiaduringhisfirstyearatthecollege.Gehrigwaspermittedtoplayduringhissecondyear;though.Heoftenhittheballsofarthatpeoplewalkin

9、ginthestreetsnearthebaseballfieldwereindangerofbeinghit.VOICEONE:1.ousmotherearnedmoneyasacookandhousecleaner.Butshebecameverysick.Thefamilycouldnotmaketheirmonthlypaymentsfortheirhome.TheNewYorkYankeesmajorleaguebaseballorganizationcametotherescue.TheYankeesofferedLouthreethousandfivehundreddollars

10、tofinishthenineteentwenty-threebaseballseason.Thatwasagreatdealofmoneyinthosedays.Gehrighappilyacceptedtheoffer.HisparentsweresadthathewasleavingColumbia.Yethisdecisionendedtheirfinancialproblems.TheYankeesrecognizedthatGehrigwasagoodhitter.Theywantedhimtoaddtotheteamshittingpowerprovidedbyitsstarpl

11、ayer,BabeRuth.ButGehrighadtroublethrowingandcatchingtheball.SotheysenthimbacktotheminorleagueteaminHartford.Whileplayingthereheimprovedhisfielding.Healsohadsixty-ninehitsinfifty-ninegames.VOICEONE:ThenextspringGehrigwenttospringtrainingcampwiththeYankees.AgainhewassenttoHartfordtogetmoreexperience.A

12、ndagain,theYankeescalledhimbackinSeptember.Hehitsixhitsintwelvetimesatthebatbeforethatbaseballseasonended.1.ouGehrigbegantoplayfirstbasefortheYankeesregularlyinearlyJuneofnineteentwenty-five.Heplayedwellthatdayandforthetwoweeksthatfollowed.ThenGehrigwashitintheheadbyathrowtosecondbase.Heshouldhavele

13、ftthegame.Butherefusedto.Hethoughtthatifheleft,heneveragainwouldhaveachancetoplayregularly.VOICETWO:BabeRuthGehrigcontinuedtoimproveasaplayer.ByNineteentwenty-seven,pitchersforopposingteamswerehavingbaddreamsaboutLouGehrigandBabeRuth.Ruthhitsixtyhomerunsthatyear.Gehrighitforty-sevenandwontheAmerican

14、LeaguesMostValuablePlayerAward.NobodywassurprisedwhentheYankeeswontheWorldSeries.Gehrig,however,almostdidnotplay.Hismotherhadtohaveanoperation.Hefeltheshouldbewithher.MissusGehrigandtheYankeesmanagerurgedhimtoplayintheWorldSeries.Hismotherrecovered.MoremajorthreatstoGehrigsrecordofcontinuousgamespla

15、yedtookplaceinnineteentwenty-nine.Hisback,legsandhandswereinjured.Hewashitontheheadbyathrowonedayashetriedtoreachhomeplate.AnotherYankeeplayersaid:Everytimeheplayed,ithurthim.VOICEONE:Gehrigfeltgoodinnineteenthirty.Hesaidhissecretwasgettingtenhoursofsleepeachnightanddrinkingalargeamountofwater.1.ouG

16、ehrignowwasbecomingoneofthegreatestplayersinbaseballhistory.HehitthreehomerunsintheWorldSeriesofnineteenthirty-two.Hisbattingaveragewasfive-twenty-nine.Themanagerofanopposingteam,theChicagoCubs,saidofGehrig:Ididnotthinkaplayercouldbethatgood.Innineteenthirty-three,GehrigmarriedEleanorTwitchell.Eleanorhelpedhimtakehisplaceasoneofbaseballsmostfamousplayers.TheyoungerLouGehrighadstayedawayf