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1、美国名人棒球运动员罗伯托克莱门特RobertoClemente:ThefirstLatinoPlayerHonoredintheBaseballHallofFameplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:25repeatByBriannaBlake2006-8-26VOICEONE:mSteveEmber.VOICETWO:AndmFaithLapiduswithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.Today,wetellaboutRobertoClemente.Hewasoneofthemosthonoredbaseballplayers

2、inhistory.HebecamethefirstLatinobaseballplayertobeincludedintheBaseballHallofFame.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Mostsportsplayersareknownforhowgreattheyplayagame,orhowmanyrecordstheybreak.ButRobertoClementewaslovednotonlyforhisabilityinsportszbutalsoforthekindofpersonthathewas.Clementewasoneofthefirstprofessional

3、LatinobaseballplayersintheUnitedStates.Hebecameoneofthebest.Healsoworkedtochangethewaybaseball,andthecountry,treatedracialminoritiesinthenineteenfiftiesandsixties.Hestoodupagainstracismanddidnotpermitanyonetobetreateddifferentlyinhispresence.TodaysLatinobaseballplayerssayRobertoClementeopeneddoorsfo

4、rthemtoreachtheirgoalsinasportthathadnotalwaystreatedthemequally.VOICETWO:RobertoClementeWalkerwasborninnineteenthirty-fourinCarolina,PuertoRico.Robertosfamilystruggledfinancially.Asayoungboyzhehelpedhisfather,whoworkedonasugarfarmandalsomanagedastorethatsoldfood.Inschool,Robertowasanexcellentrunner

5、.Healsowonawardsforthrowingthejavelin.Butmorethananything,helovedplayingbaseball.PuertoRicoswarmislandclimatemadeiteasyfortheyoungboytoplaybaseballallyear.Hehadmanyskills.Buthisstrongestqualitywashispowerfulrightarmthatcouldthrowaballagreatdistance.Whileinhighschool,Robertosignedacontracttoplaybaseb

6、allfortheSanturceCrabbersinthePuertoRicanwinterleague.Attheageofeighteen,RobertowasalreadyhittingabaseballbetterthanmanyprofessionalplayersintheUnitedStates.VOICEONE:Thisabilitywasrecognizedthefollowingyear.AnofficialfromtheBrooklynDodgersteaminNewYorkCitycametoPuertoRicolookingfornew,youngplayers.T

7、heofficial,AlCampanis,waspleasedwithRobertosskill.HeofferedtogivehimatenthousanddollargifttoplayfortheBrooklynDodgers.ButRobertowasunabletojointhemajorleagueteambecausehewasstillinhighschool.TheyoungbaseballplayertoldMisterCampanisthathewouldjointheBrooklynteamassoonashefinishedschool.Bythetimehefin

8、ishedhighschool,RobertohadreceivedseveralotheroffersfrommajorleagueteamsintheUnitedStates.Oneteamofferedhimathirtythousanddollargiftjusttosignacontractagreement.AlthoughClementehadnotsignedacontractwiththeBrooklynDodgers,hekepthiswordtotheteam.HerefusedtheotheroffersandsignedontoplayforBrooklyn.(MUS

9、IC)VOICETWO:TheDodgersputRobertoClementeononeoftheirminorleagueteamswhereyoungplayersoftenbegin.Butsoonafterhisfirstseason,thePittsburghPiratestookClementefortheirteam.ClementebeganplayingforthePittsburghPiratesinnineteenfifty-five.Atthetime,ClementewasstilllearningtospeakEnglish.Inthenineteenfiftie

10、stheUnitedStateswasstillverymuchdividedbetweenraciallines.PittsburghdidnothaveaLatinAmericancommunityatthetime.Clemente,ablackPuertoRican,wasshockedwhenheexperiencedracisminAmerica.VOICEONE:Inthespring,baseballplayersattendedtrainingcampsinthesouthernstateofFlorida.Manyeating-placesintheSouthatthatt

11、imedidnotserveblackpeople.Sotheblackplayersontheteamwereforcedtoasktheirwhiteteammatestobuyfoodforthem.Theblackplayerswouldtheneatonthebusthatdrovethemtothegames.RobertoClementehadaverystrongsenseofself-worth.Hewouldnotletotherstreathimunequally.Clementefeltthathavingtoaskhisteammatesforfoodwasinsul

12、ting.HelaterbecameastrongbelieverinthemessagesofcivilrightsleaderMartinLutherKingJunior.Clementesworkhelpingpoorpeople,especiallythoseinPuertoRico,becameaveryimportantpartofhislife.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:RobertoClementestoodoutamongtheotherplayersonhisteam.Hewasastrongrightfielderwhoquicklybecameknownforhi

13、spowerfulthrowingandnear-perfectaim.Clementehadanunusualwayofhittingthebaseball.Hestoodfartherawayfromthepitcherthanmostplayers,andusedaheavierbatthanmostplayers.Hewasalsoknownasaveryaggressivehitterzswinginghardandfastatalmostanyball.ThePittsburghPiratesdidnotdowellthefirstfewyearsClementeplayedont

14、heteam.Butbynineteensixtallthatchanged.Thatyear,heplayedinthefirstofhistwelveAll-Stargames.Everyyear,thebestplayersfromtheNationalandAmericanleaguescompeteinanAll-Stargame.Thatsameyear,ClementehelpedhisteambeattheNewYorkYankeestowintheWorldSeries-thenationalbaseballchampionship.VOICEONE:Clementecont

15、inuedtoimprove.Hehadsufferedforyearsfrompaincausedbyanautomobileaccident.YetevenwithhishealthproblemsClementerarelymissedagame.BynineteenSiXty-One,hewasfeelingbetteranditshowed.Hehitextremelywellthatyearandwonhisfirstbattingaward.RobertoClementewasoneofthebestbaseballplayersatthetime.Buthedidnotrece

16、iveasmuchinterestfromthenationalmediaasothertopplayerslikeMickeyMantleandWillieMays.Manypeoplebelievethatwasbecauseheplayedforateaminasmallercity.However,Clementespopularitybegantogrowduringthenineteenseventy-oneWorldSeries.ThePittsburghPirateswontheseriesagainsttheBaltimoreOrioles.ClementewasvotedtheMostValuablePlayerofthatyearsWorldSeries.OnesportswriterlaterdescribedClementesthrowing,runningandhittingdur