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1、美国名人运动员杰西欧文斯JesseOwensplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-14:46repeatByBarbaraDash2004-8-7(Note:ThisisaalmostrepeatreportofPEOP1.EINAMERICA-June9,2002:JesseOwens)VOICEONE:ThisisGwenOuten.VOICETWO:AndthisisSteveEmberwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.Everyweekwetellaboutapersonwhowasimportantinthehistoryo
2、ftheUnitedStates.TodaywetellthestoryofathleteJesseOwens.Heoncewasthefastestrunnerintheworld.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Inthesummerofnineteen-thirty-six,peopleallovertheworldheardthenameofJesseOwens.Thatsummer,OwensjoinedthebestathletesfromfiftynationstocompeteintheOlympicgames.TheymetinBerlin,Germany.Therewass
3、pecialinterestintheOlympicgamesthatyear.AdolfHitlerwastheleaderofGermany.HitlerandhisNazipartybelievedthatwhitepeopleespeciallyGermanpeople-werethebestraceofpeopleonEarth.Theybelievedthatotherracesofpeople-especiallythosewithdarkskin-werealmostlessthanhuman.Inthesummerofnineteen-thirty-six,Hitlerwan
4、tedtoprovehisbeliefstotheworld.HewantedtoshowthatGermanathletescouldwineveryimportantcompetition.Afterall,onlyafewweeksbeforetheOlympics,GermanboxerMaxSchmelinghaddefeatedthegreatAmericanheavyweightJoe1.ouis,ablackman.VOICETWO:JesseOwenswasblack,too.Untilnineteen-thirty-sixzveryfewblackathleteshadco
5、mpetedintheOlympicsfortheUnitedStates.Owenswasproudtobeontheteam.Hewasverysureofhisability.OwensspentoneweekcompetinginfourdifferentOlympictrackandfieldeventsinBerlin.Duringthattime,hedidnotthinkmuchaboutthecolorofhisskin,oraboutAdolfHitler.Owenssaidlater:Iwaslookingonlyatthefinishline.Ithoughtofall
6、theyearsofpracticeandcompetition,andofallwhobelievedinme.VOICEONE:WedonotknowwhatHitlerthoughtofJesseOwens.NoonerecordedwhathesaidaboutthisblackmanwhoranfasterandjumpedfartherthananymanofanycolorattheOlympicgames.ButwecanstillseeJesseOwensasHitlersawhim.ForatHitlersrequest,motionpicturesweremadeofth
7、eBerlinOlympicgames.ThefilmsshowJesseOwensasathin,butpowerfully-builtyoungmanwithsmoothbrownskinandshorthair.Whenheran,heseemedtomovewithouteffort.Whenhejumped,asoneobserversaid,heseemedtojumpclearoutofGermany.JesseOwenswonthehighestaward-theGoldMedal-inallfouroftheOlympiccompetitionsheentered.Inthe
8、one-hundredmeterrun,heequaledthefastesttimeeverruninthatOlympicevent.IntheIongjumpandthetwo-hundredmeterrun,hesetnewOlympicrecords.Andaspartofafour-manteamzhehelpedsetanewworldrecordforthefour-hundredmeterrelayrace.HewasthefirstAmericaninthehistoryofOlympictrackandfieldeventstowinfourGoldMedalsinasi
9、ngleOlympics.VOICETWO:OwenssOlympicvictoriesmadehimahero.HereturnedhometoparadesinNewYorkCityandColumbuszOhio,whereheattendedthestateuniversity.Businessmenpaidhimfortherighttousehisnameontheirstores.Noone,however;offeredhimapermanentjob.Formanyyearsafterthenineteen-thirty-sixOlympicgames,JesseOwenss
10、urvivedasbesthecould.Heworkedatsmalljobs.Heevenusedhisathleticabilities,butinasadway.Heearnedmoneybyrunningracesagainstpeople,motorcyclesandhorses.Heandhiswifeandthreedaughterssawbothgoodtimesandbadtimes.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:PovertywasnotnewtoJamesClevelandOwens.Hewasborninnineteen-thirteenonafarmintheso
11、uthernstateofAlabama.Hewastheyoungestofthirteenchildren.Hisparentsdidnotownthefarm,andearnedlittlemoney.Jesserememberedthattherewasrarelyenoughfoodtoeat.Andtherewasnotenoughfueltoheatthehouseinwinter.SomeofJessesbrothersandsistersdiedwhilestillyoung.Jessewasasicklychild.Partlybecauseofthis,andpartly
12、becauseoftheracialhatredtheysawaroundthem,JessesparentsdecidedtoleavetheSouth.Theymovednorth,toCleveland,Ohio,whenJessewaseightyearsold.Thelargefamilylivedinafewsmallroomsinapartofthecitythatwasneitherfriendlynorpleasanttolookat.Jessesfatherwasnolongeryoungorstrong.Hewasunabletofindagoodjob.Mostofth
13、etime,noonewouldgivehimanyworkatall.ButJessesolderbrotherswereabletogetjobsinfactories.SolifewasalittlebetterthanithadbeenintheSouth.VOICETWO:Jesse,especially,waslucky.Heenteredaschoolwhereonewhiteteacher,CharlesRiley,tookaspecialinterestinhim.Jesselookedthinandunhealthy,andRileywantedtomakehimstron
14、ger.ThroughtheyearsthatJessewasinschool,Rileybroughthimfoodinthemorning.Rileyofteninvitedtheboytoeatwithhisfamilyintheevening.Andeverydaybeforeschool,hetaughtOwenshowtorunlikeanathlete.Atfirst,theideawasonlytomaketheboystronger.ButsoonRileysawthatJessewasachampion.BythetimeJessehadcompletedhighschoo
15、l,hisnamewasknownacrossthenation.OhioStateUniversitywantedhimtoattendcollegethere.WhileatOhioState,hesetnewworldrecordsinseveraltrackandfieldevents.AndhewasacceptedasamemberoftheUnitedStatesOlympicteam.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Owensalwaysrememberedthewhitemanwhohelpedchangehislife.CharlesRileydidnotseemtocar
16、ewhatcolorapersonsskinwas.Owenslearnedtothinkthesameway.1.aterinlife,Owensputallhisenergyintoworkingwithyoungpeople.Hewantedtotellthemsomeofthethingshehadlearnedaboutlife,workandsuccess:Thatitisimportanttochooseagoalandalwaysworktowardit.Thattherearegoodpeopleintheworldwhowillhelpyoutoreachyourgoal.Thatifyoutryagainandagain,youwillsucceed.PeoplewhoheardOwenssspeechessaidhespokealmostaswellasheran.
