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1、美国名人职业棒球运动员贝比鲁斯AmericanBaseballLegendBabeRuthplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:39repeatByShelleyGollust2006-4-1(THEME)VOICEONE:mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndImDougJohnsonwiththeSpecialEnglishprogram,PeopleinAmerica.EveryweekwetellaboutapersonimportantinthehistoryoftheUnitedStates.Today,wetellaboutBabeRut
2、h,Americasgreatestbaseballplayer.Somesayhewasthegreatestsportsheroofalltime.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:GeorgeHermanRuthwasborninBaltimore,Maryland,ineighteenninety-five.Georgesparentsownedabarwherepeoplecametodrinkalcohol.Hismotherdiedwhenhewasveryyoung.Hisfatherwaskilledinastreetfight.YoungGeorgewasforcedtoli
3、veonthestreetsofBaltimore.Hestolethings.Hefoughtwithotherchildren.Hegotintotrouble.Attheageofeight,hewassenttoliveatSaintMarysindustrialschoolforboys.Catholicreligiousworkersoperatedtheschool.ThereligiousworkershelpedGeorgetoactbetter.Andtheytaughthimhowtoplaybaseball.VOICETWO:Bytheageofeighteen,Geo
4、rgewasanexcellentbaseballplayer.Innineteenfourteen,ateacherattheschoolwrotetoafriendofhis,JackDunn.DunnwasthemanageroftheBaltimoreOriolesminorleaguebaseballteam.Hewastheonewhodecidedwhowouldplayfortheteam.TheteacherinvitedDunntoseetheyoungplayer.DunnwatchedGeorgepitchthebaseball.Heofferedtheyounglef
5、t-handedpitcherajobplayingbaseballforsixmonths.HesaidtheBaltimoreOriolesteamwouldpayGeorgesixhundreddollars.JackDunnhadtotakeresponsibilityfortheboyorGeorgecouldnotleavetheschool.DunndecidedtobecomeGeorgeslegalparent.JackDunnandhisnewplayerarrivedattheOriolesbaseballpark.TheolderOriolesplayersjokeda
6、boutthenewyoungplayer.Theycalledhim,Dunnsbabe.TheyoungbaseballplayerbecameknownforeverasBabeRuth.VOICEONE:Thatyear;theBostonRedSoxbaseballteamboughttherighttomakeBabeRuthaplayerfortheirteam.RuthpitchedfortheRedSoxteamsduringthenexttwoyears.HebecamethebestpitcherintheAmericanbaseballleague.ThentheRed
7、Soxdiscoveredthathecouldhittheballevenbetterthanhecouldthrowit.SoRuthbecameanoutfielderinsteadofapitcher.Innineteennineteen,hehittheballoutofthebaseballparktwenty-ninetimes.Hehitmorehomerunsthananyotherplayerthatyear.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:Innineteentwenty,theRedSoxsoldBabeRuthscontracttothefamousNewYorkYa
8、nkeesbaseballteam.Thatyear,BabeRuthhitfifty-fourhomeruns.ThiswasmorehomerunsthananyotherAmericanLeagueteamhitthatseason.Thenextyear,hehitfifty-ninehomeruns.BabeRuthsbaseballskillandfriendlynaturemadehimfamousacrossthecountryandaroundtheworld.ManypeoplecametotheYankeegamesjustbecausetheywantedtoseeBa
9、beRuthplay.Hehelpedtheteamearnagreatdealofmoney.TheYankeesbuiltanewbaseballstadium.Eventoday,YankeestadiumisknownasthehousethatRuthbuilt.VOICEONE:BaseballfanslovedBabeRuthbecausehewaswhatsomepeoplecalledlargerthanHfe.SportswriterPaulGallicowrotethatBabeRuthplayedballinthesameintensewaythathelivedhis
10、life.GallicosaidthatwheneverRuthhitaballoutofthebaseballparkthefanswouldbecomesoexcitedthattheywerereadytobreaktheseats.ItwasimpossibletowatchRuthswinghisbatwithoutexperiencingastrongemotion.Infact,innineteentwenty,amanreportedlydiedofexcitementwhilewatchingBabeRuthhitahomerun.ThenameofBabeRuthappea
11、redsoofteninthenewspapersthatsportswritersthoughtupnewnamesforhim.TheycalledhimTheSultanofSwat.TheKingofClout.TheBabe.TheycalledhimBambino.SometimestheyshortenedthatnametoBam.VOICETWO:BabeRuthledtheNewYorkYankeestosevenchampionships,includingfourWorldSeriestitles.Hehitmorehomerunsthananyotherbasebal
12、lplayer.Innineteentwenty-seven,hehitsixtyhomeruns.Duringhislifetime,hehitatotalofsevenhundredfourteenhomeruns.Beforehebecameapowerhitter,hehadbeenamongthebestpitchersofhistime.AlltheseskillsmadeBabeRuththegreatestplayerbaseballhaseverhad.Innineteenthirty,Ruthearnedeightythousanddollars.Thiswasmoremo
13、neythanthepresidentoftheUnitedStates,HerbertHoovecearnedthatyear.ReportersaskedRuthwhyheshouldbepaidmorethanPresidentHoover.Ruthreportedlysaid:Whynot?Ihadabetteryearthanhedid.Ruthalsoearnedmoneybypermittinghisnametobeusedonmanyproducts.Acandybarwasnamedafterhim.BabyRuthcandybarsstillarepopulartoday.
14、(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Sometimes,BabeRuthgotintotroubleonthebaseballfield.Heoftenarrivedlate.Hegotangryoften.Hehitabaseballumpire.Hehadmanydisputeswiththechiefbaseballofficial.Innineteentwenty-one,theYankeesmanagersuspendedRuthfromplaying.Thenextyear;Ruthdidtheworstthingabaseballplayercoulddo.Heleftthefiel
15、dduringagametochaseafanwhosaidsomethinghedidnotlike.Hehadtopayfivethousanddollarsforviolatingtherules.VOICETWO:BabeRuthalsogotintotroubleoffthebaseballfield.Hewasaverylargemanwholikedtohaveagoodtime.Heatetoomuch.Hedranktoomuchalcohol.Heplayedcardsandlostmoney.Hewenttonightclubs.Hedrovehiscartoofast.
16、Somepeoplewereunhappyaboutthewayheacted.Innineteentwenty-two,NewYorkStateSenatorJimmyWalkerappealedtoBabeRuthatadinnerofthebaseballwritersassociation.MisterWalkeraskedthegreatbaseballstartobeabetterexampletothechildrenofAmerica.BabeRuthstoodupwithtearsrunningdownhisface.Hepromisedhewouldbeabetterperson.Hekepthispromise.Hewasneverintroubleagain.VOICEONE:YetBabeRuthcontinuedtoeatto
