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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.Shealsoworkedasacomm
17、entatorforwomenstrackcompetitionsonnationaltelevision.Innineteensixty-threeshemarriedherhighschoolboyfriendRobertEldridge.Theyhadfourchildren,butlaterendedtheirmarriage.WilmaRudolphwonmanyimportantathleticawards.ShewasvotedintotheBlackAthletesHallofFameandtheUnitedStatesOlympicHallofFame.Shewasalsov
18、otedintotheNationalTrackandFieldHallofFame.Innineteenseventy-seven,shewroteabookaboutherlifecalledWilma.Shewroteaboutherchildhoodproblemsandherathleticsuccesses.NBClatermadethebookintoamoviefortelevision.VOICETWO:RudolphsaidhergreatestsuccesswascreatingtheWilmaRudolphFoundationinnineteeneighty-one.T
19、hisorganizationhelpedchildreninlocalcommunitiestobecomeathletes.Shealwayswantedtohelpyoungathletesrecognizehowmuchtheycouldsucceedintheirlives.Shesaid:Thetriumphcantbehadwithoutthestruggle.AndIknowwhatstruggleis.Ihavespentalifetimetryingtosharewhatithasmeanttobeawomanfirstintheworldofsportssothatoth
20、eryoungwomenhaveachancetoreachtheirdreams.Rudolphalsoinfluencedmanyathletes.OneofthemwasanotherAfricanAmericanrunner;FlorenceGriffithJoyner.Innineteeneighty-eight,GriffithJoynerbecamethesecondAmericanwomantowinthreegoldmedalsinoneOlympics.ShewentontowinatotalofsixOlympicmedals.WilmaRudolphwasveryhap
21、pytoseeotherAfricanAmericanfemaleathletessucceed.Shesaid:Ithoughtdnevergettoseethat.FlorenceGriffithJoyner-everytimesheranzIran.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:WilmaRudolphdiedofbraincancerinnineteenninety-fourinNashville,Tennessee.Shewasfifty-fouryearsold.Sheinfluencedathletes,AfricanAmericansandwomenaroundtheworl
22、d.Shewasanimportantexampleofhowanyonecanovercomebarriersandmaketheirdreamscometrue.HernineteensixtyOlympicsteammate,BillMulliken,said:Shewasbeautiful;shewasnice,andshewasthebest.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ThisprogramwaswrittenbyErinBraswellandproducedbyLawanDavis.mBarbaraKlein.VOICEONE:AndmSteveEmber.YoucanlearnmoreaboutfamousAmericansatourWebsite,WWW.51VOA.COM.JoinusagainnextweekforPEOPLEINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.
