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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.Elean
17、orhelpedhimtakehisplaceasoneofbaseballsmostfamousplayers.TheyoungerLouGehrighadstayedawayfromstrangerswhenhecould.ThemarriedLouGehrigwasmuchmorefriendly.Astimewenton,Gehrigplayedingameaftergame.Heappearednottohavethoughtabouthisrecordnumberofcontinuousgamesplayeduntilanewspaperreportertalkedtohimabo
18、utit.AnaccidentduringaspecialgameplayedinVirginiaalmostbroketherecord.Gehrigwastakentoahospitalafterbeinghitintheheadwithapitch.Heplayedthenextday,though.Hejustworeabiggerhatsopeoplecouldnotseehisinjury.VOICEONE:1.ouGehrigbattingGehrigcompletedhistwo-thousandthgameonMaythirty-first,Nineteenthirty-ei
19、ght.Thatwasalmosttwotimesasmanycontinuousgamesasanyoneeverhadplayedbefore.Gehrigfinishedthatseasonwithabattingaverageofalmostthreehundred.Hescoredonehundredfifteenruns.Hebattedinalmostasmanyruns.ButtheLouGehrigofthatyearwasnottheLouGehrigofearlieryears.Hewalkedandranlikeanoldman.Hehadtroublewitheasy
20、catchesandthrows.Yethismanagercommented:EverybodyisaskingwhatiswrongwithGehrig.IwishIhadmoreplayersonthisclubdoingaspoorlyasheisdoing.VOICETWO:Gehrigthoughthisproblemsweretemporary.ThenhefellseveraltimesthenextwinterwhileiceskatingwithEleanor.Hehadtroubleholdingontothings.Andhefailedtohitinthreegame
21、sasthenextseasonopened.InMay,nineteenthirty-nine,hefinallytoldhismanagerhecouldnotplay.1.ouGehrighadplayedintwothousandonehundredthirtygameswithoutmissinganythathisteamplayed.Gehrigobservedhisthirty-sixthbirthdayonJunenineteenth.Thatsameday,doctorstoldhimhehadadeadlydiseasethatattacksthemusclesinthe
22、body.Thediseaseiscalledamyotrophiclateralsclerosis.Today,itisknownasLouGehrigsDisease.VOICEONE:Gehrigdidnotactlikeadyingman,though.Herefusedtoactfrightenedorsad.OnJulyfourth,nineteenthirty-nine,morethansixtythousandpeoplewenttoYankeeStadiumtohonoroneofAmericasgreatestbaseballplayers.Gehrigtoldthecro
23、wdhestillfelthewaslucky.Hiswordsechoedthroughoutthestadium.1.OUGEHRIG:IconsidermyselftheluckiestmanonthefaceoftheEarth.Imighthavebeengivenabadbreak,butvegotanawfullottolivefor.Thankyou.VOICETWO:Gehrigfoughthissickness.Buthebecameweakerandweaker.HediedonJunesecond,nineteenforty-one.Hewasthirty-seveny
24、earsold.Americamournedthelossofagreatbaseballhero.Thosewhoknewhimbest-family,friends,baseballplayers-mournedthelossofagentleman.(MUSIC)ANNOUNCER:ThisSpecialEnglishprogramwaswrittenbyJeriWatsonandproducedbyLawanDavis.YournarratorswereShirleyGriffithandSteveEmber.mRichKleinfeldt.JoinusagainnextweekforanotherPEOPLEINAMERICAprogramontheVoiceofAmerica.
