美国名人棒球手卢·贾里格.docx

美国名人棒球手卢贾里格1.ouGehrig,1903-1941:TheGreatBaseballPlayerConsideredHimself'TheLuckiestManontheFaceoftheEarth'playstopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:09repeatByJeriWatson2008-3-29ANNOUNCER:Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogram,PEOPLEINAMERICA.ANorthAmericanMajorLeaguebaseballrecordwasestablishedinnineteenthirty-nine.Themanwhosetitplayedintwothousandonehundredthirtygameswithoutmissingone.Innineteenninety-five,therecordwasbrokenbyCalRipkenoftheBaltimoreOrioles.Butthereisnotmuchchancethatthemanwhosetthefirstrecordwillbeforgotten.TodayShirleyGriffithandSteveEmbertellaboutLouGehrigwhoserecordlastedforfifty-sixyears.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:1.ouGehrig1.ouGehrigwasbornonJunenineteenth,nineteen-oh-three.Hewasahugebaby.Heweighedsix-and-one-thirdkilograms.Hisparents,HeinrichandChristinaGehrig,hadcometoAmericafromGermany.Theyworkedhard.Buttheyalwayshadtroubleearningenoughmoney.1.oulovedtoplaybaseballgamesonthestreetsofNewYorkCity,wherehegrewup.Yethedidnottrytoplayonanysportsteamswhenheenteredhighschool.Hethoughtofhimselfasaballplayeronlyforinformalgameswithfriends.ThenoneofLou'shighschoolteachersheardthathecouldhittheballveryhard.TheteacherorderedLoutocometooneoftheschoolgames.VOICETWO:Yearslater,Lousaid:"WhenIsawsomanypeopleandheardallthenoiseatthegame,IwassoscaredIwenthome."TheteacherthreatenedtofailLouinschoolifhedidnotattendthenextgame.SoLouGehrigwenttothatgame.Hebecameavaluedmemberofthehighschoolteam.Healsoplayedothersports.Theboywhofearednoiseandpeoplewasonhiswaytobecomingastarbaseballplayer.VOICEONE:Arepresentativeofamajorleagueteam,theNewYorkGiantszcametowatchhim.HegotLouachancetoplayforthemanageroftheGiants'team,JohnMcGraw.McGrawthoughtGehrigneededmoreexperiencebeforebecomingamajorleagueplayer.ItwassuggestedthatLougetthatexperienceonaminorleagueteaminthecityofHartford,Connecticut.1.ouplayedinHartfordthatsummeraftercompletinghighschool.Heearnedmoneytohelphisparents.Hisfatherwasoftensickandwithoutajob.VOICETWO:ThemoneyLouearnedalsohelpedhimattendColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkCity.TheuniversityhadofferedhimfinancialhelpifhewouldplaybaseballontheColumbiateam.But,thefactthatGehrighadacceptedmoneyforplayingprofessionalbaseballgothimintotrouble.OfficialsofteamsinColumbia'sbaseballleaguelearnedthatLouhadplayedfortheprofessionalteaminHartford.TheotherteamsgothimbannedfromplayingforColumbiaduringhisfirstyearatthecollege.Gehrigwaspermittedtoplayduringhissecondyear;though.Heoftenhittheballsofarthatpeoplewalkinginthestreetsnearthebaseballfieldwereindangerofbeinghit.VOICEONE:1.ou'smotherearnedmoneyasacookandhousecleaner.Butshebecameverysick.Thefamilycouldnotmaketheirmonthlypaymentsfortheirhome.TheNewYorkYankeesmajorleaguebaseballorganizationcametotherescue.TheYankeesofferedLouthreethousandfivehundreddollarstofinishthenineteentwenty-threebaseballseason.Thatwasagreatdealofmoneyinthosedays.Gehrighappilyacceptedtheoffer.HisparentsweresadthathewasleavingColumbia.Yethisdecisionendedtheirfinancialproblems.TheYankeesrecognizedthatGehrigwasagoodhitter.Theywantedhimtoaddtotheteam'shittingpowerprovidedbyitsstarplayer,BabeRuth.ButGehrighadtroublethrowingandcatchingtheball.SotheysenthimbacktotheminorleagueteaminHartford.Whileplayingthereheimprovedhisfielding.Healsohadsixty-ninehitsinfifty-ninegames.VOICEONE:ThenextspringGehrigwenttospringtrainingcampwiththeYankees.AgainhewassenttoHartfordtogetmoreexperience.Andagain,theYankeescalledhimbackinSeptember.Hehitsixhitsintwelvetimesatthebatbeforethatbaseballseasonended.1.ouGehrigbegantoplayfirstbasefortheYankeesregularlyinearlyJuneofnineteentwenty-five.Heplayedwellthatdayandforthetwoweeksthatfollowed.ThenGehrigwashitintheheadbyathrowtosecondbase.Heshouldhaveleftthegame.Butherefusedto.Hethoughtthatifheleft,heneveragainwouldhaveachancetoplayregularly.VOICETWO:BabeRuthGehrigcontinuedtoimproveasaplayer.ByNineteentwenty-seven,pitchersforopposingteamswerehavingbaddreamsaboutLouGehrigandBabeRuth.Ruthhitsixtyhomerunsthatyear.Gehrighitforty-sevenandwontheAmericanLeague'sMostValuablePlayerAward.NobodywassurprisedwhentheYankeeswontheWorldSeries.Gehrig,however,almostdidnotplay.Hismotherhadtohaveanoperation.Hefeltheshouldbewithher.MissusGehrigandtheYankees'managerurgedhimtoplayintheWorldSeries.Hismotherrecovered.MoremajorthreatstoGehrig'srecordofcontinuousgamesplayedtookplaceinnineteentwenty-nine.Hisback,legsandhandswereinjured.Hewashitontheheadbyathrowonedayashetriedtoreachhomeplate.AnotherYankeeplayersaid:"Everytimeheplayed,ithurthim."VOICEONE:Gehrigfeltgoodinnineteenthirty.Hesaidhissecretwasgettingtenhoursofsleepeachnightanddrinkingalargeamountofwater.1.ouGehrignowwasbecomingoneofthegreatestplayersinbaseballhistory.HehitthreehomerunsintheWorldSeriesofnineteenthirty-two.Hisbattingaveragewasfive-twenty-nine.Themanagerofanopposingteam,theChicagoCubs,saidofGehrig:"Ididnotthinkaplayercouldbethatgood."Innineteenthirty-three,GehrigmarriedEleanorTwitchell.Eleanorhelpedhimtakehisplaceasoneofbaseball'smostfamousplayers.TheyoungerLouGehrighadstayedawayf