美国名人 职业棒球运动员 贝比 · 鲁斯.docx

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:AndI'mDougJohnsonwiththeSpecialEnglishprogram,PeopleinAmerica.EveryweekwetellaboutapersonimportantinthehistoryoftheUnitedStates.Today,wetellaboutBabeRuth,America'sgreatestbaseballplayer.Somesayhewasthegreatestsportsheroofalltime.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:GeorgeHermanRuthwasborninBaltimore,Maryland,ineighteenninety-five.George'sparentsownedabarwherepeoplecametodrinkalcohol.Hismotherdiedwhenhewasveryyoung.Hisfatherwaskilledinastreetfight.YoungGeorgewasforcedtoliveonthestreetsofBaltimore.Hestolethings.Hefoughtwithotherchildren.Hegotintotrouble.Attheageofeight,hewassenttoliveatSaintMary'sindustrialschoolforboys.Catholicreligiousworkersoperatedtheschool.ThereligiousworkershelpedGeorgetoactbetter.Andtheytaughthimhowtoplaybaseball.VOICETWO:Bytheageofeighteen,Georgewasanexcellentbaseballplayer.Innineteenfourteen,ateacherattheschoolwrotetoafriendofhis,JackDunn.DunnwasthemanageroftheBaltimoreOriolesminorleaguebaseballteam.Hewastheonewhodecidedwhowouldplayfortheteam.TheteacherinvitedDunntoseetheyoungplayer.DunnwatchedGeorgepitchthebaseball.Heofferedtheyoungleft-handedpitcherajobplayingbaseballforsixmonths.HesaidtheBaltimoreOriolesteamwouldpayGeorgesixhundreddollars.JackDunnhadtotakeresponsibilityfortheboyorGeorgecouldnotleavetheschool.DunndecidedtobecomeGeorge'slegalparent.JackDunnandhisnewplayerarrivedattheOrioles'baseballpark.TheolderOrioles'playersjokedaboutthenewyoungplayer.Theycalledhim,"Dunn'sbabe."TheyoungbaseballplayerbecameknownforeverasBabeRuth.VOICEONE:Thatyear;theBostonRedSoxbaseballteamboughttherighttomakeBabeRuthaplayerfortheirteam.RuthpitchedfortheRedSoxteamsduringthenexttwoyears.HebecamethebestpitcherintheAmericanbaseballleague.ThentheRedSoxdiscoveredthathecouldhittheballevenbetterthanhecouldthrowit.SoRuthbecameanoutfielderinsteadofapitcher.Innineteennineteen,hehittheballoutofthebaseballparktwenty-ninetimes.Hehitmorehomerunsthananyotherplayerthatyear.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:Innineteentwenty,theRedSoxsoldBabeRuth'scontracttothefamousNewYorkYankeesbaseballteam.Thatyear,BabeRuthhitfifty-fourhomeruns.ThiswasmorehomerunsthananyotherAmericanLeagueteamhitthatseason.Thenextyear,hehitfifty-ninehomeruns.BabeRuth'sbaseballskillandfriendlynaturemadehimfamousacrossthecountryandaroundtheworld.ManypeoplecametotheYankeegamesjustbecausetheywantedtoseeBabeRuthplay.Hehelpedtheteamearnagreatdealofmoney.TheYankeesbuiltanewbaseballstadium.Eventoday,Yankeestadiumisknownas"thehousethatRuthbuilt."VOICEONE:BaseballfanslovedBabeRuthbecausehewaswhatsomepeoplecalled"largerthanHfe."SportswriterPaulGallicowrotethatBabeRuthplayedballinthesameintensewaythathelivedhislife.GallicosaidthatwheneverRuthhitaballoutofthebaseballparkthefanswouldbecomesoexcitedthattheywerereadytobreaktheseats.ItwasimpossibletowatchRuthswinghisbatwithoutexperiencingastrongemotion.Infact,innineteentwenty,amanreportedlydiedofexcitementwhilewatchingBabeRuthhitahomerun.ThenameofBabeRuthappearedsoofteninthenewspapersthatsportswritersthoughtupnewnamesforhim.Theycalledhim"TheSultanofSwat.""TheKingofClout.""TheBabe."Theycalledhim"Bambino."Sometimestheyshortenedthatnameto"Bam."VOICETWO:BabeRuthledtheNewYorkYankeestosevenchampionships,includingfourWorldSeriestitles.Hehitmorehomerunsthananyotherbaseballplayer.Innineteentwenty-seven,hehitsixtyhomeruns.Duringhislifetime,hehitatotalofsevenhundredfourteenhomeruns.Beforehebecameapowerhitter,hehadbeenamongthebestpitchersofhistime.AlltheseskillsmadeBabeRuththegreatestplayerbaseballhaseverhad.Innineteenthirty,Ruthearnedeightythousanddollars.ThiswasmoremoneythanthepresidentoftheUnitedStates,HerbertHoovecearnedthatyear.ReportersaskedRuthwhyheshouldbepaidmorethanPresidentHoover.Ruthreportedlysaid:"Whynot?Ihadabetteryearthanhedid."Ruthalsoearnedmoneybypermittinghisnametobeusedonmanyproducts.Acandybarwasnamedafterhim."BabyRuth"candybarsstillarepopulartoday.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Sometimes,BabeRuthgotintotroubleonthebaseballfield.Heoftenarrivedlate.Hegotangryoften.Hehitabaseballumpire.Hehadmanydisputeswiththechiefbaseballofficial.Innineteentwenty-one,theYankees'managersuspendedRuthfromplaying.Thenextyear;Ruthdidtheworstthingabaseballplayercoulddo.Heleftthefieldduringagametochaseafanwhosaidsomethinghedidnotlike.Hehadtopayfivethousanddollarsforviolatingtherules.VOICETWO:BabeRuthalsogotintotroubleoffthebaseballfield.Hewasaverylargemanwholikedtohaveagoodtime.Heatetoomuch.Hedranktoomuchalcohol.Heplayedcardsandlostmoney.Hewenttonightclubs.Hedrovehiscartoofast.Somepeoplewereunhappyaboutthewayheacted.Innineteentwenty-two,NewYorkStateSenatorJimmyWalkerappealedtoBabeRuthatadinnerofthebaseballwritersassociation.MisterWalkeraskedthegreatbaseballstartobeabetterexampletothechildrenofAmerica.BabeRuthstoodupwithtearsrunningdownhisface.Hepromisedhewouldbeabetterperson.Hekepthispromise.Hewasneverintroubleagain.VOICEONE:YetBabeRuthcontinuedtoeattoomuch.Innineteentwenty-five,hewasreturningonatrainfrombaseballspringtrainingintheSouth.Hebecamehungry.Hestoppedatatrainstation.Hereportedlyatetwelvehotdogsandwiches.Hedrankeightbottlesofsoftdrink.Ruthdevelopedseverestomachproblems.HewastakentoahospitalinNewYork.BabeRuthwassosickthatdoctorshadtooperateonhim.Hewasinthehospitalforsevenweeks.ManyAmericansworriedabouthimuntilhegotwell.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:BabeRuthlovedchildren.Innineteentwenty-six,achildnamedJohnnySylvesterlayinahospitalbed.Hewasveryweakafteranoperation.HisdoctorthoughtthatavisitfromJohnny'sheromighthelptheboygetbetter.SoBabeRuthcametothehospital.HewrotehisnameonabaseballandgaveittoJohnny.Hepromisedtohitahomerunthatafternoonfortheboy.BabeRuthkepthispromise.Infact,hehitthreehomerunsthatday.VOICEONE:TherearemanystoriesaboutBabeRuthandhislife.Expertsdonotagreeaboutwhichonesaretrue.Themostfamousstoryabouthimconcernsthenineteenthirty-twoWorldSerieschampionshipgame.TheYankeeswereplayingtheChicagoCubsinChicago.Ruthwasatbatgettingreadytohit.TheCubsandtheirfansweretryingtomakeRuthangry.Theyinsultedhim.Ruthswunghisbatandmissedthefirstpitch.Thecrowdlaughedathim.Ruthswungandmissedthesecondpitch.Thecrowdmademorenoises.ThenRuthpointedhisbatattheseatspastthecenterfieldoftheballpark.Heshowedthecrowdwherehewouldhitthenextball.Andthatwasexactlywherehehittheballoutofthepark.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:Ruthstoppedplayingbaseballinnineteenthirty-five.ThenextyearhewasoneofthefirstfiveplayerstobeelectedtotheBaseballHallofFame.Afterheretiredasaplayer,hewantedtobemanagerofabaseballteam.Butnosuchpositionwasofferedtohim.Ruthdiedinnineteenforty-eightofthroatcancer.Hewasfifty-threeyearsold.BabeRuthisburiednearNewYorkCity.Peoplestillcometovisithisburialplace.Theyleavethingsthere:AYankeesbaseballhat.AsmallAmericanflag.Abaseball.AmericansleavethesethingstoshowthattheyhavenotforgottentheBabe.(THEME)VOICEONE:ThisSpecialEnglishprogramwaswrittenbyShelleyGollust.ItwasproducedbyLawanDavis.mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndmDougJohnson.ListenagainnextweekforanotherpeopleinAmericanprogramontheVoiceofAmerica.