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1、美国名人棒球运动员罗伯托克莱门特RobertoClementez1934-1972:Thefirst1.atinoBaseballPlayerHonoredintheBaseballHallofFameplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-17:49repeatByBriannaBlake2010-4-10PiratesrightfielderRobertoClementeswingsatapitchthatbecamehis3,000th,makinghimoneof11playersinthemajorleaguestohavehitthatnumberormore.The
2、gamewasplayedinPittsburghonSeptember30,1972.mSteveEmber.FAITH1.APIDUS:AndmFaith1.apiduswithPEOP1.EINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.Today,wetellaboutRobertoClemente.Hewasoneofthemosthonoredbaseballplayersinhistory.Hebecamethefirst1.atinobaseballplayertobeincludedintheBaseballHallofFame.(MUSIC)STEVEEMBER:
3、Mostsportsplayersareknownforhowgreattheyplayagame,orhowmanyrecordstheybreak.ButRobertoClementewaslovednotonlyforhisabilityinsports,butalsoforthekindofpersonthathewas.Clementewasoneofthefirstprofessional1.atinobaseballplayersintheUnitedStates.Hebecameoneofthebest.Healsoworkedtochangethewaybaseball,an
4、dthecountry,treatedracialminoritiesinthenineteenfiftiesandsixties.Hestoodupagainstracismanddidnotpermitanyonetobetreateddifferentlyinhispresence.Todays1.atinobaseballplayerssayRobertoClementeopeneddoorsforthemtoreachtheirgoalsinasportthathadnotalwaystreatedthemequally.FAITH1.APIDUS:RobertoClementeWa
5、lkerwasborninnineteenthirty-fourinCarolina,PuertoRico.Robertosfamilystruggledfinancially.Asayoungboy,hehelpedhisfather,whoworkedonasugarfarmandalsomanagedastorethatsoldfood.Inschool,Robertowasanexcellentrunner.Healsowonawardsforthrowingthejavelin.?Butmorethananything,helovedplayingbaseball.PuertoRic
6、oswarmislandclimatemadeiteasyfortheyoungboytoplaybaseballallyear.Hehadmanyskills.Buthisstrongestqualitywashispowerfulrightarmthatcouldthrowaballagreatdistance.Whileinhighschool,RobertosignedacontracttoplaybaseballfortheSanturceCrabbersinthePuertoRicanwinterleague.Attheageofeighteen,Robertowasalready
7、hittingabaseballbetterthanmanyprofessionalplayersintheUnitedStates.BaseballHallofFamerRobertoClementeSTEVEEMBER:Thisabilitywasrecognizedthefollowingyear.AnofficialfromtheBrooklynDodgersteaminNewYorkCitycametoPuertoRicolookingfornew,youngplayers.Theofficial,AlCampanis,waspleasedwithRobertosskill.Heof
8、feredtogivehimatenthousanddollargifttoplayfortheBrooklynDodgers.ButRobertowasunabletojointhemajorleagueteambecausehewasstillinhighschool.TheyoungbaseballplayertoldMisterCampanisthathewouldjointheBrooklynteamassoonashefinishedschool.Bythetimehefinishedhighschool,Robertohadreceivedseveralotheroffersfr
9、ommajorleagueteamsintheUnitedStates.Oneteamofferedhimathirtythousanddollargiftjusttosignacontractagreement.AlthoughClementehadnotsignedacontractwiththeBrooklynDodgerszhekepthiswordtotheteam.HerefusedtheotherOfferSandsignedontoplayforBrooklyn.(MUSIC)FAITH1.APIDUS:TheDodgersputRobertoClementeononeofth
10、eirminorleagueteamswhereyoungplayersoftenbegin.Butsoonafterhisfirstseason,thePittsburghPiratestookClementefortheirteam.ClementebeganplayingforthePittsburghPiratesinnineteenfifty-five.Atthetime,ClementewasstilllearningtospeakEnglish.InthenineteenfiftiestheUnitedStateswasstillverymuchdividedbetweenrac
11、iallines.Pittsburghdidnothavea1.atinAmericancommunityatthetime.Clemente,ablackPuertoRican,wasshockedwhenheexperiencedracisminAmerica.STEVEEMBER:Inthespring,baseballplayersattendedtrainingcampsinthesouthernstateofFlorida.Manyeating-placesintheSouthatthattimedidnotserveblackpeople.Sotheblackplayersont
12、heteamwereforcedtoasktheirwhiteteammatestobuyfoodforthem.Theblackplayerswouldtheneatonthebusthatdrovethemtothegames.RobertoClementehadaverystrongsenseofself-worth.Hewouldnotletotherstreathimunequally.Clementefeltthathavingtoaskhisteammatesforfoodwasinsulting.?Helaterbecameastrongbelieverinthemessage
13、sofcivilrightsleaderMartin1.utherKingJunior.Clementesworkhelpingpoorpeople,especiallythoseinPuertoRico,becameaveryimportantpartofhislife.(MUSIC)FAITH1.APIDUS:RobertoClementestoodoutamongtheotherplayersonhisteam.?Hewasastrongrightfielderwhoquicklybecameknownforhispowerfulthrowingandnear-perfectaim.Cl
14、ementehadanunusualwayofhittingthebaseball.Hestoodfartherawayfromthepitcherthanmostplayers,andusedaheavierbatthanmostplayers.Hewasalsoknownasaveryaggressivehitter,swinginghardandfastatalmostanyball.ThePittsburghPiratesdidnotdowellthefirstfewyearsClementeplayedontheteam.Butbynineteensixtallthatchanged
15、.Thatyear,heplayedinthefirstofhistwelveAll-Stargames.Everyyear,thebestplayersfromtheNationalandAmericanleaguescompeteinanAll-Stargame.Thatsameyear,ClementehelpedhisteambeattheNewYorkYankeestowintheWorldSeries-thenationalbaseballchampionship.PittsburghPiratesRobertoClemente,left,talkswithmanagerDanny
16、MurtaughastheteamtakesthefieldforaworkoutinBaltimore.MurtaughisamongtheformermanagerswhowillbeontheballotwhentheHallofFameVeteransCommitteevotesnextmonth.STEVEEMBER:Clementecontinuedtoimprove.Hehadsufferedforyearsfrompaincausedbyanautomobileaccident.YetevenwithhishealthproblemsClementerarelymissedag
17、ame.Bynineteensixty-one,hewasfeelingbetteranditshowed.Hehitextremelywellthatyearandwonhisfirstbattingaward.RobertoClementewasoneofthebestbaseballplayersatthetime.ButhedidnotreceiveasmuchinterestfromthenationalmediaasothertopplayerslikeMickeyMantleandWillieMays.Manypeoplebelievethatwasbecauseheplayed
18、forateaminasmallercity.However,Clementespopularitybegantogrowduringthenineteenseventy-oneWorldSeries.ThePittsburghPirateswontheseriesagainsttheBaltimoreOrioles.ClementewasvotedtheMostValuablePlayerofthatyearsWorldSeries.OnesportswriterlaterdescribedClementesthrowing,runningandhittingduringtheWorldSe
19、riesasclosetothelevelofperfection.(MUSIC)FAITH1.APIDUS:RobertoClementewasalsoalovinghusbandandfather.HehadmarriedVeraCristinaZabalainnineteensixty-four.Togethertheyhadthreesons.ClementeneverforgothisPuertoRicanroots.Hemadesureallofhissonswerebornontheisland.Duringhiseighteenyearsinthemajorleagues,Cl
20、ementewonmanyawardsandhelpedhisteamwintwoWorldSerieschampionships.Innineteenseventy-twoClementemadehisthreethousandthhitinthelastgameoftheregularseason.Atthattime,nooneknewthatitwouldbehisfinalbaseballseason.STEVEEMBER:Duringthewinterofthatyear,ClementereturnedtoPuertoRicowiththisfamily.Hebegantowor
21、kononeofhislong-timedreams-openingasportscenterfortheyoungpeopleofSanJuan.Then,onDecembertwenty-third,amajorearthquakestruckManagua,Nicaragua.Thousandsofpeoplewerekilled.Clementequicklyorganizedanaidefforttohelpthousandsofhomelessearthquakevictims.ButhewasangeredbyreportsfromtheareathattheNicaraguan
22、governmentwasnotgettingthesuppliestothevictims.SoClementepaidforasmallplaneandapilottotakesuppliestoNicaragua.ClementeandfourotherswereonthatplaneonDecemberthirty-first,nineteenseventy-two.ButtheplanecrashedintotheAtlanticOceanshortlyaftertake-off.Everyoneontheplanewaskilled.Clementesbodywasneverfou
23、nd.Hewasthirty-eightyearsold.FAITH1.APIDUS:TheBaseballWritersAssociationofAmericaheldaspecialelection.Theusualfive-yearwaitingperiodforentranceintotheBaseballHallofFamewassuspended.Soonafterhisdeath,RobertoClementebecamethefirst1.atinoplayertobeincludedintheBaseballHallofFame.ThePittsburghPiratesals
24、ohonoredhiminnineteenseventy-three.TheyremovedClementesnumber-twenty-one-fromtheirteam.Thatmeantnootherplayerontheteamcouldeverwearthatnumber.RobertoClementeoncesaid:Anytimeyouhaveanopportunitytomakethingsbetterandyoudont,thenyouarewastingyourtimeonEarth.Clementetrulylived,anddied,bythosewords.Someexpertshavecalledhimbaseballsgreatesthero.(MUSIC)STEVEEMBER:ThisprogramwaswrittenbyBriannaBlake.Itwasproducedby1.awanDavis.OurstudioengineerwasDaveBoddington.mSteveEmber.FAITH1.APIDUS:AndmFaith1.apidus.Y.JoinusnextweekforanotherPEOP1.EINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.
