3 Chapter 2 Major League Dreams

Chapter 2 Major League Dreams When the Jeters first moved to Michigan, they lived in an apartment complex. Derek's friends would bike over to play baseball. They'd head to a grassy area everyone called Derek Jeter's hill, because he was out there so often. Derek would get as many kids together as he could. Younger, older, boy, girl—he didn't care. He was all about baseball. One night, Derek went to his parents' room and made an announcement: He was going to play for the New York Yankees. Derek was a skinny eight-year-old. He was wearing pajamas. He didn't look anything like a major league ballplayer. But his parents listened carefully.

第2章大联盟梦想当基特一家刚搬到密歇根时，他们住在一栋公寓大楼里。 德里克的朋友们会骑车过来打棒球。 他们会去一片草地，大家都叫他德瑞克·基特山，因为他经常去那里。 德里克会让尽可能多的孩子聚在一起。 年轻的、年长的、男孩的、女孩的——他不在乎。 他对棒球很感兴趣。 一天晚上，德里克来到父母的房间宣布:他将为纽约洋基队效力。 德里克是个瘦骨嶙峋的八岁孩子。 他穿着睡衣。他一点也不像大联盟的球员。 但他的父母仔细地听着。

They explained what it would take for it to happen. That Derek would be competing with athletes from all over the world. And even though he was a top player in his Little League, the other players would be top players, too. Derek knew he'd have to work hard. And he understood about competition. He and his dad played games all the time. Checkers. Card games. They even watched TV game shows together, guessing at answers. Charles never played badly just to let Derek win. Derek had to win fair and square.

他们解释了要怎样才能让它发生。 德里克将与来自世界各地的运动员竞争。 尽管他在少年棒球联盟中是顶尖选手，但其他选手也会是顶尖选手。 德里克知道他必须努力工作。 他懂得竞争。 他和他爸爸总是玩游戏。 跳棋。纸牌游戏。他们甚至一起看电视游戏节目，猜答案。 查尔斯从来不会为了让德里克赢球而打得很糟糕。 德里克必须光明正大地赢得胜利。

When Derek was ten and visiting New Jersey, he learned more about hard work. His grandpa Sonny took him to his job one day. Just like Sonny always did, they woke up at 4:30 in the morning. Sonny took care of a church and school. He painted walls, made repairs, and kept everything in shape. When Derek got out of the car, it was hot and muggy. Mosquitoes buzzed all around. Sonny led him to the football field. Derek's job: to mow the grass.

当德里克十岁的时候，他参观了新泽西，他学到了更多关于努力工作的知识。 一天，他的爷爷桑尼带他去上班。 就像桑尼往常一样，他们早上四点半就醒了。 桑尼负责教堂和学校。 他粉刷墙壁，修理，并保持一切正常。 德里克下车时，天又热又闷。 蚊子在周围嗡嗡作响。 桑尼把他领到足球场。 德里克的工作是割草。

The grass came up to Derek's knees. And the lawn mower didn't have a motor. Small, skinny Derek had to push it back and forth, back and forth. It took all his strength. For six hours, Derek mowed the field. He sweated. He ached. But he kept going. When he was done, he felt proud. He finished the job all by himself. But he realized something.

草长到了德里克的膝盖。 割草机没有马达。 又小又瘦的德里克不得不把它推来推去。 这花了他所有的力气。德里克割了六个小时的草。 他流汗。他也开始隐隐作痛。但他坚持了下来。 当他完成后，他感到很自豪。 他独自完成了这项工作。 但他意识到了一些事情。

If he was going to work that hard, he'd much rather be doing something he enjoyed . . . like playing baseball. About that same time, Derek's family moved to their first house. It was right behind the public high school, Kalamazoo Central. Derek could climb the backyard fence and use all the school fields. In fact, the whole family would hop the fence to play baseball and softball. Sharlee was shaping up to be a star softball shortstop.

如果他要那么努力工作，他宁愿做自己喜欢的事情。 。。比如打棒球。 大约在同一时间，德里克的家人搬到了他们的第一所房子。 它就在卡拉马祖中央公立高中的后面。 德里克可以爬过后院的栅栏，使用学校所有的场地。 事实上，全家人都会跳过栅栏去打棒球和垒球。 夏莉正逐渐成为垒球明星游击手。