4 Chapter 3 School Days

Chapter 3 School Days Jesse wanted to work with Coach Riley, but there was a big problem. Jesse had so many jobs after school, he had little time to train! Coach Riley agreed to meet him early in the morning before school started. He showed Jesse how to run smoothly and easily. He told Jesse to run as if he were stepping over hot coals, to stay strong and straight and light. Coach Riley also welcomed Jesse into his home and invited him over for dinner. Jesse later said that Coach Riley was the first white person he had ever really known.

杰西想和莱利教练一起工作，但有一个大问题。 杰西放学后有那么多工作，他几乎没有时间训练!莱利教练同意在早上开学前和他见面。 他教杰西如何平稳而轻松地跑步。 他告诉杰西要像踩在滚烫的煤上一样奔跑，要保持强壮、笔直和轻盈。 莱利教练也欢迎杰西到他家，并邀请他共进晚餐。 杰西后来说，莱利教练是他真正认识的第一个白人。

At age seventeen Jesse began taking classes at East Technical High School. By then, all his siblings were working full-time; none had finished high school. Jesse wanted to be different. He saw attending high school and being on the track team as the pathways to success. Fortunately for him, Coach Riley had been asked to help with East Technical's track team.

17岁时，杰西开始在东部技术高中上课。 那时，他所有的兄弟姐妹都在全职工作;他们都没有完成高中学业。 杰西想要与众不同。 他认为上高中和参加田径队是通往成功的途径。 对他来说幸运的是，莱利教练被邀请去帮助东部技术学院的田径队。

Jesse's great speed and Riley's coaching were a winning combination. Jesse won race after race. He was best at sprinting, at the 100-yard and 220-yard dashes, which were the shortest races. In 1932, Coach Riley introduced Jesse to gold-medal champion Charley Paddock, who had won the 100-meter dash (similar to the 100-yard dash) at the 1920 Olympics. Paddock also held the world 100-meter record at the time—10.4 seconds. He was known as the "fastest man in the world." Paddock talked to Jesse about how much hard work was required to be the best. Jesse was inspired by the great runner's words.

杰西的速度和莱利的指导是一个成功的组合。 杰西赢得了一场又一场比赛。 他最擅长短跑，100码和220码冲刺，这是最短的比赛。 1932年，莱利教练把杰西介绍给金牌冠军查理·帕多克，他在1920年奥运会上获得了100米短跑(类似于100码短跑)的冠军。 帕多克还保持着100米世界纪录，当时的成绩是10.4秒。 他被称为“世界上跑得最快的人”。 帕多克告诉杰西，要做到最好需要付出多少努力。 杰西被这位伟大的跑步者的话所鼓舞。

Even though he was still in high school, Jesse tried out for the 1932 Summer Olympics. Trials were held at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, to find the best athletes for each race. Jesse had won a lot of highschool races but had never faced such skilled competitors before. Jesse ran well but didn't make the Olympic team that year. Among the runners that beat him was Eddie Tolan. At the 1932 Olympics, Tolan became the first African American to win the 100-meter gold medal.

虽然杰西还在上高中，但他已经参加了1932年夏季奥运会的选拔。 在伊利诺斯州埃文斯顿的西北大学举行了选拔赛，为每项比赛寻找最好的运动员。 杰西在高中时赢得过很多比赛，但从来没有遇到过如此熟练的对手。 杰西跑得很好，但那年没能进入奥运代表队。 埃迪·托兰(Eddie Tolan)是击败他的选手之一。 在1932年的奥运会上，托兰成为第一位获得100米金牌的非洲裔美国人。

CHARLEY PADDOCK (1900-1943) CHARLES PADDOCK WAS ONE OF THE BEST SPRINTERS OF THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY. BORN IN TEXAS, HE WAS ONLY EIGHTEEN AND IN THE US ARMY WHEN HE WON HIS FIRST BIG RACES AT A MEET IN PARIS. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, HE WON THE 100-METER RACE AT THE 1920 OLYMPICS IN BELGIUM. HE EARNED A SECOND GOLD MEDAL IN THE 400-METER RELAY AND A SILVER FOR FINISHING SECOND IN THE 200-METER DASH. IN 1921, PADDOCK SET A WORLD RECORD BY RUNNING THE 100 METERS IN 10.4 SECONDS. PADDOCK WAS FAMOUS FOR TAKING A BIG LEAP WITH HIS ARMS OUTSPREAD AS HE REACHED THE FINISH. HE SEEMED TO FLY OVER THE LINE. HE WAS A HANDSOME, WELL-SPOKEN MAN WHO ENJOYED ALL THE ATTENTION HIS FAMOUS SPEED BROUGHT HIM. WHEN WORLD WAR II BEGAN, HE RETURNED TO THE MILITARY, SERVING IN THE MARINES. DURING THE

查理·帕多克(1900-1943)查尔斯·帕多克是二十世纪早期最优秀的短跑运动员之一。 他出生在德克萨斯州，18岁时在美国军队服役，在巴黎的一次比赛中赢得了他的第一次大型比赛。 第二年，他在1920年比利时奥运会上赢得了100米比赛冠军。 他在400米接力中获得第二枚金牌，在200米短跑中获得第二名，获得一枚银牌。 1921年，帕多克以10.4秒的成绩跑完100米，创造了世界纪录。 帕多克以在到达终点时张开双臂一跳而闻名。 他似乎飞过了那条线。 他是一个英俊、谈吐得体的人，享受着他的速度给他带来的所有关注。 第二次世界大战开始时，他回到军队，在海军陆战队服役。 在