6 Chapter 5 An Amazing Day

Chapter 5 An Amazing Day At the end of the track season, the top athletes from each Big Ten school gathered for a championship meet. The 1935 Big Ten Championships were held at Ferry Field at the University of Michigan. It was the biggest event of the track season for Ohio State. But Jesse nearly did

在田径赛季结束时，来自十大名校的顶尖运动员聚集在一起参加冠军赛。 1935年的十大锦标赛在密歇根大学的费里球场举行。 这是俄亥俄州立大学田径赛季最大的赛事。 但杰西差点就做到了

not make it. About a week before the big day, he was wrestling with some friends. He accidentally fell down some stairs and hurt his back. He was in great pain and thought he might not be able to compete. Coach Snyder did not want Jesse to run and put his future in danger, no matter how important the meet was to the school. But Jesse worked with the team trainers all week to get better. He got massages. He took hot baths and did stretches and exercises.

不行。大约在婚礼的前一周，他在和几个朋友吵架。 他不小心从楼梯上摔下来，伤了背。 他非常痛苦，认为自己可能无法参加比赛了。 斯奈德教练不希望杰西逃跑，把他的未来置于危险之中，不管这场比赛对学校有多重要。 但杰西整个星期都在和球队教练一起训练，以使自己变得更好。 他得到了按摩。他洗热水澡，做伸展运动。

On May 25, 1935, he showed up at Ferry Field and made history. At 3:15 p.m., aching back and all, Jesse lined up for the 100-yard dash. When the starting gun went off, he flew out of his starting crouch. He was ahead of the rest of the runners in a few yards and burst through the finish tape a few seconds later. The timers checked their watches: 9.4 seconds!

1935年5月25日，他出现在费里球场，创造了历史。 下午3点15分，背疼的杰西排队参加100码短跑。 发令枪一响，他就从起跑的蹲姿中飞了出来。 他跑在其他选手前面几码，几秒钟后冲过终点线。 计时员看了看表:9.4秒!

He had tied the world record set in 1930 by Frank Wykoff!

他追平了弗兰克·威科夫在1930年创造的世界纪录!

Fifteen minutes later, Jesse took his first long jump. He sprinted down the runway. He stepped hard on the takeoff board and leaped. When he landed, he had jumped farther than anyone in history—26 feet, 8. inches! His jump broke the old record by six inches—an accomplishment no one expected.

十五分钟后，杰西第一次跳了远。 他在跑道上疾跑。 他重重地踩在起飞板上跳了起来。 当他落地时，他跳得比历史上任何人都远——26英尺8英寸。 英寸!他的跳高比旧纪录高出6英寸，这是一个没有人预料到的成绩。

In the long jump, a new record was usually set by an inch or two at a time. Only nine minutes later, Jesse was at it again. This time the event was the 220-yard dash, straight down the track. Once again he pulled ahead of the other runners and finished far in the lead. His time of 20.3 seconds also set a world record! After resting briefly and stretching his injured back, he returned to the track at 4:00 p.m. Just 22.6 seconds later, he won his fourth event, the 220-yard low hurdles. He had claimed his third world record of the day! In less than an hour, he had set or tied four world records. No one before or since has matched that feat.

在跳远比赛中，新纪录通常是一次高出一两英寸。 仅仅九分钟后，杰西又来了。 这一次的比赛项目是220码冲刺，直接沿着跑道跑下去。 他又一次超过了其他赛跑者，最终遥遥领先。 他以20.3秒的成绩也创造了世界纪录!在短暂休息并伸展受伤的背部后，他于下午4点回到跑道上。 仅仅过了22.6秒，他就赢得了自己的第四个项目——220码低栏。 他创造了当天的第三个世界纪录!在不到一个小时的时间里，他创造或追平了四项世界纪录。 在此之前或之后都没有人能与之匹敌。