7 Chapter 6 An Olympic Trip

Chapter 6 An Olympic Trip In the summer of 1935, Jesse and Ruth finally married. He was still in school, while she was caring for baby Gloria. In the fall, when the school year began, Jesse struggled

1935年夏天，杰西和露丝终于结婚了。 他还在上学，而她在照顾婴儿格洛丽亚。 到了秋天，新学年开始的时候，杰西很挣扎

on the track for the first time, losing several key races. Up until now, he had kept his grades high enough to stay in school. But suddenly he was suspended from the track team due to bad grades. He knew the Olympics tryouts would be held that summer. He worked hard in class over the winter and was allowed to return to the team and prepare for the Games. In July 1936, Jesse traveled to New York City for races that would decide who would represent the United States in that year's Summer Olympics. In New York, he won three events: the 100- and 200-meter dashes and the long jump. Another dream had come true: He was an Olympian! The Games would be held in Berlin, Germany, in August.

第一次在赛道上，输掉了几场关键比赛。 到目前为止，他的成绩一直很好，足以留在学校。 但突然间，由于成绩不好，他被田径队停赛了。 他知道奥运会选拔赛将在那个夏天举行。 整个冬天，他在课堂上努力学习，并被允许回到球队，为奥运会做准备。 1936年7月，杰西前往纽约市参加比赛，这将决定谁将代表美国参加当年的夏季奥运会。 在纽约，他赢得了三个项目的冠军:100米和200米短跑以及跳远。 又一个梦想实现了:他成为了一名奥运选手!奥运会将于8月在德国柏林举行。

As he prepared for the long trip, important events were unfolding in Europe. Adolf Hitler had become Germany's powerful leader. He was head of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, commonly known as the Nazis. Hitler and the Nazis hated anyone who was not "fully German." They hated Jews, handicapped people, homosexuals, and black people. They chased thousands of people out of the country, even those who had been German citizens their entire lives.

就在他准备长途旅行的时候，欧洲发生了重大事件。 阿道夫·希特勒已经成为德国最有权势的领导人。 他是德国国家社会主义工人党(俗称纳粹)的领袖。 希特勒和纳粹痛恨任何不是“完全德国人”的人。 他们憎恨犹太人、残疾人、同性恋者和黑人。 他们把成千上万的人赶出了这个国家，甚至包括那些一辈子都是德国公民的人。

The news from Germany frightened many Americans. They believed participating in the 1936 Berlin Olympics would give power to Hitler, and many were disgusted by Nazi ideas. Many called for the United States to boycott. Jesse didn't share Hitler's views, but he was against a boycott. Coach Snyder believed the Olympics were what Jesse had been waiting for. By going to Berlin and winning, Snyder told him, Jesse could show the world how great he was. He could also show Hitler what a black athlete could accomplish.

来自德国的消息吓坏了许多美国人。 他们认为参加1936年的柏林奥运会会给希特勒带来权力，许多人对纳粹的想法感到厌恶。 许多人呼吁美国进行抵制。 杰西不同意希特勒的观点，但他反对抵制。 斯奈德教练相信，杰西一直在等待奥运会的到来。 斯奈德告诉他，通过去柏林并获胜，杰西可以向世界展示他有多伟大。 他还可以向希特勒展示黑人运动员的成就。

HITLER AND THE NAZIS IN 1933, THE NATIONAL SOCIALIST GERMAN WORKERS' PARTY CAME TO POWER IN GERMANY. COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE NAZIS, THEY BELIEVED THAT ONLY "PURE" GERMANS DESERVED TO LIVE IN THEIR COUNTRY. THEY PERSECUTED ANYONE THEY BELIEVED DID NOT BELONG, INCLUDING JEWS, CATHOLICS, GYPSIES, HOMOSEXUALS, AND BLACKS. THEIR LEADER WAS ADOLF HITLER. HITLER EVENTUALLY DIRECTED HIS ARMY AND SECRET POLICE TO KILL AS MANY JEWISH PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE, A TRAGIC PLAN TODAY KNOWN AS THE HOLOCAUST. IT WAS HITLER'S GOAL TO EXPAND GERMANY BY INVADING NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES. IN 1939, GERMANY ATTACKED NEARBY NATIONS IN EUROPE, AND WORLD WAR II BEGAN. BY THE TIME GERMANY SURRENDERED IN 1945, HITLER HAD COMMITTED SUICIDE RATHER THAN FACE JUSTICE. THE HORRORS OF THE NAZI REGIME REMAIN ONE OF HISTORY'S DARKEST MOMENTS.

1933年，希特勒和纳粹国家社会主义德国工人党在德国掌权。 他们通常被称为纳粹，他们认为只有“纯正”的德国人才配生活在他们的国家。 他们迫害任何他们认为不属于他们的人，包括犹太人、天主教徒、吉普赛人、同性恋者和黑人。 他们的领袖是阿道夫·希特勒。 希特勒最终命令他的军队和秘密警察杀死尽可能多的犹太人，这是一个悲惨的计划，今天被称为大屠杀。 希特勒的目标是通过侵略邻国来扩张德国。 1939年，德国袭击了邻近的欧洲国家，第二次世界大战开始了。 到1945年德国投降时，希特勒宁愿自杀也不愿接受审判。 纳粹政权的恐怖仍然是历史上最黑暗的时刻之一。