Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson, written by S .E. Virgilio. Focus question. How did Jackie Robinson change history?

《杰基·罗宾逊》，作者：S·E·维尔吉利奥。核心问题： 杰基·罗宾逊是如何改变历史的？

Introduction African Americans play a big part in professional sports today. For many years, however, black athletes weren't allowed to play with white athletes. Jackie Robinson helped change all that.

引言 如今非裔美国人在职业体育领域贡献突出。 但过去很多年里，黑人运动员不被允许和白人运动员同场竞技， 是杰基·罗宾逊改变了这一现状。

the early years. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born into a poor Georgia family in 1919.

早年时光 1919年，杰克·罗斯福·罗宾逊出生在佐治亚州一个贫困家庭。

In college, he was a star on his school's football, track, basketball, and baseball teams. His family had little money, however. He left college in 1941 to help support his family and did not finish.

上大学时，他是学校橄榄球队、田径队、篮球队和棒球队的明星选手。 但他家境贫寒， 1941年他选择辍学帮忙养家，没能完成学业。

taking a stand. In December 1941, the United States entered a war. Like many young men, Robinson had to serve in the war. One day, he and a group of soldiers got on an army bus. The bus was segregated. White soldiers sat in the front and black soldiers in the back. Yet Robinson knew he was as good a soldier as the white man. He would not move to the back when he was told to. Robinson was arrested, but he had only stood up for what was right. He was let go.

表明立场 1941年12月，美国参战， 美国参战，和许多年轻人一样，罗宾逊必须参军服役。 有一天，他和一群士兵登上了一辆军用巴士。 这辆巴士实行种族隔离： 白人士兵坐前排，黑人士兵坐后排。 但罗宾逊知道自己和白人士兵一样是合格的军人， 他不肯坐到后排去，哪怕有人命令他这么做。 罗宾逊被逮捕了，但他只是在为正义挺身而出。 最后他被释放了。

You're hired. After his time in the Army, Robinson played baseball. In 1945, however, baseball was segregated to white and black athletes played in separate leagues.

你被录用了。 退伍后，罗宾逊开始打棒球。 但1945年的棒球界还实行种族隔离，白人和黑人运动员要在不同的联盟打球。