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. One African American, Jackie Robinson, changed all that. His courage made him a baseball hero and a champion for equal rights.

引言 如今非裔美国人在职业体育领域占据着重要地位。 然而在过去很多年里，黑人运动员都不被允许和白人运动员同场竞技。 一位名叫杰基·罗宾逊的非裔美国人改变了这一切。 他的勇气让他成为了一名棒球英雄，也成为了平等权利的捍卫者。

The Early Years Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born into a poor Georgia family in 1919. 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 school.

早年时光 杰克·罗斯福·罗宾逊出生在一个贫穷的佐治亚州家庭，出生年份是1919年。 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队员。 不过他家境贫寒，没什么钱。 1941年他为了养家糊口从大学辍学，没有完成学业。

Taking a Stand In December 1941, the United States entered a war. Like many young men at the time, Robinson was called up to serve in the U .S. Army. 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 men. He would not move to the back. Robinson was arrested, but many people defended him. He was a good soldier who had only stood up for what was right. In the end, he was found not guilty.

表明立场 1941年12月，美国参战了。 和当时很多年轻人一样，罗宾逊被征召加入美国陆军。 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。 白人士兵坐在前排，黑人士兵坐在后排。 但罗宾逊知道自己和那些白人士兵一样优秀。 他不肯坐到后排去。 罗宾逊被逮捕了，但很多人都为他辩护。 他是个好士兵，只是在维护正确的事罢了。 最终，他被判无罪。

You're hired." After his time in the Army, Robinson played baseball. In 1945, however, baseball was segregated, too. White and black athletes played in separate leagues. Robinson felt that baseball leagues should not be separate based on race. So did Branch Rickey, the man who ran the Brooklyn Dodgers. Rickey wanted the Dodgers to be the first white team to include a black player. Rickey knew that this player would not only have to be a great athlete, he would also have to face abuse because of his race.

你被录用了。 服完兵役后，罗宾逊开始打棒球。 不过1945年的时候，棒球界也实行种族隔离。 白人和黑人运动员在不同的联盟里打球。 罗宾逊认为棒球联盟不应该按照种族划分。 布鲁克林道奇队的负责人布兰奇·里奇也是这么想的。 里奇希望道奇队能成为第一支吸纳黑人球员的白人球队。 里奇知道这位球员不仅得是一名出色的运动员，他还要能承受因为自己的种族而遭到的恶意对待。

Ricky hired Robinson. He had one condition though. Robinson could not respond to any of the abuse. Instead Robinson would fight prejudice by playing great baseball.

里奇聘用了罗宾逊。不过他有一个条件：罗宾逊不能对任何恶意对待做出回应。 罗宾逊要靠打出精彩的比赛来对抗偏见。