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 探究问题 杰基·罗宾逊是如何改变历史的？

Introduction. The Ebbets Field stands were full on April 15th, 1947. Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson picked up his baseball bat. The crowd watched as the only African -American in Major League Baseball, MLB, walked to the plate. Insults rang out from the other teams dugout. The Dodgers' general manager, Branch Rickey, had warned him this would happen. The words hurt, but Robinson had promised not to respond. He would play ball and let his bat do the talking. Many people took note of the great courage Jackie Robinson showed that day. His courage would make him a baseball legend and a champion for equal rights.

引言 1947年4月15日，埃贝茨球场座无虚席 布鲁克林道奇队的杰基·罗宾逊拿起了他的棒球棒 作为美国职业棒球大联盟（MLB）唯一的非裔球员，他走向本垒板时，全场都在注视着他 对方球队的休息区传来阵阵辱骂声 道奇队的总经理布兰奇·瑞基早就提醒过他会发生这种事 这些话很伤人，但罗宾逊承诺过不会反击 他只管好好打球，用实力说话 很多人都看到了杰基·罗宾逊那天展现出的非凡勇气 他的勇气让他成为棒球传奇，也是平等权利的斗士

the early years. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919, the youngest of five children in a poor Georgia family. The Robinson family moved to California when Jackie was a boy. There, he became known as a talented athlete in not one, but several sports.

早年生活 杰克·罗斯福·罗宾逊出生于1919年1月31日，是佐治亚州贫困家庭五个孩子中最小的一个 杰基小时候，罗宾逊一家搬到了加利福尼亚州 在那里，他成了知名的运动好手，不止擅长一项，而是精通好几种运动

Jackie Robinson attended the University of California at Los Angeles, UCLA. He was a star on the school's football, track, basketball, and baseball teams. Robinson was the first student in the school's history to win special awards in four sports in a single year. In spite of this success, Robinson did not graduate from UCLA. The Robinsons had little money. He left school in 1941 to help support his family.

杰基·罗宾逊就读于加州大学洛杉矶分校（UCLA） 他是校橄榄球队、田径队、篮球队和棒球队的明星球员 罗宾逊是校史上首位同一年在四项运动中都获得特别奖项的学生 尽管取得了这么多成绩，罗宾逊还是没能从UCLA毕业 罗宾逊家没什么积蓄 1941年他离开学校，帮忙养家糊口

taking a stand. Robinson played semi -professional football after college. Then, in December 1941, the United States entered World War II. Like many young men at the time, Robinson was called up to serve in the U .S. Army. Robinson served at Fort Hood, Texas. One day in 1944, 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 no less a soldier than the white man. He refused an order to move to the back of the bus. For this, he was arrested. The Army wanted to punish Robinson, 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.

坚持立场 大学毕业后，罗宾逊打了半职业橄榄球 1941年12月，美国加入第二次世界大战 和当时很多年轻人一样，罗宾逊应征进入美国陆军服役 罗宾逊在得克萨斯州胡德堡服役 1944年的一天，他和一群士兵登上了一辆军用巴士 当时巴士实行种族隔离，白人士兵坐前排，黑人士兵坐后排 但罗宾逊明白，他和白人士兵一样，都是合格的军人 他拒绝服从坐到巴士后排的命令 因为这件事，他被逮捕了 陆军想要处罚罗宾逊，但很多人站出来为他辩护 他是好军人，只是为正确的事挺身而出而已 最终，他被宣判无罪

You're hired. After his time in the Army, Robinson worked at a Texas college coaching basketball. In 1945, he received a letter from the Kansas City Monarchs, a professional baseball team. They offered Robinson a contract to play with them for $400 a month. The Monarchs were part of the Negro Leagues. At that time, baseball was segregated. White and black athletes played in separate leagues. Robinson signed on to play for the Monarchs, thinking it might be a way to someday get into the all -white major leagues.

你被录用了 服完兵役后，罗宾逊在得克萨斯州的一所大学担任篮球教练 1945年，他收到了一封来自堪萨斯城 君主队的信，这是一支职业棒球队 他们给罗宾逊开出合同，每月付给他400美元邀请他加盟 君主队属于黑人棒球联盟 那个时候，棒球运动是实行种族隔离的 白人和黑人运动员分别在不同的联盟打球 罗宾逊签字加盟了君主队，他想着这说不定是未来进入全白人大联盟的机会