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1、美国名人棒球运动员罗伯托克莱门特RobertoClementez1934-1972:Thefirst1.atinoBaseballPlayerHonoredintheBaseballHallofFameplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-17:49repeatByBriannaBlake2010-4-10PiratesrightfielderRobertoClementeswingsatapitchthatbecamehis3,000th,makinghimoneof11playersinthemajorleaguestohavehitthatnumberormore.The

2、gamewasplayedinPittsburghonSeptember30,1972.mSteveEmber.FAITH1.APIDUS:AndmFaith1.apiduswithPEOP1.EINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.Today,wetellaboutRobertoClemente.Hewasoneofthemosthonoredbaseballplayersinhistory.Hebecamethefirst1.atinobaseballplayertobeincludedintheBaseballHallofFame.(MUSIC)STEVEEMBER:

3、Mostsportsplayersareknownforhowgreattheyplayagame,orhowmanyrecordstheybreak.ButRobertoClementewaslovednotonlyforhisabilityinsports,butalsoforthekindofpersonthathewas.Clementewasoneofthefirstprofessional1.atinobaseballplayersintheUnitedStates.Hebecameoneofthebest.Healsoworkedtochangethewaybaseball,an

4、dthecountry,treatedracialminoritiesinthenineteenfiftiesandsixties.Hestoodupagainstracismanddidnotpermitanyonetobetreateddifferentlyinhispresence.Todays1.atinobaseballplayerssayRobertoClementeopeneddoorsforthemtoreachtheirgoalsinasportthathadnotalwaystreatedthemequally.FAITH1.APIDUS:RobertoClementeWa

5、lkerwasborninnineteenthirty-fourinCarolina,PuertoRico.Robertosfamilystruggledfinancially.Asayoungboy,hehelpedhisfather,whoworkedonasugarfarmandalsomanagedastorethatsoldfood.Inschool,Robertowasanexcellentrunner.Healsowonawardsforthrowingthejavelin.?Butmorethananything,helovedplayingbaseball.PuertoRic

6、oswarmislandclimatemadeiteasyfortheyoungboytoplaybaseballallyear.Hehadmanyskills.Buthisstrongestqualitywashispowerfulrightarmthatcouldthrowaballagreatdistance.Whileinhighschool,RobertosignedacontracttoplaybaseballfortheSanturceCrabbersinthePuertoRicanwinterleague.Attheageofeighteen,Robertowasalready

7、hittingabaseballbetterthanmanyprofessionalplayersintheUnitedStates.BaseballHallofFamerRobertoClementeSTEVEEMBER:Thisabilitywasrecognizedthefollowingyear.AnofficialfromtheBrooklynDodgersteaminNewYorkCitycametoPuertoRicolookingfornew,youngplayers.Theofficial,AlCampanis,waspleasedwithRobertosskill.Heof

8、feredtogivehimatenthousanddollargifttoplayfortheBrooklynDodgers.ButRobertowasunabletojointhemajorleagueteambecausehewasstillinhighschool.TheyoungbaseballplayertoldMisterCampanisthathewouldjointheBrooklynteamassoonashefinishedschool.Bythetimehefinishedhighschool,Robertohadreceivedseveralotheroffersfr

9、ommajorleagueteamsintheUnitedStates.Oneteamofferedhimathirtythousanddollargiftjusttosignacontractagreement.AlthoughClementehadnotsignedacontractwiththeBrooklynDodgerszhekepthiswordtotheteam.HerefusedtheotherOfferSandsignedontoplayforBrooklyn.(MUSIC)FAITH1.APIDUS:TheDodgersputRobertoClementeononeofth

10、eirminorleagueteamswhereyoungplayersoftenbegin.Butsoonafterhisfirstseason,thePittsburghPiratestookClementefortheirteam.ClementebeganplayingforthePittsburghPiratesinnineteenfifty-five.Atthetime,ClementewasstilllearningtospeakEnglish.InthenineteenfiftiestheUnitedStateswasstillverymuchdividedbetweenrac

11、iallines.Pittsburghdidnothavea1.atinAmericancommunityatthetime.Clemente,ablackPuertoRican,wasshockedwhenheexperiencedracisminAmerica.STEVEEMBER:Inthespring,baseballplayersattendedtrainingcampsinthesouthernstateofFlorida.Manyeating-placesintheSouthatthattimedidnotserveblackpeople.Sotheblackplayersont

12、heteamwereforcedtoasktheirwhiteteammatestobuyfoodforthem.Theblackplayerswouldtheneatonthebusthatdrovethemtothegames.RobertoClementehadaverystrongsenseofself-worth.Hewouldnotletotherstreathimunequally.Clementefeltthathavingtoaskhisteammatesforfoodwasinsulting.?Helaterbecameastrongbelieverinthemessage

13、sofcivilrightsleaderMartin1.utherKingJunior.Clementesworkhelpingpoorpeople,especiallythoseinPuertoRico,becameaveryimportantpartofhislife.(MUSIC)FAITH1.APIDUS:RobertoClementestoodoutamongtheotherplayersonhisteam.?Hewasastrongrightfielderwhoquicklybecameknownforhispowerfulthrowingandnear-perfectaim.Cl

14、ementehadanunusualwayofhittingthebaseball.Hestoodfartherawayfromthepitcherthanmostplayers,andusedaheavierbatthanmostplayers.Hewasalsoknownasaveryaggressivehitter,swinginghardandfastatalmostanyball.ThePittsburghPiratesdidnotdowellthefirstfewyearsClementeplayedontheteam.Butbynineteensixtallthatchanged

15、.Thatyear,heplayedinthefirstofhistwelveAll-Stargames.Everyyear,thebestplayersfromtheNationalandAmericanleaguescompeteinanAll-Stargame.Thatsameyear,ClementehelpedhisteambeattheNewYorkYankeestowintheWorldSeries-thenationalbaseballchampionship.PittsburghPiratesRobertoClemente,left,talkswithmanagerDanny

16、MurtaughastheteamtakesthefieldforaworkoutinBaltimore.MurtaughisamongtheformermanagerswhowillbeontheballotwhentheHallofFameVeteransCommitteevotesnextmonth.STEVEEMBER:Clementecontinuedtoimprove.Hehadsufferedforyearsfrompaincausedbyanautomobileaccident.YetevenwithhishealthproblemsClementerarelymissedagame.Bynineteensixty-one,hewasfeelingbetteranditshowed.Hehitextremelywellthatyearandwonhisfirstbattingaward.RobertoClementewa