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1、MyGreatestOlympicPrize我最珍贵的奥林匹克奖[1]Itwasthesummerof1936.TheOlympicGameswerebeingheldinBerlin.BecauseAdolfHitlerchildishlyinsistedthathisperformersweremembersofa"masterrace,"nationalisticfeelingswereatanall-timehigh.[2]Iwasn'ttooworriedaboutallthis.I'dtraine
2、d,sweatedanddisciplinedmyselfforsixyears,withtheGamesinmind.WhileIwasgoingoverontheboat,allIcouldthinkaboutwastakinghomeoneortwoofthosegoldmedals.Ihadmyeyesespeciallyontherunningbroadjump.Ayearbefore,asasophomoreattheOhioState,I'dsettheworld'srecordof26feet
3、81/4inches.Nearlyeveryoneexpectedmetowinthisevent.[3]Iwasinforasurprise.Whenthetimecameforthebroad-jumptrials,Iwasstartledtoseeatallboyhittingthepitatalmost26feetonhispracticeleaps!HeturnedouttobeaGermannamedLuzLong.IwastoldthatHitlerhopedtowinthejumpwithhi
4、m.爱思英语学习网爱思英语-中国最受欢迎的英语学习网站-http://www.24en.com/[4]IguessedthatifLongwon,itwouldaddsomenewsupporttotheNazis'"masterrace"(Aryansuperiority)theory.Afterall,IamaNegro.AngryaboutHitler'sways,IdeterminedtogooutthereandreallyshowDerFuhrerandhismasterracewhowassup
5、eriorandwhowasn't.[5]Anangryathleteisanathletewhowillmakemistakes,asanycoachwilltellyou.Iwasnoexception.Onthefirstofmythreequalifyingjumps,Ileapedfromseveralinchesbeyondthetakeoffboardforafoul.Onthesecondjump,Ifouledevenworse."DidIcome3,000milesforthis?"Ith
6、oughtbitterly."Tofouloutofthetrialsandmakeafoolofmyself?"[6]Walkingafewyardsfromthepit,Ikickeddisgustedlyatthedirt.SuddenlyIfeltahandonmyshoulder.IturnedtolookintothefriendlyblueeyesofthetallGermanbroadjumper.Hehadeasilyqualifiedforthefinalsonhisfirstattemp
7、t.Heofferedmeafirmhandshake.[7]"JesseOwens,I'mLuzLong.Idon'tthinkwe'vemet."HespokeEnglishwell,thoughwithaGermantwisttoit.爱思英语学习网爱思英语-中国最受欢迎的英语学习网站-http://www.24en.com/"Gladtomeetyou,"Isaid.Then,tryingtohidemynervousness,Iadded,"Howareyou?""I'mfine.Thequesti
8、onis:Howareyou?""Whatdoyoumean?"Iasked."Somethingmustbeeatingyou,"hesaid--proudthewayforeignersarewhenthey'vemasteredabitofAmericanslang."Youshouldbeabletoqualifywithyoureyesclosed.""Believeme,Iknowit,