词汇提示

1.Farewell 告别

2.Vice Verse 反之亦然

3.squabble 发生口角

原文

Lou Gehrig: 'Farewell Speech'

Fans,for the past two weeks you have been reading about a bad break I got.

Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.

I have been in ballparks for seventeen years, and have never received anything, but kindness and encouragement from you fans.

Look at these grand men.

Which of you wouldn't consider it the highlight of his career just to associate with them for even one day?

Sure,I'm lucky.

Who wouldn't consider it an honor to have known Jacob Ruppert;

also the builder of baseball's greatest empire, Ed Barow;

to have spent six years with that wonderful little fellow Miller Huggins;

then to have spent the next nine years with that outstanding leader, that smart student of psychology the best manager in baseball today-Joe McCarthy!

Sure,I'm lucky.

When the New York Giants, a team you would give your right arm to beat, and vice versa, sends you a gift, that's something!

When everybody down to the groundskeepers and those boys in white coats remember you with trophies, that's something.

When you have a wonderful mother-in-law who takes sides with you in squabbles against her own daughter, that's something.

When you have a father and mother who work all their lives so that you can have an education and build your body, it's a blessing!

When you have a wife who has been a tower of strength and shown more courage than you dreamed existed, that's the finest I know.

So I close in saying that I might have had a tough break; but I have an awful lot to live for!

翻译

卢·格里克：“告别演讲”

粉丝们，在过去的两周里，你们一直在读关于我休息不好的文章。
然而，今天我认为自己是世界上最幸运的人。
我在棒球场已经17年了，除了你们球迷的善意和鼓励，我从未得到过任何东西。
看看这些伟人。
你们中哪一个人不认为与他们交往哪怕一天是他职业生涯的亮点？
当然，我很幸运。
谁会不认为认识雅各布·鲁珀特是一种荣幸呢；
同时也是棒球最伟大帝国的缔造者埃德·巴罗；
和那个了不起的小家伙米勒-哈金斯相处了六年；
然后在接下来的九年里，与这位杰出的领导者，这位聪明的心理学学生，今天棒球界最好的教练乔·麦卡锡一起度过！
当然，我很幸运。
当纽约巨人队，一支你会用右臂击败的球队，反之亦然，送给你一份礼物时，这真是太棒了！
当每个人，包括场地管理员和那些穿着白大褂的男孩，都带着奖杯记住你时，这就是意义所在。
当你有一个很棒的婆婆，她在与自己女儿的争吵中站在你一边时，这就是问题所在。
当你的父亲和母亲一生都在工作，这样你就可以接受教育，锻炼身体，这是一件幸事！
当你有一个妻子，她是一座力量之塔，表现出了比你想象中更大的勇气，这是我所知道的最好的。
所以我最后说，我可能经历了一次艰难的休息；但我有很多东西要活！

Level 5-Day 2.Lou Gehrig: Farewell Speech

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