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体育英语阅读KayYowandBettyJameson:TheyChangedtheWorldofSportsforWomenI’mSteveEmber.AndI’mFaithLapiduswithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.Todaywetellabouttwowomenwhohelpedchangetheworldofsports,golferBettyJamesonandbasketballcoachKayYow.Bothwomenwerefoundersofwomen’ssportsorganizations.SandraKayYowwasborninnineteenforty-twoinGibsonville,NorthCarolina.Shedevelopedaloveforbasketballfromherparents,HiltonandLibYow.SheattendedEastCarolinaUniversityandearnedanEnglishdegree.ShewentontobecomeanEnglishteacher,librarianandgirls’basketballcoachatJayAllenHighSchoolinHighPoint,NorthCarolina.Innineteenseventy-one,shebegancoachingcollegesports.Shebecamethewomen’sathleticscoordinatorandwomen’sbasketballcoachatElonCollegeinNorthCarolina.Fouryearslater,NorthCarolinaStateUniversityhiredherastheschool’sfirstfull-timewomen’sbasketballcoachandathleticscoordinator.Shealsocoachedwomen’svolleyballandsoftball.KayYowhadbecomeaverysuccessfulbasketballcoach.Innineteeneighty-oneshebegancoachingwomen’snationalteams.ShecoachedtheUnitedStatesteamintheWorldUniversityGames.Theteamfinishedsecond,winningasilvermedal.FiveyearslatersheledtheUnitedStateswomen’sbasketballteamintheGoodwillGamesandFIBAWorldChampionship.Bothteamswonfirstplaceandreceivedgoldmedals.Innineteeneighty-one,KayYow,alongwithothers,foundedtheWomen’sBasketballCoachesAssociation.Shealsoservedaspresidentofthegroup.TheWBCAwasestablishedtounitecoachesatalllevelsofthegameandtodevelopbasketballasasportforwomenandgirls.Innineteeneighty-seven,KayYowlearnedshehadbreastcancer.Shedidnotletherhealthproblemsinterferewithherresponsibilitiesascoachandleader.Oneofherfamousexpressionswas:“Whenlifekicksyou,letitkickyouforward.”JusttenmonthafterlearningshehadcancershecoachedtheUnitedStateswomen’sbasketballteamtoanOlympicgoldmedalinSeoul,Koreainnineteeneighty-eight. KayYowhasbeenrecognizedforherservicetothegameofbasketball.ShewasnamedtotheNaismithMemorialBasketballHallofFame,theWomen’sBasketballHallofFameandtheFellowshipofChristianAthletesHallofFameamongothers.CoachYowalsobecamewell-knownforherworkincancerawareness.IntwothousandsevensheestablishedtheKayYow/WBCACancerFundinpartnershipwiththeVFoundationforCancerResearch. TheVFoundationwasnamedforYow’sfriendJimmyValvano.HewastheformercoachofNorthCarolinaStateUniversitymen’sbasketballteam.Hediedofcancerinnineteenninety-three.ThatsameyearYowlosthermother,LibYow,tobreastcancer.KayYowdiedintwothousandnine.Shewassixty-sixyearsold.Earlierthatmonth,shehadannouncedthatshewouldnotreturntocoachingthatseason.Shehadmissedfourgamesbecauseofextremelackofphysicalenergy.Shehadfoughtsicknessfromcancerformorethantwentyyears.HerfuneralwasheldinCary,NorthCarolina.Hundredsofpeopleattended,includingcoachesandathletesfromNCStateandotherteams. Duringtheceremony,mournerswatchedavideomessageYowhadrecordedforthefuneral. Shethankedthemfortheirsupport,andshespokemostlyofherstrongreligiousbeliefswhichhelpedherthroughdifficulttimes,includingherbattlewithcancer.Shealsoreadapoemshewroteinnineteenseventy-sixcalled“MyThoughtsonSport.”Shetalkedabouttheimportanceoflearningaboutlifethroughsports.Shesaidsportsstretchedhertoherlimitsandsometimesshewantedtoquit.Shesaidwinningwasmorethanthescoreontheboard.KayYowtouchedtheheartsandlivesofmanypeople.Shewasknownasagreatcoach,teacherandfriend.Sheexpressedloveandkindnesstowardpeopleincludingstrangers.Immediatelyafterherdeath,KayYowwashonoredatmanycollegebasketballgames,bothwomen’sandmen’s.TheWomen’sBasketballCoachesAssociationgavepermissionforteamstowearthecolorpinktohonorCoachYow’sworkineducatingpeopleaboutbreastcancer. Pinkiscommonlyusedbygroupsthattrytoraisemoneytosearchforacureforthedisease.PeoplesaidmanykindwordsaboutKayYow.Theyrememberedherasawomanofgreatemotionalandreligiousstrength.Theyspokeofhowshefoughtextremesicknessinabraveandgracefulway.DukeUniversitymen’sbasketballheadcoachMikeKrzyzewskisaid:“GodblessKay.Afightertotheend.”BettyJamesonwasanotherwomanimportantintheworldofsports.Innineteenfifty,sheandtwelveotherwomenfoundedtheLadiesProfessionalGolfAssociation.Theywereinvolvedinallareasofthesport.Theyplayed,organizedgolftournaments,establishedrulesforthegroupandsupervisedmembership.TheLPGAgainedtheattentionofmanynewsorganizations. TheyconsideredJamesonandotherstobebeautifulwomen.Photographerslikedtakingpicturesofthemandbegancallingthemthe“glamourgirls.”ElizabethJamesonwasborninnineteennineteeninNorman,Oklahoma.ShegrewupinDallas,Texas.Shebeganplayinggolfataveryyoungage.Shewasverygoodinthesportandwonmanycompetitions.Innineteenthirty-two,BettyJamesonwontheTexasPublinxcompetition.Shewasjustthirteenyearsold.Twoyearslater,shewontheSouthernChampionship.Inbothnineteenthirty-nineandnineteenforty,JamesonwontheUnitedStatesAmateurcompetition.TwoyearslatershewontheWesternOpenforthefirstofherthreemajortitles.Shecompletedhernon-professionalcareerwithfourteenmajorvictories.BettyJamesonbeganplayingprofessionalgolfinnineteenforty-five.Shewonmanyprofessionaltitles,includingtheUnitedStatesWomen’sOpeninnineteenforty-seven.Herscorewastwohundredninety-five.Shewasthefirstfemalegolfertoscorelowerthanthreehundredinaseventy-twoholetournament. Yearslater,shesaiditwasthebestmomentofhercareer.ShefinishedhercareerintheLadiesProfessionalGolfAssociationwiththirteenmajorvictories.Thatmaynotseemlikemanywinscomparedtowomen’sgolftoday.However,duringthattimegolfwasconsideredasportformen.Womenwerenottreatedthesameasmeninsports.TheLPGAfoughttochangethat.Theorganizationwassuccessfulinmakingwomen’sgolfrecognizedasaseriousprofessionalsport.BettyJamesonwasofficiallyacceptedintotheHallFameofWomen’sGolfinnineteenfifty-one. ShebecameoneofsixinauguralmembersoftheLPGATourHallofFameinnineteensixty-seven.TheLPGAchosetorecognizenineteenfifty-oneasthedateofheracceptance.ShewasalsonamedtotheWorldGolfHallofFameandtheWomen’sSportFoundationHallofFame.Intwothousand,theLPGAcelebrateditsfiftiethanniversary.DuringtheceremonyBettyJamesonwasrecognizedasoneoftheorganization’stopfiftyplayersandteachers.JamesonandthetwelveotherLPGAfounderswerehonoredwiththeCommissioner’sAward.Theywererecognizedfortheirpartinfurtheringthecauseofwomen’sgolf.BettyJamesondiedintwothousandnine.Shewaseighty-nineyearsold.Inherlateryears,shewasforcedtoliveasimplelifebecauseoflackofmoney.Shesaidthesituationcausedhertolearnthroughsuffering.Shesaid:“Justlikeingolf,youalwayslearnmorewhenyoulosethanwhenyouwin.”ThisprogramwaswrittenandproducedbyLawanDavis.I’mSteveEmber.AndI’mFaithLapidus.YoucanlearnmoreaboutfamousAmericansanddownloadpodcastsofourprogramsonourWebsite,voaspecialenglish.com.JoinusagainnextweekforPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.1.TheWBCAwasestablishedtounitecoachesatalllevelsofthegameandtodevelopbasketballasasportforwomenandgirls.她们成立了女子篮球教练协会（WBCA)，以把比赛中各个层次的教练联合起来，和把篮球发展成为妇女和女孩的体育运动。2.JusttenmonthafterlearningshehadcancershecoachedtheUnitedStateswomen’sbasketballteamtoanOlympicgoldmedalinSeoul,Koreainnineteeneighty-eight.在得知她患癌症的十个月后，她执教的美国篮球女队夺得了1988年韩国汉城奥运会的金牌3.Shethankedthemfortheirsupport,andshespokemostlyofherstrongreligiousbeliefswhichhelpedherthroughdifficulttimes,includingherbattlewithcancer.，她感谢他们的支持，并且常常提到她那如宗教般强大的信仰，正是这个信仰帮她渡过了艰难时期，帮她与癌症斗争。4.TheWomen’sBasketballCoachesAssociationgavepermissionforteamstowearthecolorpinktohonorCoachYow’sworkineducatingpeopleaboutbreastcancer.女子篮球教练协会准许了球队穿粉红色衣服，以为纪念教练Yow致力于教育人们与乳腺癌抗争的工作。5.Theyplayed,organizedgolftournaments,establishedrulesforthegroupandsupervisedmembership.她们参加,组织高尔夫球锦标赛，为团队设立比赛规则并监督队员。奥运体育项目：铁人三项（英语阅读）Triathlonwasinventedintheearly1970sbytheSanDiegoTrackClub,asanalternativeworkouttotherigoursoftracktraining.Theclub'sfirsteventconsistedofa10kmrun,an8kmcycleanda500metreswim.Overthenextdecade,triathlongrewbyleapsandboundsandsoongainedrecognitionthroughouttheworld.In1989,theInternationalTriathlonUnion(ITU)wasfoundedinAvignon,France,andthefirstofficialworldchampionshipswereheld.Theofficialdistancefortriathlonwassetata1500metreswim,a40kmcycleanda10kmrun-takenfromexistingeventsineachdisciplinealreadyontheOlympicprogramme.ThisstandarddistanceisusedfortheITUWorldCupseriesandwasalsofeaturedattheSydneyOlympicGames.Since1989,thesporthasgrownrapidlyandnowhasoverahundredaffiliatednationalfederationsaroundtheworld.TheHistoryofTableTennis乒乓球的历史Likemanyothersports,tabletennisbeganasamildsocialdiversion.Descending,alongwithlawntennisandbadminton,fromtheancientmedievalgameoftennis.ItwaspopularinEnglandinthesecondhalfofthenineteenthcenturyunderitspresentnameandvarioustradenamessuchasGossimaandWhiff-Whaff.AfterthenamePing-Pong(animitationofthesoundmadebytheballstrikingthetableandthevellumbatsthatwereused)wasintroducedbyJ.Jaques&Son,thegamebecameafashionablecraze.正如其他运动一样，乒乓球只是社会中无足轻重的一部分。它跟草坪网球和羽毛球都是由网球演变而来的。在十九世纪的后半叶，乒乓球就以其现在的名字或其他商名文明于英国。比如：GOSSIMA，WHIFF-WHAFF。而当乒乓这个名字被JJAQUES介绍进来之后，它就开始越来越受欢迎。ThegamewaspopularinCentralEuropein1905-10,andevenbeforethisisamodifiedversionhadbeenintroducedtoJapan,whereitlaterspreadtoChinaandKorea.AfteraperiodwhenithaddroppedoutoffavorinEurope,thegamewasrevivedinEnglandandWalesintheearlytwenties.bythattimePing-Ponghadbeenregisteredasatrademark,sotheearliernameoftabletenniswasre-introduced.Nationalassociationswereformedandstandardizationoftherulesbegan,bothinEuropeandtheFarEast.Then,overthenextsixtyyears,tabletennisdevelopedintoamajorworldwidesport,playedbyperhapsthirtymillioncompetitiveplayersandbyuncountablemillionswhoplaylessseriously.However,thegameitselfhasnotchangedinessencesinceitsearliestdays,thoughitisfaster,moresubtleandmoredemandingthanitwasevenonlytwentyyearsago.在十九世界初期的中欧，乒乓球运动很热，后来其运动方式稍加修改，传入日本，而后来又传入中国和韩国。乒乓球曾经一度销声匿迹，在十九世界二十年代早期，它又在英格兰和威尔士获得新生。在那时，乒乓球被作为一种商标予以注册，所以，乒乓球再度浮出人们脑海的记忆。那时也成立了很多国家的协会，同时在欧洲和远东，比赛的规则也被设立。其后的六十年间，它发展成为一项世界著名的运动。其运动员能达到3千万，另有无数人以休闲方式接触乒乓。然而，乒乓由始以来，它的精髓是没有改变的。尽管现在其要求比20年前要苛刻的多。Ping-pongDiplomacy(April6-17,1971)乒乓外交OneofthefirstpublichintsofimprovedU.S.-ChinarelationscameonApril6,1971,whentheAmericanPing-Pongteam,inJapanforthe31stWorldTableTennisChampionship,receivedasurpriseinvitationfromtheirChinesecolleaguesforanall-expensepaidvisittothePeoplesRepublic.Timemagazinecalledit"Thepingheardroundtheworld."OnApril10,nineplayers,fourofficials,andtwospousessteppedacrossabridgefromHongKongtotheChinesemainland,usheringinaneraof"Ping-Pongdiplomacy."TheywerethefirstgroupofAmericansallowedintoChinasincetheCommunisttakeoverin1949.1971年4月6日，乒乓球曾经作为中美关系友好使者，为两国关系的发展做出了突出的贡献。那时，美国的乒乓球队，在日本参加第31届乒乓球冠军赛事。他们惊奇地接受到来自中国的邀请，费用全由中国承担。正如纽约时代杂志所说，乒乓球的声音回荡全球！4月10日，9名队员，4名官员，两对夫妇登上了香港连接大陆的桥梁，捧出了“乒乓外交”。他们就是从1949年新中国成立以后，第一批踏上中国土地的人们。Invariousping-ponggames,themostfamousistheworldchampionshipcompetition,whichwasheldonceayearatthebeginning,now,itisheldtwiceayeareversince1957.在名目繁多的乒乓球比赛中，最负盛名的是世界乒乓球锦标赛，起初每年举行一次，1957年后改为两年举行一次。In1904,ashanghaishopkeepercalledWangDaoWU,brought10setsoftabletennistoolshome,thegamewasthereinintroducedtochina.1904年，上海一家文具店的老板王道午从日本买回10套乒乓球器材.从此,乒乓球运动传入中国。