2023年12月英語六級真題聽力第一套（2）
conversation 2 today on people in the news
對話2今日聚焦新聞人物
our guest is John Williams
我們的嘉賓是約翰·威廉姆斯
the name may not sound familiar to you
這個名字可能對你來說并不熟悉
but John was once an acclaimed basketball player
但約翰曾是一名備受贊譽的籃球運動員
John you stunned fans by leaving the sport at just 25
約翰，你25歲就離開這項運動震驚了球迷
why did you retire so early
你為什么這么早就退役了
Meg I loved being an athlete
梅格，我喜歡當(dāng)運動員
but I didn't love being a celebracy
但我不喜歡當(dāng)名人
I was in the limelight when I was still a high school student
我還在上高中的時候就已經(jīng)是明星了
and went professional right after high school graduation
高中畢業(yè)后我立馬轉(zhuǎn)為職業(yè)球員
which was a mistake
這是個錯誤
I was a shy kid and I wasn't ready for all the media attention
我是個害羞的孩子，我還沒有準(zhǔn)備好面對所有媒體的關(guān)注
but walking away from millions of dollars at the height of your career
但你在職業(yè)生涯的巔峰時期放棄了數(shù)百萬美元的薪水
most people wouldn't be able to resist the lure of such a high salary when you left the sport
大多數(shù)人在離開運動界時都無法抗拒如此高薪的誘惑
there was speculation that you were having issues with your teammates or even an injury
當(dāng)時有人猜測你和你的隊友有問題，甚至是受傷了
not at all, it was hard to quit
完全不是，很難戒掉
I was tempted to stay in the game because I loved basketball and I loved my team
我曾想繼續(xù)打球，因為我愛籃球，我愛我的團隊
as for money, I turned professional at 18, so I'd actually earned a lot and saved most of it
至于金錢，我18歲就轉(zhuǎn)為職業(yè)球員，所以我其實賺了很多錢，也存了大部分
because I had great financial advisers
因為我有很棒的財務(wù)顧問
I knew basketball wasn't a career with a lot of longevity for most players
我知道籃球?qū)Υ蠖鄶?shù)球員來說不是一個長久的職業(yè)
so I wanted to change careers while I was still young
所以我想在我還年輕的時候轉(zhuǎn)行
okay, that was 20 years ago and you are back in the news
好吧，那是20年前的事了，你現(xiàn)在又重回新聞了
you've created a foundation that works to get more kids playing team sports. Why?
你創(chuàng)建了一個基金會，致力于讓更多的孩子參與團隊運動。為什么呢？
I went to university and I studied public health and learned about the seriousness of the obesity epidemic
我上了大學(xué)，學(xué)習(xí)了公共衛(wèi)生，并了解到肥胖癥的嚴(yán)重性
particularly among kids and adolescence in poor communities
尤其是貧困社區(qū)的兒童和青少年
I've spent the last two decades trying to alleviate the problem
在過去的二十年里，我一直在努力緩解這個問題
the foundation is just the latest attempt
這個基金會只是最新的嘗試
the foundation uses private donations to support basketball teams for girls and boys in primary school
基金會利用私人捐款支持小學(xué)的女孩和男孩籃球隊
right, actually we support teams for secondary school students too and also have some public funding
對，事實上我們也支持中學(xué)生球隊，并且也有一些公共資金
questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard
問題5到8是基于你剛剛聽到的對話
question 5: why did John Williams leave the sport of basketball at just 25?
問題5：為什么約翰·威廉姆斯在25歲時就離開了籃球運動？
question 6: What does the man say about basketball as a career for most players?
問題6：這位男士對大多數(shù)球員來說籃球作為職業(yè)的看法是什么？
He says that basketball is not a career with a lot of longevity for most players.
他說籃球?qū)Υ蠖鄶?shù)球員來說并不是一個具有長久性的職業(yè)。
question 7: What do we learn from the woman about John Williams 20 years later?
問題7：從女士那里我們了解到20年后的約翰·威廉姆斯是怎樣的？
He has created a foundation that works to get more kids playing team sports.
他創(chuàng)建了一個基金會，致力于讓更多的孩子參與團隊運動。
question 8: What has the man spent the last two decades trying?
問題8：這位男士在過去的二十年里一直在努力做什么？
He has been trying to alleviate the problem of obesity epidemic, particularly among kids and adolescence in poor communities.
他一直在努力緩解肥胖癥的嚴(yán)重問題，特別是貧困社區(qū)的兒童和青少年。
