2023年12月英语六级听力真题 卷一 对话2

Conversation Two

对话2

W: Today on People in the News, our guest is John Williams. The name may not sound familiar to you, but John was once an acclaimed basketball player.

W：在今天的新闻人物节目中，我们的嘉宾是约翰·威廉姆斯。约翰这个名字你可能不太熟悉，但他曾经是一位广受赞誉的篮球运动员。

John, you stunned fans by leaving the sport at just 25. Why did you retire so early?

约翰，你25岁就退役，球迷们都惊呆了。你为什么这么早就退休了？

M: Meg, I loved being an athlete, but I didn't love being a celebrity.

M：Meg，我喜欢当运动员，但我不喜欢当名人。

I was in the limelight when I was still a high school student and went professional right after high school graduation, which was a mistake.

我还是高中生的时候就很引人注目，高中毕业后就走上了专业道路，这是个错误。

I was a shy kid and I wasn't ready for all the media attention.

我是个害羞的孩子，我还没有准备好面对所有媒体的关注。

W: But walking away from millions of dollars at the height of your career, most people wouldn't be able to resist the lure of such a high salary.

W：但是在事业的高峰期放弃几百万美元，大多数人都无法抗拒这么高的薪水的诱惑。

When you left the sport, there was speculation that you were having issues with your teammates or even an injury.

当你离开这项运动时，有人猜测你和你的队友有问题，甚至是受伤。

M: Not at all. It was hard to quit. I was tempted to stay in the game, because I love basketball and I loved my team.

M：一点也不。好不容易才戒掉。我很想继续比赛，因为我爱篮球，我爱我的球队。

As for money, I turned professional at 18. So I'd actually earned a lot and saved most of it, because I had great financial advisers.

至于钱，我18岁就成了职业选手。所以我确实赚了很多钱，而且大部分都存了起来，因为我有很棒的理财顾问。

I knew basketball wasn't a career with a lot of longevity for most players, so I wanted to change careers while I was still young.

我知道对大多数球员来说，篮球并不是一个能长久的职业，所以我想在年轻的时候转行。

W: Okay, that was 20 years ago, and you're back in the news. You've created a foundation that works to get more kids playing team sports. Why?

W：好吧，那是20年前的事了，你又上新闻了。你已经创建了一个基金会，让更多的孩子参加团队运动。这是为什么？？

M: I went to university and I studied public health and learned about the seriousness of the obesity epidemic, particularly among kids and adolescents in poor communities.

M：我上了大学，学习公共卫生，了解到肥胖症流行的严重性，尤其是在贫困社区的儿童和青少年中。

I've spent the last two decades trying to alleviate the problem. The foundation is just the latest attempt.

在过去的二十年里，我一直在试图缓解这个问题。基金会只是最近的一次尝试。

W: The foundation uses private donations to support basketball teams for girls and boys in primary school, right?

W：基金会用私人捐款来支持小学的男女生篮球队，对吗？

M: Actually, we support teams for secondary school students, too, and also have some public funding.

M：事实上，我们也支持中学生的团队，也有一些公共基金。

Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

问题5到8是基于你刚才听到的对话。

Question5. Why did John Williams leave the sport of basketball at just 25?

为什么约翰-威廉姆斯在年仅25岁时就从篮球运动退役了？

Question6. What does the man say about basketball as a career for most players?

关于对大多数球员来说的（打 ）篮球这一职业，男士说了什么？

Question7. What do we learn from the woman about John Williams 20 years later?

我们从女士那里了解到20年后的约翰•威廉姆斯的什么情况？

Question8. What has the man spent the last two decades trying to do?

在过去的20年里，男 士一直在努力做什么？

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