2023年12月英语六级真题听力第一套（2）
conversation 2 today on people in the news
对话2今日聚焦新闻人物
our guest is John Williams
我们的嘉宾是约翰·威廉姆斯
the name may not sound familiar to you
这个名字可能对你来说并不熟悉
but John was once an acclaimed basketball player
但约翰曾是一名备受赞誉的篮球运动员
John you stunned fans by leaving the sport at just 25
约翰，你25岁就离开这项运动震惊了球迷
why did you retire so early
你为什么这么早就退役了
Meg I loved being an athlete
梅格，我喜欢当运动员
but I didn't love being a celebracy
但我不喜欢当名人
I was in the limelight when I was still a high school student
我还在上高中的时候就已经是明星了
and went professional right after high school graduation
高中毕业后我立马转为职业球员
which was a mistake
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
but walking away from millions of dollars at the height of your career
但你在职业生涯的巅峰时期放弃了数百万美元的薪水
most people wouldn't be able to resist the lure of such a high salary when you left the sport
大多数人在离开运动界时都无法抗拒如此高薪的诱惑
there was speculation that you were having issues with your teammates or even an injury
当时有人猜测你和你的队友有问题，甚至是受伤了
not at all, it was hard to quit
完全不是，很难戒掉
I was tempted to stay in the game because I loved basketball and I loved my team
我曾想继续打球，因为我爱篮球，我爱我的团队
as for money, I turned professional at 18, so I'd actually earned a lot and saved most of it
至于金钱，我18岁就转为职业球员，所以我其实赚了很多钱，也存了大部分
because I had great financial advisers
因为我有很棒的财务顾问
I knew basketball wasn't a career with a lot of longevity for most players
我知道篮球对大多数球员来说不是一个长久的职业
so I wanted to change careers while I was still young
所以我想在我还年轻的时候转行
okay, that was 20 years ago and you are back in the news
好吧，那是20年前的事了，你现在又重回新闻了
you've created a foundation that works to get more kids playing team sports. Why?
你创建了一个基金会，致力于让更多的孩子参与团队运动。为什么呢？
I went to university and I studied public health and learned about the seriousness of the obesity epidemic
我上了大学，学习了公共卫生，并了解到肥胖症的严重性
particularly among kids and adolescence in poor communities
尤其是贫困社区的儿童和青少年
I've spent the last two decades trying to alleviate the problem
在过去的二十年里，我一直在努力缓解这个问题
the foundation is just the latest attempt
这个基金会只是最新的尝试
the foundation uses private donations to support basketball teams for girls and boys in primary school
基金会利用私人捐款支持小学的女孩和男孩篮球队
right, actually we support teams for secondary school students too and also have some public funding
对，事实上我们也支持中学生球队，并且也有一些公共资金
questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard
问题5到8是基于你刚刚听到的对话
question 5: why did John Williams leave the sport of basketball at just 25?
问题5：为什么约翰·威廉姆斯在25岁时就离开了篮球运动？
question 6: What does the man say about basketball as a career for most players?
问题6：这位男士对大多数球员来说篮球作为职业的看法是什么？
He says that basketball is not a career with a lot of longevity for most players.
他说篮球对大多数球员来说并不是一个具有长久性的职业。
question 7: What do we learn from the woman about John Williams 20 years later?
问题7：从女士那里我们了解到20年后的约翰·威廉姆斯是怎样的？
He has created a foundation that works to get more kids playing team sports.
他创建了一个基金会，致力于让更多的孩子参与团队运动。
question 8: What has the man spent the last two decades trying?
问题8：这位男士在过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.
他一直在努力缓解肥胖症的严重问题，特别是贫困社区的儿童和青少年。
