 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Normie Kwong, a legendary football fullback nicknamed the "China Clipper" after he became the first Chinese-Canadian in the CFL, has been named Alberta's new lieutenant-governor.4 N, k# E; V; Z1 X) g) J/ ~" O
# u7 p! u! j9 v2 h【片解】
5 M- E8 a1 e. a" jfullback 全卫,进攻组成员,位于四分位quarterback和半位halfback之后,和halfback合称为跑卫 (running back, RB) 。在冲锋进攻时,通常是由体型壮硕的全卫跑在前面开路,而由中卫跟在其后持球冲锋。他们必须在接到四分卫的「递球」(handoff) 后立刻抱紧球,看哨锋与其它队友阻挡的情形,来寻找任何的「洞」(hole,缝隙) ,以决定最有利的冲刺路线,并躲避防守球员加诸其身的任何擒抱与撞击。而在抛传进攻时,他们则可以前冲而变成接球员,或是协助「内攻击线锋」的队友们,来保护四分卫。速度与灵敏是跑卫的主要条件。
6 k( x7 Q {+ e: o- B/ t0 O/ u% c 4 u/ W/ e8 Y. c5 O
Clipper 有快马之意。lieutenant-governor 字面意思是副总督,意译可以是省督。
# L" W% u% e+ |# `/ @0 m2 H3 d
' Z4 E5 U, j& a$ e! @ Q, p# v3 }
5 @, x' t! J1 y; a( H w0 h+ L9 M, HKwong may have been the only Asian in North American professional sports when he joined the Canadian Football League in 1948 at age 18.
; b$ ^5 r/ Z; P* @% C8 u$ Y
$ i' T e1 x# c& J j0 oKwong won his first Grey Cup with the Calgary Stampeders, then joined the Edmonton Eskimos and helped them win three championships in a row.# C# v, Z# }0 s% ]1 k8 h5 Q
! U S) J( A( r" [The Edmonton Eskimos won six Grey Cup championships during Normie's time with the team. He, himself, was All Canadian Fullback five times; a two-time Schenley Award winner, Most Outstanding Canadian in 1955 and 1956 and Canadian Athlete of the Year in 1955. ; d, P, {3 \7 L7 C( U/ r4 E7 N- a
" ?! m5 F: Z. D; Z2 h; ~: @& O0 Z
Kwong, who is five feet seven inches tall and then weighed 170 pounds, racked up more than 30 CFL records before he retired from the sport in 1960. 3 ] |# D- h- `# p
5 p5 L% Z; b& ]3 A【片解】: h& ?8 n' v1 O I% h7 k
Grey是加拿大的1904年到1911年的总督,原本想捐个杯给冰球比赛的,可惜让另一位爵士捷足先登了,只好退而求其次捐给并不是很popular的橄榄球了。( e0 q7 B! c8 e. E8 F' h* u
# {, Z; d; o- S5 K
CFL现共有9只球队,东边四只西部五只,每年东西部冠军决赛的胜者捧杯。CFL的9只球队包括:1 P3 J: S! Q* a; k; |# I
BC Lions Edmonton Eskimos Calgary Stampeders
7 T4 ?0 c8 C: B8 \; R Saskatchewan Roughriders Winnipeg Blue Bombers
% Q9 m5 N/ [8 Q) ?0 R4 c Hamilton Tiger Cats Toronto Argonauts 2 _! e: x0 }9 X# P, v
Ottawa Renegades Montreal Alouettes
& o0 u$ n/ L/ Z5 {3 i% l' t2 k5 _2 S% F! e' W
其中,Edmonton和Montreal成绩最好,经常在总决赛中会师。Edmonton捧回8次Gre杯,一次三连冠(54-56)和一次五连冠(74-79),三连冠就是在Kwong的时代。
, W0 E9 Q$ P+ p+ G! }( j' V! O. W0 C, m
In 1998, he was named a member of the Order of Canada.. O9 P: ~4 B8 A' f: a, c( o
: H. u, G: s) O
【片解】. }" i# ^. K& m6 c, G+ P; l! U
The Order of Canada是对有杰出贡献的Canadian的一种国家奖赏,算是劳模之类的,由总督颁发。从1967年开始至今已有四千人获此殊荣。& W# T& [! a+ F0 G. S
The Order of Canada奖章有三种,分别是Member, Officer 和 Companion,算是金银铜牌吧。' Z1 d: m0 p3 O. C/ _
4 ^5 e0 w3 q4 c, k5 B, j # m3 t: Y" ?8 H/ n7 m
! s2 }6 g: Z" ~* j$ _+ wKwong, who lives in Calgary, said he's not sure whether he'll have to move to Edmonton, especially since the province has torn down the lieutenant-governor's official residence. 5 d7 I- L8 \: l, H- Z. K
( B" _% Q, }6 r% L" O
"I don't know what they plan to do, except maybe set me up a tent on Jasper Avenue or something." |
|