英语词汇babe ruth的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Babe Ruth. George Herman Ruth wasn’t the first athlete to be called Babe, but he is certainly the most famous to bear the name, which was bestowed upon him in 1914 by a Baltimore Orioles coach, who shouted, “Here’s Jack’s new Babe!” when Ruth (signed by Baltimore owner Jack Dunn) first entered the ballpark. Over his long career, Ruth earned many other nicknames—including Jidge, Monk, Monkey, and the King of Swat—but history will always remember him as the Babe. A variation on this is Bambino, the Italian for “baby,” which for centuries has meant an image of the infant Jesus in swaddling clothes. No sports records are better known than the legendary Sultan of Swat’s 60 home runs in one season and 714 throughout his career (though both records have been surpassed), and his “call” of a home run in the 1932 World Series is on every list of “most memorable sports events.” There seems no reason to doubt that when all his records are broken, Babe Ruth will still be more famous than those who broke them. Ruth (1895–1948), the poor boy brought up in an orphanage who became the most renowned American athlete of all time, is one of the few people ever to become a folk hero while still alive (Joe Louis is another). Some of the stories about the Bambino bear repeating. For ex- ample, he began his baseball career as a catcher for St. Mary’s School in Baltimore. He was an outstanding pitcher in the ma- jor leagues before switching to the outfield. He led the major leagues in strikeouts in 1923 with 93, being a strikeout king as well as home run king. He once hit a home run that literally went around the world, the ball landing in a freight car that was transported to a ship. And one could go on for pages from memory alone. The New York Yankees star, the Homer of Home Runs, has never been equaled for talent or color. His name will remain a synonym for the ultimate in sluggers even after some- one else has hit 120 homers. See sultan of swat; joe louis.

词汇	babe ruth
词源	Babe Ruth. George Herman Ruth wasn’t the first athlete to be called Babe, but he is certainly the most famous to bear the name, which was bestowed upon him in 1914 by a Baltimore Orioles coach, who shouted, “Here’s Jack’s new Babe!” when Ruth (signed by Baltimore owner Jack Dunn) first entered the ballpark. Over his long career, Ruth earned many other nicknames—including Jidge, Monk, Monkey, and the King of Swat—but history will always remember him as the Babe. A variation on this is Bambino, the Italian for “baby,” which for centuries has meant an image of the infant Jesus in swaddling clothes. No sports records are better known than the legendary Sultan of Swat’s 60 home runs in one season and 714 throughout his career (though both records have been surpassed), and his “call” of a home run in the 1932 World Series is on every list of “most memorable sports events.” There seems no reason to doubt that when all his records are broken, Babe Ruth will still be more famous than those who broke them. Ruth (1895–1948), the poor boy brought up in an orphanage who became the most renowned American athlete of all time, is one of the few people ever to become a folk hero while still alive (Joe Louis is another). Some of the stories about the Bambino bear repeating. For ex- ample, he began his baseball career as a catcher for St. Mary’s School in Baltimore. He was an outstanding pitcher in the ma- jor leagues before switching to the outfield. He led the major leagues in strikeouts in 1923 with 93, being a strikeout king as well as home run king. He once hit a home run that literally went around the world, the ball landing in a freight car that was transported to a ship. And one could go on for pages from memory alone. The New York Yankees star, the Homer of Home Runs, has never been equaled for talent or color. His name will remain a synonym for the ultimate in sluggers even after some- one else has hit 120 homers. See sultan of swat; joe louis.
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