美国国家公共电台 NPR First Openly Transgender Professional Team Athlete Retires

 

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

We're going to bring you a sports update now from the world of professional hockey. A lot of eyes this season have been on a player named Harrison Browne, partly because of moments like this.

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UNIDENTIFIED COMMENTATOR¹ #1: All alone - scores.

UNIDENTIFIED COMMENTATOR #2: Oh, my goodness - what a breakaway goal by Harrison Browne.

MARTIN: But Browne has gotten more attention because he is a transgender man who plays in the National Women's Hockey League. That makes him the first openly transgender athlete in American professional team sports.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Now, until October, Browne was known publicly as Hailey Browne. And then on the day Browne's Buffalo² Beauts opened their season, Browne announced that he was transgender and would start transitioning.

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HARRISON BROWNE: I started feeling comfortable with the commissioner³, with my coaches and my teammates. And I just felt like I needed to do this for myself to feel comfortable playing in my professional life. Every time I go to the rink, I'm an athlete. I don't think of myself as a woman. I don't think of my teammates as women. We're athletes. We're teammates. And we're friends.

INSKEEP: Browne says support from his teammates and the league has been overwhelming.

MARTIN: Regardless, he's decided⁴ to retire at the age of 23, after two professional seasons. League rules don't let players undergo hormone⁵ therapy, including taking testosterone.

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BROWNE: I do want to start my life. I do want to start transitioning and seeing myself in the mirror the way that I see on the inside.

MARTIN: Browne is already planning his career off the ice. He'll pivot⁶ to a career in sports business, starting as an adviser⁷ to the National Women's Hockey League.

INSKEEP: But his playing career is not over yet. He's going to lace up his skates one more time tonight when the Buffalo Beauts play the New York Riveters in the league playoffs.

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BROWNE: Once the buzzer⁸ goes, all I'm focusing on is my next shift and my next period. I'm not really focusing on my upcoming retirement⁹. I'm just focusing on playing my best hockey, and hopefully, we'll win a championship.

INSKEEP: Harrison Browne, first openly transgender athlete in American professional team sports.

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1 commentator   

n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员

参考例句：

• He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
• The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。

2 buffalo   

n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛

参考例句：

• Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
• The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。

3 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 hormone   

n.荷尔蒙，激素，内分泌

参考例句：

• Hormone implants are used as growth boosters.激素植入物被用作生长辅助剂。
• This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body.这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。

6 pivot   

v.在枢轴上转动；装枢轴，枢轴；adj.枢轴的

参考例句：

• She is the central pivot of creation and represents the feminine aspect in all things.她是创造的中心枢轴，表现出万物的女性面貌。
• If a spring is present,the hand wheel will pivot on the spring.如果有弹簧，手轮的枢轴会装在弹簧上。

7 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

8 buzzer   

n.蜂鸣器；汽笛

参考例句：

• The buzzer went off at eight o'clock.蜂鸣器在8点钟时响了。
• Press the buzzer when you want to talk.你想讲话的时候就按蜂鸣器。

9 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。