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词汇提示

1.lesbian 女同性恋

2.municipal 市政

3.voucher 代金券

4.regimen 管理体制

5.umpires 裁判

6.antics 滑稽动作

7.initiative 方案

8.auspices 赞助

9.aligned 使一致

10.pro-abortion 支持堕胎

11.legislation 法规

12.chauvinist 沙文主义

13.allegation 说法，指控

14.justifiably 无可争议的

原文

Billie Jean King

During her competitive days，Billie Jean King was one of the most successful players in women's tennis.

However，King is probably more recognized for her political support for women's tennis，and her fight to achieve respect for lesbian and gay athletes in tennis，and in sport in general.

Born in Long Beach，California in 1943 as Billie Jean Moffatt，she began playing tennis at the age of 11.

King learned the game playing on municipal course，rather than the route most successful players take in tennis in private clubs.

When King began competing in the elite levels of tennis，the sport was strictly amateur.

She first entered Wimbledon in 1961，and only two years later she advanced to the final.

She won her first Wimbledon title in 1966，at the young age of 22

Her first place prize for winning was a 60 dollars gift voucher for Harrods department store.

By the end of her remarkable career，King would amass a remarkable 30 Grand Slam titles.

Although women's tennis was amateur，King and a few other players began arguing for professional status.

Indeed，King's competitive performances and training regime took on a very professional tone.

In fact，it was King，and not men's player John McEnroe，who started the practice of arguing against umpires' decisions on the court，although it is the latter player who is better known for such antics.

King's training and competitive practices made her a truly modern and “professional” player，but they also cost her much public support.

King's major initiative was to start a professional tour，which began in 1968.

Operating outside the auspices of the “official” tournaments and organizations，the new professional tour had trouble attracting many of the top international players.

Interestingly，Wimbledon allowed professional soon after King's tour started.

The rest of the world's tours permitted professionals soon after.

Among King's other major political initiatives，she aligned herself with the pro-abortion movement，Title IX legislation in the U.S.（the purpose of which was to equalize girls' and women's funding in education），and she negotiated a deal with the Philip Morris Tobacco company to set up the Virginia Slims tour.

Finally，the famous match between herself and self-style “male chauvinist pig” Bobby Riggs in 1973，which King won，brought much public attention to King and to the growing women's athletic movement.

Finally，in 1981，it was revealed that King had a lesbian relationship with her secretary.

At first King denied the allegation，but later she admitted to the relationship.

Instead of hiding her sexuality，which is what female lesbian athletes had been doing for years，King was the first major sports superstar to come out.

As such，King will be justifiably recognized as one of the first and most important fighters for the sexual rights of gays and lesbians in sport.

翻译

比莉·简·金

在比莉·简·金的竞技生涯中，她是女子网球中最成功的运动员之一。
然而，金更被认可的原因可能是她在政治上对女子网球的支持，以及她为争取网球乃至整个体育领域对同性恋运动员的尊重所做的努力。
1943年，比莉·简·莫法特出生于加州长滩，11岁开始打网球。
金是在市政球场上学会这项运动的，而不是像大多数成功的网球运动员那样在私人俱乐部里学习。
当金开始参加精英级别的网球比赛时，这项运动完全是业余的。
1961年，她第一次进入温布尔登网球公开赛，仅仅两年后，她就进入了决赛。
1966年，22岁的她赢得了自己的第一个温网冠军
她的第一名奖品是一张价值60美元的哈罗德百货公司礼券。
在她非凡的职业生涯结束时，金获得了30个大满贯冠军。
虽然女子网球是业余的，但金和其他一些选手开始争取职业地位。
事实上，金的竞技表现和训练制度呈现出非常专业的风格。
实际上上，是金，而不是男子选手约翰·麦肯罗(John McEnroe)，开始在球场上对裁判的裁决提出异议的做法，尽管后者更出名于此类行为。
金的训练和比赛实践使她成为一个真正的现代“职业”选手，但这也让她失去了很多公众的支持。
金的主要倡议是在1968年开始职业巡回演出。
由于不受“官方”锦标赛和组织的赞助，新的职业巡回赛在吸引许多国际顶级选手方面遇到了困难。
有趣的是，在金的巡回赛开始后不久，温布尔登就允许了职业选手参赛。
不久之后，世界上其他地方的巡回赛也开始允许职业选手参赛。
在金的其他重大政治倡议中，她与支持堕胎的运动、美国的《第九条法案》(其目的是使女孩和妇女在教育上的资金平等)达成一致，她还与菲利普·莫里斯烟草公司(Philip Morris Tobacco company)协商成立了弗吉尼亚斯利姆斯香烟(Virginia Slims)巡回赛。
最后，1973年，她与自称“大男子主义猪”的鲍比·里格斯(Bobby Riggs)进行了一场著名的比赛，金赢得了这场比赛，引起了公众对金和不断发展的女性体育运动的关注。
最终，在1981年，金被揭露与她的秘书有一段同性恋关系。
起初，金否认了这一指控，但后来她承认了这一关系。
她没有隐藏自己的性取向，这是女同性恋运动员多年来一直在做的事，金是第一个出柜的大体育明星。
因此，金将被公认为体育界为同性恋者争取性权利的最早也是最重要的斗士之一。