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1.trial 审判

2.decorated 高荣誉的

3.transition 变迁

4.commentating  评论

5.illustrious 杰出的

6.estrange 离异

7.pursue 追求

8.compensate 弥补

9.solid 扎实的

10.enroll 注册

11.distinguished 卓越的

12.drafted 起草

13.shatter 打破

14.alleged 涉嫌

15.abuse 虐待

16.circulating 流传

17.subsequent 随后的

18.exhaustive 彻底的

19.acquittal 无罪释放

20.recialtensions 种族歧视

原文

O.J. Simpson

It has been argued that the trial of Orenthal James （O. J.）Simpson for murder was the defining cultural experience of the U.S. in the 1990s.

It dominated the front pages of newspapers in the U.S. and many other countries for several months.

Indeed，Simpson was for a period of time probably the most talked about person in the world，but very few of the discussions were about his athletic career.

Until his internationally famous trial，Simpson was a relative unknown outside the U.S.A very wealthy and highly decorated former professional football player，Simpson made the transition to acting and television commentating after his illustrious football career.

However，when he was charged in June of 1994 with the murder of his estrange wife Nicole Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman，and after his dramatic suicide getaway attempt captured by television cameras，Simpson became known throughout the world almost overnight.

Simpson was born in San Francisco in 1947 to a poor family.

His father abandoned the family，and it was his mother who encouraged Simpson to pursue sport，mainly to compensate for some physical problems he had developed as a child.

Simpson became a solid baseball and football player early in his life and went on to enroll in the City College of San Francisco，where he continued to play impressive football.

With offers from over fifty other universities to play football，Simpson went to the University of Southern California.

There，he played out a distinguished college career and earned himself the 1968 Heisman Trophy for top college player in the U.S.

Simpson began his professional career by dropping out of school before graduation and immediately signing a three-year endorsement deal with Chevrolet for 250000 dollars.

Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 1969，the first few years of Simpson's professional career were undistinguished ones.

However，from 1972 on，a new coach for the team made Simpson the central figure in the team's offence.

As a result，Simpson would go on to shatter several running records in the National Football League.

At the conclusion of his career，Simpson was inducted into the Professional Football Players' Hall of Fame.

After his professional football career，stories about Simpson's alleged abuse of his wife began circulating.

Nicole Simpson made the first call to police after an incident at a 1989 New Year's Eve party，in which Simpson was fined 200 dollars.

Over the next few years，Nicole would make thirty emergency calls to the police，none of which led to formal charges.

After the incidents surrounding Nicole's death and Simpson's subsequent flight from police，an exhaustive months-long trial ensured，leading to Simpson's famous acquittal.

More than just a murder trial，however，O.J. Simpson's trial highlighted the racialtensions in the U.S.

In fact，history will undoubtedly remember Simpson more for his trial than for his illustrious football career.

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O.J.辛普森

有人认为，对奥伦塔尔·詹姆斯（O.J.）辛普森谋杀案的审判是20世纪90年代美国文化的决定性经历。
几个月来，这件事在美国和许多其他国家的报纸头版占据主导地位。
的确，辛普森在一段时间内可能是世界上谈论最多的人，但很少有人讨论他的体育生涯。
在国际知名的审判之前，辛普森在美国以外是一个相对默默无闻的人，他是一位非常富有、身披盛装的前职业足球运动员，在他辉煌的足球生涯之后他转向了演艺和电视评论。
然而，当他在1994年6月被控谋杀分居的妻子妮可·辛普森和她的朋友罗纳德·戈德曼时，在他戏剧性的自杀逃跑企图被电视摄像机拍下后，辛普森几乎在一夜之间闻名于世。
辛普森1947年出生于旧金山的一个贫穷的家庭。
他的父亲抛弃了这个家庭，是他的母亲鼓励辛普森从事体育运动，主要是为了补偿一些他从小时候就有的身体问题。
辛普森早年成了一名扎实的棒球和足球运动员，并继续参加旧金山城市学院，在那里他继续踢出令人印象深刻的足球。
辛普森提供了来自其他五十所大学的足球邀请，来到了南加州大学。
在那里，他完成了杰出的大学生涯，并为自己赢得了1968年美国顶尖大学运动员海斯曼奖。
辛普森的职业生涯始于毕业前辍学，并立即与雪佛兰签署了一份25万美元的为期三年的代言协议。
1969年由布法罗法案起草，辛普森职业生涯的最初几年是平淡无奇的几年。
然而，从1972年开始，球队的一位新教练让辛普森成为球队进攻的核心人物。
由此，辛普森可以继续打破NFL的几项跑步记录。
在职业生涯结束时，辛普森入选职业足球运动员名人堂。
在职业足球生涯结束后，关于辛普森所谓虐待他对妻子的故事开始流传开来。
妮可·辛普森第一次报警是在1989年的除夕派对的事件后，辛普森被罚款200美元。
在接下来的几年里，妮可给警方打30个紧急电话，但没有一个让正式指控成立。
在围绕妮可之死和辛普森随后逃离警方的事件发生后，经过长达数月的彻底审判，辛普森被宣告无罪。
然而，对O.J.辛普森的审判不仅仅是一场谋杀案的审判，还突显了美国的种族紧张局势。
事实上，历史对辛普森的记忆无疑更多的是因为他的审判，而不是因为他辉煌的足球生涯。

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