大学英语精读文第4册Unit 4.docVIP

Unit 4 Text Jim Thorpe, an American Indian, is generally accepted as the greatest all-round athlete of the first half of the 20th century. Yet the man, who brought glory to his nation, had a heartbreaking life. What caused his sadness and poverty? JIM THORPE Steve Gelman The railroad station was jammed. Students from Lafayette College were crowding onto the train platform eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Carlisle Indian schools track and field squad. No one would have believed it a few months earlier. A school that nobody had