VOA常速英语:Women Gaining Ground in Ivory Coast Rugby

As a girl Damon Sanetha dreamed of playing rugby professionally,but didnt have the money or access to training.
小时候，达蒙·萨妮莎梦想打职业橄榄球，但她没有钱，也没有接受培训的机会。
Determined that no other girl should be kept from the game,four years ago, she began coaching Sabroco, a womens team in Bingerville.
四年前，为了让所有女孩都能参加这项运动，于是她开始执教宾格维尔的一支女子球队Sabroco。
Sanetha brought the team to play at the national institute for youth and sports in Marcori,a college in suburban of Bajan.
萨妮莎把这支球队带到了位于巴詹郊区的马尔科里的国家青年和体育学院打球。
I was a former player.
我以前是一名球员。
I stayed on staff to supervise the girls.
我留下来指导女孩们。
I would like the sisters to go as far as possible,ensure that there is a place for girls in this sport.
我希望这些女孩子们尽可能地走得更远，确保她们在这项运动中有一席之地。
Rugby can be a rough contact sport.
橄榄球可能是一项粗暴的接触性运动。
But fifteen-year-old Berta Assista who has a different coach is fine with that.
十五岁的贝尔塔·艾斯塔有着另一位教练，她表示对此并不介意。
I started rugby thanks to my friend.
多亏了我的朋友，我才开始打橄榄球。
She invited me to come and watch how it is played.
她邀请我来看比赛是如何进行的。
On the second day Id put on athletic clothes to train a little.
第二天，我就穿上了运动服进行一些训练。
Since that day I have loved rugby.
从那天开始，我就爱上了橄榄球。
Isabel Yebois, secretary of the Ivorian rugby federations womens commission says,its about time women players are getting recognized.
科特迪瓦橄榄球联合会女子委员会秘书伊莎贝尔·耶布瓦说，现在是认可女球员的时候了。
Girls have been training with clubs for a very long time.
女孩们在俱乐部训练已经很长时间了。
The rugby federation organizes an annual tournament among clubs.
橄榄球联合会在俱乐部之间组织一年一度的锦标赛。
Its also a showcase to find promising players who can go on to play for the national team.
这也是寻找有前途的球员继续为国家队效力的一个展示窗口。
So we are doing a championship to select the good female players,let them form a team and also participate in international competitions.
我们正在举办锦标赛，选拔优秀的女运动员，让她们组成一支队伍，并参加国际比赛。
Whats clear is that many girls who want to play rugby now can get the chance.
很明显，现在很多想打橄榄球的女孩都能得到这个机会。
Of 21 official clubs in ivory coast,more than half are for females.
在象牙海岸的二十一个官方俱乐部中，超过一半是女性球员俱乐部。一半以上是针对女性的。
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