Unit-5-Athletes新编大学英语第二版第四册课文翻译

Unit5AthletesAthletesShouldBeRoleModelsIloveCharlesBarkleylikeabrother,andexceptforthetimeswhenwe'rehangingandpushingeachotherundertheboardsingamesbetweenmyteam,theUtahJazz,andhis,thePhoenixSuns,we'regreatfriends.Wedon'tnecessarilylikethesamethings:Charleslovesgolfsomuchhewouldplayathalftimeifhecould,butIthinkagolfcourseisawasteofgoodpasture-land.Oneofthereasonswegetalongsowell,though,isthatwebothsaywhat'sonourmindswithoutworryingaboutwhatotherpeoplearegoingtothink—whichmeanswedisagreefromtimetotime.Here'sanexampleofwhatImean:IdisagreewithwhatCharlessaysinhisNikecommercial,theoneinwhichheinsists,Iamnotarolemodel.Charles,youcandenybeingarolemodelallyouwant,butIdon'tthinkit'syourdecisiontomake.Wedon'tchoosetoberolemodels,wearechosen.Ouronlychoiceiswhethertobeagoodrolemodelorabadone.Idon'tthinkwecanacceptallthegloryandthemoneythatcomeswithbeingafamousathleteandnotaccepttheresponsibilityofbeingarolemodel,ofknowingthatkidsandevensomeadultsarewatchingusandlookingforustosetanexample.Imean,whydowegetendorsementsinthefirstplace?Becausetherearepeoplewhowillfollowourleadandbuyacertainsneakerorcerealbecauseweuseit.Ilovebeingarolemodel,andItrytobeapositiveone.Thatdoesn'tmeanIalwayssucceed.I'mnosaint.Imakemistakes,andsometimesIdochildishthings.AndIdon'talwayswakeupinagreat,role-modelmood.TherearedayswhenIdon'twanttoposeforapicturewitheveryfanIruninto,whenIdon'tfeellikepickingupbabiesandgivingthemhugsandkisses(nomatterhowcutetheyare),thosearethedaysIjusttrytoavoidthepublic.Butyoudon'thavetobeperfecttobeagoodrolemodelandpeopleshouldn'texpectperfection.IfIweredecidingwhetherabasketballplayerwasapositiverolemodel,Iwouldwanttoknow:Doesheinfluencepeople'slivesinapositivewayawayfromthecourt?Howmuchhashegivenofhimself,intimeorinmoney,tohelppeoplewholookuptohim?Doeshedisplaythevalues—likehonestyanddetermination—thatarepartofbeingagoodperson?Iwouldn'taskwhetherheliveshislifeexactlythewayIwouldliveitorwhetherhehandleseverysituationjustthewayIwouldhandleit.IdoagreewithCharlesononethinghesaysinhiscommercial:JustbecauseIcandunkabasketballdoesn'tmeanIshouldraiseyourkids.Butsometimesparentsneedalittleassistance.Therearetimeswhenithelpsforamotherandfathertobeabletosaytotheirkids,DoyouthinkKarlMaloneorScottiePippenorCharlesBarkleyorDavidRobinsonwoulddothat?Tome,ifsomeoneusesmynameinthatway,it'sanhonor.Sure,parentsshouldberolemodelstotheirchildren.Butlet'sfaceit,kidshavelotsofotherrolemodels—teachers,moviestars,athletes,evenotherkids.Asathletes,wecan'ttaketheplaceofparents,butwecanhelpreinforcewhattheytrytoteachtheirkids.Parentsjusthavetomakesuretheydon'ttakeittoofar.Sometimestheyputusonapedestalthatfeelsmorelikeatightrope—sonarrowthatwe'reboundtofalloffeventually.ThisisnotsomethingI'mespeciallyproudof,butI'vehadparentsinUtahsaythingstomelike,Youknow,Karl,inourfamilyweworshipthegroundyouwalkon.InourhouseyourpictureisrightupthereonthewallbesideJesusChrist.Now,that'sgoingtoofar.Isitanywondersomeathletesdon'twanttoberolemodels?Whowantstobehelduptothatkindofimpossiblyhighstandard?Imaginesomeoneputtingalifesizedpictureofyouonawallandsayingthingstoyourpicturebeforetheygotobed.That'sscary.Constantlybeingwatchedbythepubliccanbehardtotolerateattimes.IamsorrythatMichaelJordanhadtodealwiththenegativepublicityhereceivedaboutgambling.Idon'tthinkmostpeoplecanimaginewhatit'sliketobewatchedthatcloselyeveryminuteofeveryday.Iwastoldoncethatitwouldn'tbethatbadformebecausenoonewouldknowmeoutsideofUtah,butthat'snottrue.EversinceIplayedontheDreamTeamintheOlympics,Ican'tgoanywherewithoutbeingthecenterofattention,andthat'sveryconfiningattimes.Forinstance,therehavebeenoccasionswhenI'vefeltlikebuyingabigHarley-Davidsonmotorcycleandridingitdownthestreet.First,theJazzwouldhaveafitandsayit'stoodangerous.Second,everyonewouldbewatchingtoseeifIworeahelmet,ifIwasobeyingthespeedlimit,ifIwastakingturnssafely—younameit.ThefirsttimeIdidn'tmeasureuptoexpectations,Iwouldhear,Whatkindofexampleisthattosetforotherpeoplewhoridemotorcycles?Butthegoodthingsaboutbeingarolemodeloutweighthebad.It'sagreatfeelingtothinkyou'reasmallpartofthereasonthatakiddecidedtogiveschoolanothertryinsteadofdroppingoutorthatakidhadthestrengthtowalkawaywhensomeoneofferedhimdrugs.ButonethingIwouldencourageparentstodoistoremindtheirkidsthatnomatterwhichathletestheylookupto,therearenoperfecthumanbeings.Thatwaysifthekid'sheroesshouldmakemistakes,itwon'tseemliketheendoftheworldtothem.Iwouldnevercriticizesomeoneforsayingwhathethinks.IfCharlesdoesn'tconsiderhimselfarolemodel,that'scertainlyhisright.ButIthinkheisarolemodel—andagoodone,too.AndifhegetsthatNBAchampionshipring,Imightjustmakehimmyrolemodel.运动员该成为榜样吗？1.我喜欢查尔斯•巴克利，就像他是我的亲兄弟一样，而且除了比赛中在篮板下彼此冲撞的时候（我在犹他爵士队；他在菲尼克斯太阳队），我们是很好的朋友。我们的爱好不一定完全相同：查尔斯酷爱高尔夫球，要是可能的话他中场休息时都会打，我却认为把优良的牧地造成高尔夫球场是浪费。而我们能很好相处的一个原因是，我俩都心里想什么就说什么，不管别人会怎么想——这也意味着我们时常会意见不一致。有一个例子能说明我的意思：我不同意查尔斯在他做的耐克广告中说的话。在那则广告里，他强调说：“我不是一个行为榜样。”查尔斯，你完全可以否认自己是行为榜样，但是我认为这不是自己可以决定的。我们没想要做行为榜样，而是大家要我们做。我们唯一能选择的是做一个好榜样还是做一个坏榜样。2我认为成了著名运动员后，我们不能只接受随之而来的荣誉和金钱，却拒绝承担作为榜样的责任，或者没有意识到孩子们、甚至一些成年人正关注着我们，期望我们树立起一个榜样。我的意思是，首