AscollegesportscontinuetobehugelypopularandtheNationalCollegiateAthleticAssociation(NCAA)bringsinlargeamountsofmoney,peoplehaverestartedthedebateonwhethercollegeathletesshouldgetpaid.
Supportersoftheideabelievethat,becausecollegeathletesarebringinginaudiences,theyshouldreceivesomesortofcompensation(补偿).Infact,theNCAAbringsinabout$1billionincomeayear,butcollegeathletesdon’treceiveanyofthatmoneyintheformofapaycheck.Additionally,peoplewhobelievecollegeathletesshouldbepaidstatethatpayingcollegeathleteswillactuallyencouragethemtoremainincollegelongerandnotturnprofessionalsasquickly,eitherbygivingthemawaytobeginearningmoneyincollegeorrequiringthemtosignacontract(合同)sayingthey’llstayattheuniversityforacertainnumberofyearswhilemakinganagreed-uponsalary.
Peoplewhoargueagainsttheideaofpayingcollegeathletesbelievethepracticecouldbedisastrousforcollegesports.Payingathleteswouldturncollegesportsintoabidding(竞拍)war,whereonlytherichestschoolscouldaffordtopathletes,andmostschoolswouldbeshutoutfromdevelopingatalentedteam.Itcouldalsoharmthecamaraderiewithinmanycollegeteamsifplayersbecomeunhappythatcertainteammatesaremakingmoremoneythantheyare.
Thoseagainstpayingcollegeathletesalsobelievethattheathletesarereceivingenoughbenefitsalready.Thetopathletesreceivescholarshipsthatareworthtensofthousandsperyear.Theyreceivefreefoodandtextbooks,gettravelbonusesandfreeequipment,andcanusetheirtimeincollegeasawaytoattracttheattentionofprofessionalcoaches.Noothercollegestudentsreceiveanywherenearasmuchfromtheirschools.
Whilebothsideshavegoodpoints,it’sclearthatthenegativesofpayingcollegeathletesfaroutweighthepositives.Collegeathleteshavebeencompensatedenough.Addingasalarywouldresultinacollegeathleticsystemwhereonlyafewathletesarepaidbysomeschoolswhoenterbiddingwarstosignthemup,whilemoststudentathleticsandcollegeathleticprogramssufferorevenshutdownforlackofmoney.Continuingtoofferthepresentbenefitstostudentathletesmakesitpossibleforasmanypeopletobenefitfromandenjoycollegesportsaspossible.
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【推荐3】ChangingtheGame
OnawarmSeptembereveninginLondon,TheArchclimbingwall,justsouthoftheRiverThames,ispacked.Scoresofpeoplewanderaroundonthethickcrashpads,chatting,waitingtheirturnandofferingtheoddshoutofencouragementtothoseclingingontothecolourfulclimbingwalls.
Rockclimbingwasonceclassifiedasan“extremesport”.ButindoorcentreslikeTheArch,whichofferclimbingwithouttheneedforrocks,arebringingitintothemainstream.TheBritishMountaineeringCouncilestimatesthereareatleast248publicclimbingwallsinBritain,anumberthathasrisenby30%since2010.In2020thesport’sgoverningbodiesarehopingtoseeanevenbiggerincreaseininterest.Alongwithskateboarding,surfingandkarate(空手道),rockclimbingwillbemakingitsfirstappearanceasanOlympicsportatthesummergamesinTokyo.
TheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)isfrankabouttheambitiontoappealtoayoungercrowdwhomaybelessfamiliarwithlonger-standingsportssuchasathleticsandweightlifting.ThecrowdattheArchisexactlywhattheIOChasinmind:mostlyyoungprofessionallettingoffsteamafterwork,whoseeclimbingasamoreengaginganssociablealternativetojoggingonrunningmachinesorpumpingironinagym.Betweenthem,thenewsportswillmeananother18eventsand474athletesattheTokyogames.
Officially,allfoursportsaredelightedwiththeirnewstatus.Butwiththeexceptionofkarate,allofthemhavecounter-cultural,anti-establishmentroots.SomestarshavewonderedwhetheracceptingtheOlympictorchmeansgoingagainsttheirbeliefs.OwenWright,afamoussurfer,hassaidthatsurfingismoreartformthansport,andthereforenotsuitableforthegames-thoughhehassincegonebackonhisword,andhopestorepresentAustraliainTokyo.
AdamOndra,aCzechwhoisoneoftheworld’sclimbers,saidhemightsteerclearofthegamesbecauseoftheformat.TheeventualOlympicchampionwillhavetomasterallthethreedisciplinesincludingbouldering(climbingwithoutarope,lowtotheground,withafocusonhard,gymnasticmoves),leadclimbing(ropedclimbingupatallwallofincreasingdifficulty)andspeedclimbing.Boulderingandleadclimbingfeaturenewroutesineachstageofacompetition,inanefforttoimitatethevarietyofrealrock.Butspeedclimbingtakesplaceonastandard,unvaryingcourse.Becauseofthis,saidMr.Ondra,“speedisakindofartificialdiscipline...andthisisagainstthesoulofclimbing.”
Skateboarders,alsonotablyrebellious,canbestrikinglyyoung.SkyBrownissettobecomeBritain’syoungestOlympianandhassettleddowntotraining.BythetimeoftheTokyogames,shewillhaveturned12.
【推荐2】Televisionhaschangedourlivesinmanyways.ManypeoplenowspendmoretimewatchingTVthandoinganythingelse.ResearchersintheUSAhasestimated(估计)thatwhenmoststudentsleaveschooltheyhavespent11000hoursintheclassroomand22000hourswatchingtelevision.Butwhateffectdoesthishave
Benefits(好处)oftelevision:
1.Televisionhelpsustolearnmoreabouttheworldandtoknowandseemanynewthings.Televisioncanofferpresentinformationtousinamoreeffectivewaythanbooks.Itcanalsomakethingsmorememorable.
2.Itentertains(使欢乐)us.Itisanenjoyablewaytorelax.Formillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld,televisionisasourceofcompanionshipandhelpsthemtocopewitheverydaylife.
3.Ithasincreasedthepopularityofsportsandarts.
4.Ithasmadeusawareofourglobalresponsibilities.In2000,forexample,1.5billionpeoplein147countrieswatchedaTVpopconcertandhelpedtocollectmorethan＄100millionforpeopleinAfrica.
Dangers:
1.Televisioncanmakeuspassive(消极的).Wedon’thavetothinkandourbrainsbecomelazy.
2.Itencouragesustobuythingsthatwedon’tneed,andcanmakeusunhappywithourownlife.
3.Ittakestimeawayfromactivitiessuchasreading,conversation,andgames.
4.Itgivesafalsepictureofsociety.Astudyin2003showedthatpeoplewhowatchalotofTVaremoreafraidofcrime.Theyalsothinkthatthereisalotmorecrimethantherereallyis.
5.Somecritics(批评家)saythattelevisionmakepeopleviolent.Aten-yearstudyintheUnitedStatesshowedthatchildrenwhowatchviolenttelevisionprogrammesaremorelikelytobeviolentthemselves.
【推荐3】There’snodoubtthatoneofthegreatesthumanachievementsistheexplorationofthespace.EversinceastronautYuriGagarinbecamethefirstpersontobesentintotheorbitaroundthemoonin1961,scientistshavebeenpushingtheboundariesfurtherandfurther.Butuntilnowtheexplorationintotheunknownhasbeendominated(主导)bymen.
Ofcourse,inthepast,womenwerealsoincludedinthespaceprojectsandplayedanactiveroleonthegroundandbehindthescenes.Forexample,theyworkedasseamstresses(女裁缝师),sewingvitalspaceflightcomponents.Infact,manyofNASA’skeyworkswouldneverhavebeenpossiblewithoutthem.RecentlyHollywoodproducedamoviecalledHiddenFigurestofocusonagroupofAmericanfemalemathematicians,especiallytheblackwomen,whohelpedNASAsendthefirstAmericanintospace.Butthiswasnotwomen’sonlycontribution.Backin1963,SovietastronautValentinaTereshkovabecamethefirstwomantobesentintospace.However,afterthat,spaceflightprogramswereslowtoemploywomen.IntheUSA.NASAdidn’tacceptapplicationsfromwomentobecomeastronautsuntil1978.
ButattitudeshavechangedandleadingofficialsatNASAsaythatthefirstpersontosetfootonMarsshouldbeawoman.Thespaceagencyaimstohaveasex-balancedworkforcebutcanonlyachievethatifequalnumbersofmenandwomenaretrainedforscienceandtechnologyjobs.AsAllisonMcIntryretoldtheBBC,“Mydirectorisawoman.Wehavefemaleastronauts.Wehaven’tputawomanonthemoonyet.AndIthinkthatperhapsthefirstpersontosteponMarsshouldbeawoman.”
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