Lower Body Fat Means Better Performance
These days，fashion models and pop stars are not the only people who have to watch their waistline.Football players who miss a few kicks and let their belly hanging out a little too much are likely to be attacked by rabid fans or even the president of a country1.
The latest football star to draw the attention of the “fat police”is Barcelona’s Ronaldinho，26.Last Friday，a Spanish sports daily published two photos of the Brazilian star without his shirt.One was taken in November 2003；the other was taken this month.In the most recent one，the star’s waistline seems to have a little extra padding2.
Another Spanish sports daily published similar before-and-after photos and argued that the star has “l(fā)ost his explosiveness and velocity”and is “worn out”.The cause，according to the news paper，is his poor physical fitness.
However，the player’s coach，F(xiàn)rank Rijkaard，insists that he’s satisfied with Ronaldinho’s form and fitness.And after Barcelona’s victory over Athletic Bibao on Sunday，Ronaldinho challenged photographers to take pictures of him when he took off his shirt.
“I don’t have’anything to hide，”he said.
Fellow Brazilian Ronaldo，30，of Real Madrid，faced similar criticism before the 2006 World Cup.But the criticism didn’t come from a bunch of sports reporters：It came from the president of Brazil.
“So，what is it?”Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asked the national soccer team’s coach in his office last June，according to the Associated Press.“Is he［Ronaldo］fat or not?”
“He is very strong，president，”Carlos Alberto Parreira reportedly said at the time.“He is not that boy anymore.His body type has changed.”
The game of footfall demands that players put as much emphasis on fitness as they can do on dribbling，passing or shooting.
During a proper training regimen，football players normally follow a load-fatigue-recovery pattern3.They push their body toward a higher mark of fitness and experience a slight and brief drop in performance.Then they begin the recovery process，which will ideally carry their performance to an even higher plane.
However，sometimes non-physical factors can influence a player’s poor fitness.In Ronaldinho’s case，for instance，people-often unnamed-have blamed everything from the pressure of contract negotiations to personal problems and too many advertising commitments.
詞匯：
rabid/5rAbId/adj.偏激的 padding/5pAdIN/n.贅肉
velocity/vI5lCsItI/n.速度 dribble/5drIbl/v.運(yùn)球
regimen/5redVImen/n.常規(guī)訓(xùn)練
注釋：
1. Football players who miss a fewkicks and let their belly hanging out a little too much are likely to be attacked by rabid fans or even the president of a country.足球運(yùn)動(dòng)員沒有踢中幾個(gè)球或是他們的肚子耷拉得稍多了些，都會(huì)受到瘋狂的球迷甚至是國(guó)家總統(tǒng)的譴責(zé)。
2. In the most recent one，the star’s waistline seems to have a little extra padding.在最近的一張照片里，這個(gè)球星的腰圍上似乎多了一小塊贅肉。
3. During a proper training regimen，football players normally follow a load-fatigue-recovery pattern.在正式的常規(guī)訓(xùn)練期間，足球運(yùn)動(dòng)員在一般情況下需要按照大運(yùn)動(dòng)量—疲勞—恢復(fù)這一方式訓(xùn)練。 練習(xí)：
1. Fans can be very critical of a fashion model’s figure.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
2. People like football stars more than they like pop stars.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
3. Ronaldinho is a well-known Spanish star.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
4. The president of Brazil showed no concem about Ronaldo’s figure.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
5. According to Carlos Alberto Parreira，Ronaldo’s body shape has changed.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
6. The football game demands a lot from players.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
7. Ronaldinho often goes to pubs.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
答案與題解：
1. A 句子說(shuō)的是：追星族們對(duì)時(shí)裝模特兒的身材的要求很苛刻。這個(gè)命題是對(duì)的。文章的第一個(gè)句子是這么說(shuō)的：These days，fashion models and pop stars are not the only people who have to watch their waistline.現(xiàn)在，不只是時(shí)裝模特兒和流行歌曲歌星需要注意他們的腰圍了。當(dāng)然這個(gè)句子還蘊(yùn)涵著其他人也要注意自己的身材。
2. C 句子說(shuō)的是：比起流行歌曲歌星來(lái)，人們更喜歡球星。文章沒有提到。
3. B 句子說(shuō)的是：Ronaldinho是一個(gè)知名度很高的西班牙球星。這個(gè)命題是錯(cuò)的。第二段有這樣一個(gè)句子：Last Friday，a Spanish sports daily published two photos of the Brazilian star with out his shirt.上星期五，一家西班牙運(yùn)動(dòng)日?qǐng)?bào)刊登了巴西球星的兩張光著膀子的照片。這就說(shuō)明Ronaldinho是巴西球星，而不是西班牙球星。
4. B 句子說(shuō)的是：巴西總統(tǒng)并不關(guān)心Ronaldo的身材。這個(gè)命題是錯(cuò)的。差不多在文章的中間有這么一個(gè)問(wèn)題：“Is he [Ronaldo]fat or not?” (他[Ronaldo]胖還是不胖?)這是巴西總統(tǒng)提的。
5. A 句子說(shuō)的是：根據(jù)Carlos Alberto Parreira的說(shuō)法，Ronaldo的體型變了。這個(gè)命題是對(duì)的。他是這么說(shuō)的：“他不再是孩子了，他的體型變了。”
6. A 句子說(shuō)的是：足球運(yùn)動(dòng)對(duì)球員有很高的要求。這個(gè)命題是對(duì)的。文章的倒數(shù)第二、三段有詳細(xì)的說(shuō)明。
7. C 句子說(shuō)的是：Ronaldinho常去酒館。文章沒有提到。
These days，fashion models and pop stars are not the only people who have to watch their waistline.Football players who miss a few kicks and let their belly hanging out a little too much are likely to be attacked by rabid fans or even the president of a country1.
The latest football star to draw the attention of the “fat police”is Barcelona’s Ronaldinho，26.Last Friday，a Spanish sports daily published two photos of the Brazilian star without his shirt.One was taken in November 2003；the other was taken this month.In the most recent one，the star’s waistline seems to have a little extra padding2.
Another Spanish sports daily published similar before-and-after photos and argued that the star has “l(fā)ost his explosiveness and velocity”and is “worn out”.The cause，according to the news paper，is his poor physical fitness.
However，the player’s coach，F(xiàn)rank Rijkaard，insists that he’s satisfied with Ronaldinho’s form and fitness.And after Barcelona’s victory over Athletic Bibao on Sunday，Ronaldinho challenged photographers to take pictures of him when he took off his shirt.
“I don’t have’anything to hide，”he said.
Fellow Brazilian Ronaldo，30，of Real Madrid，faced similar criticism before the 2006 World Cup.But the criticism didn’t come from a bunch of sports reporters：It came from the president of Brazil.
“So，what is it?”Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asked the national soccer team’s coach in his office last June，according to the Associated Press.“Is he［Ronaldo］fat or not?”
“He is very strong，president，”Carlos Alberto Parreira reportedly said at the time.“He is not that boy anymore.His body type has changed.”
The game of footfall demands that players put as much emphasis on fitness as they can do on dribbling，passing or shooting.
During a proper training regimen，football players normally follow a load-fatigue-recovery pattern3.They push their body toward a higher mark of fitness and experience a slight and brief drop in performance.Then they begin the recovery process，which will ideally carry their performance to an even higher plane.
However，sometimes non-physical factors can influence a player’s poor fitness.In Ronaldinho’s case，for instance，people-often unnamed-have blamed everything from the pressure of contract negotiations to personal problems and too many advertising commitments.
詞匯：
rabid/5rAbId/adj.偏激的 padding/5pAdIN/n.贅肉
velocity/vI5lCsItI/n.速度 dribble/5drIbl/v.運(yùn)球
regimen/5redVImen/n.常規(guī)訓(xùn)練
注釋：
1. Football players who miss a fewkicks and let their belly hanging out a little too much are likely to be attacked by rabid fans or even the president of a country.足球運(yùn)動(dòng)員沒有踢中幾個(gè)球或是他們的肚子耷拉得稍多了些，都會(huì)受到瘋狂的球迷甚至是國(guó)家總統(tǒng)的譴責(zé)。
2. In the most recent one，the star’s waistline seems to have a little extra padding.在最近的一張照片里，這個(gè)球星的腰圍上似乎多了一小塊贅肉。
3. During a proper training regimen，football players normally follow a load-fatigue-recovery pattern.在正式的常規(guī)訓(xùn)練期間，足球運(yùn)動(dòng)員在一般情況下需要按照大運(yùn)動(dòng)量—疲勞—恢復(fù)這一方式訓(xùn)練。 練習(xí)：
1. Fans can be very critical of a fashion model’s figure.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
2. People like football stars more than they like pop stars.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
3. Ronaldinho is a well-known Spanish star.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
4. The president of Brazil showed no concem about Ronaldo’s figure.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
5. According to Carlos Alberto Parreira，Ronaldo’s body shape has changed.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
6. The football game demands a lot from players.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
7. Ronaldinho often goes to pubs.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
答案與題解：
1. A 句子說(shuō)的是：追星族們對(duì)時(shí)裝模特兒的身材的要求很苛刻。這個(gè)命題是對(duì)的。文章的第一個(gè)句子是這么說(shuō)的：These days，fashion models and pop stars are not the only people who have to watch their waistline.現(xiàn)在，不只是時(shí)裝模特兒和流行歌曲歌星需要注意他們的腰圍了。當(dāng)然這個(gè)句子還蘊(yùn)涵著其他人也要注意自己的身材。
2. C 句子說(shuō)的是：比起流行歌曲歌星來(lái)，人們更喜歡球星。文章沒有提到。
3. B 句子說(shuō)的是：Ronaldinho是一個(gè)知名度很高的西班牙球星。這個(gè)命題是錯(cuò)的。第二段有這樣一個(gè)句子：Last Friday，a Spanish sports daily published two photos of the Brazilian star with out his shirt.上星期五，一家西班牙運(yùn)動(dòng)日?qǐng)?bào)刊登了巴西球星的兩張光著膀子的照片。這就說(shuō)明Ronaldinho是巴西球星，而不是西班牙球星。
4. B 句子說(shuō)的是：巴西總統(tǒng)并不關(guān)心Ronaldo的身材。這個(gè)命題是錯(cuò)的。差不多在文章的中間有這么一個(gè)問(wèn)題：“Is he [Ronaldo]fat or not?” (他[Ronaldo]胖還是不胖?)這是巴西總統(tǒng)提的。
5. A 句子說(shuō)的是：根據(jù)Carlos Alberto Parreira的說(shuō)法，Ronaldo的體型變了。這個(gè)命題是對(duì)的。他是這么說(shuō)的：“他不再是孩子了，他的體型變了。”
6. A 句子說(shuō)的是：足球運(yùn)動(dòng)對(duì)球員有很高的要求。這個(gè)命題是對(duì)的。文章的倒數(shù)第二、三段有詳細(xì)的說(shuō)明。
7. C 句子說(shuō)的是：Ronaldinho常去酒館。文章沒有提到。