From Hero to Zero从明星到无名小卒

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　　Sports play an important role in modern life, and sportsmen, who enjoy fame and wealth, also become the envy of many people. However, there are sometimes spots on their reputation.Some are spotted by having used drugs, and others are criticized for improper behavior, like spitting on the ground, and in some cases, the spit even ends up on the judge out of spite.One might argue that athletes are spoilt by sports sponsors, and that in spite of their weakness, they are still presented as heroes on commercials. But in fact, businesses sponsor sports with the intention of making money, not to satisfy people's spiritual needs. And, as long as it can bring publicity for their products or organization, they don't care what their models do. The spokesmen won't even try to deny anything, unless it's that these athletes want to split up with them. Besides, under tension of severe competition, some athletes.personalities might split, and the split in their personalities might cause some problems in their behavior. And what about those reporters on the spot, who encourage athletes to spit out those things without thinking. Should they also be blamed?

　　记单词

　　spiritual a.1.精神(上)的2.宗教(上)的

　　spit vi.吐唾沫(或痰)vt.吐出

　　n.唾液，唾沫

　　spit out厉声说出

　　spite n.恶意，怨恨

　　in spite of不顾，不管

　　split vi.1.分裂，分离2.被撕裂，裂开vt.1.使分裂2.劈开，撕裂

　　3.分担，分享n.1.裂口2.分裂

　　split up1.断绝关系，离婚2.划分

　　spoil vt.1.损坏，破坏2.宠坏，溺爱，vi.(食物)变质n.[pl.]战利品，掠夺物，赃物

　　spokesman n.发言人

　　sponsor n.发起者，主办者，赞助者vt.1.发起，主办2.资助，赞助3.支持

　　sportsman n.运动员

　　spot n.1.地点，处所2.斑点，污点3.少量vt.1.认出，发现2.玷污

　　on the spot1.在场，到场2.立即，马上，当场

　　体育在现代生活中占有重要的地位，而名利双收的运动员也成了许多人羡慕的对象。不过他们的名声有时也会出现污点。有些被发现服用了药物，还有一些人则因为行为不端而受到批评，比如在地上吐唾沫，而且有时出于怨恨甚至把唾沫吐到了裁判的脸上。有人可能会认为，运动员被体育赞助者宠坏了。而且，不管他们有多少缺点，在商业广告里他们全都是以英雄的形象出现。而实际上，企业赞助体育其目的还是为了赚钱，而不是为了满足人们精神上的需要。此外，只要能宣传他们的产品或公司，他们才不管他们的模特的所作所为究竟如何。他们的发言人甚至会对他们百依百顺，除非这些运动员要与他们断绝关系。还有，由于比赛压力太大，有些运动员的人格可能会出现分裂，而这种人格上的分裂有可能导致他们的行为出现问题。至于那些现场记者，他们鼓励运动员不假思索地大声说出那些事情，他们是否也应该受到指责呢?