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Do Professional Athletes Get Paid Too Much Money?
Wouldn't it be great to make nearly $111 million a year simply to play a game? Tiger Woods, along with many other professional athletes, certainly think so. But do these athletes really deserve all that money?
顰兒筆記：
開篇提出問題，並給出職業運動員professional athletes 肯定的答案: certainly think so，然後又反問：運動員是否值得這麼錢？
deserve值得、活該
Example：
You deserve it
根據不同 context 可以翻譯為：
你值得（擁有）
或
你活該
In my mind, absolutely not. Professional athletes are making too much money in a society where salaries and wages are traditionally based on the value of one's work. In today's society, one should be paid according to the job’s economic importance and their value to society.
顰兒筆記：
作者的觀點 absoutely not 與職業運動員的答案恰恰相反。
in my mind = in my opinion or I think
on my mind = I worry
Examples:
Keep my words in your mind 記住我說的話哦
What's on your mind? Do you have anything on your mind?
你擔心什麼呢？你有何顧慮？你想什麼呢？
make money = earn money 賺錢 掙錢
賺大錢，狠撈一筆 profiteer，earn good money，line one's pockets，make a fortune
佳句摘錄：
salaries and wages are traditionally based on the value of one's work
常按工作價值付薪
earning, income, salary, wage
Earning表示薪水、工資、收入時用複數--earnings，一般指靠付出勞動所得收入，故利息等非勞動收入不計其內。
例：There was a 8% increase in average earnings.
平均收入上漲了8%。
另，earnings有利潤、收益之意，如：import earnings 進口利潤
Income表示收入、收益，含勞動收益、投資收益、其他非勞動收益。
例：middle income group 中等收入群體
與earnings相比，income所表示的收入範圍更廣，收入更為固定、穩定。
Pay作為動詞表示支付，作為名詞表示薪水、工資、報酬，其使用範圍廣，凡工作所得均可用。
例：He wants to ask for a pay rise. 他要漲工資。
They usually complain about their pay and condition.
他們常常抱怨報酬低和工作環境差。
Salary意為薪水、薪資，常指月薪或者年薪，如白領、教師、工程師等的工資。
例：He is on an annual salary of $100,000. 他的年薪為10萬美元。
Stipend意為薪水、薪俸，特指法官或者神職人員的薪俸、生活補貼，還表示助學金、獎學金。
Wage指工資、工錢，常以複數wages出現，非正式工作或者體力勞動獲得的工錢、工資，按小時或者按周付。
例：His wages have gone up. 他的薪水漲了。他漲工資了。
The average weekly wage in the factory is $50. 這家工廠的平均周工資為50美元。
這段主要描述了作者不同意給職業運動員付那麼高的工資及其理由。他認為職業運動員提供的工作價值與其工資並不匹配。工資高低應由工作的經濟價值和社會價值所決定the job’s economic importance and their value to society。
Teaching is one of the most economically important occupations because our future economy relies on the education of its youth, yet teachers are paid astronomically less than the average professional athlete is. In fact, each basket Kobe Bryant score earns him equivalent to the average classroom teacher’s yearly salary.
顰兒筆記：
拿教師工資為例，說明職業運動員的工資太高，不合理。科比投籃一分所得竟然堪比教師全年的工資。
equaivalent to 相當於 等於
equaivalent 可作形容詞，也可作動詞
most economically important occupations
astronomically 天文學上，極其，太……
teachers are paid astronomically less than the average professional athelete is.
教師的工資遠遠低於職業運動員的平均工資。
in fact = as a matter of fact = actually 事實上
yearly salary 年薪
However, some may argue that while teachers only provide service to a single classroom, superstar athletes are entertaining fans all around the world, enticing people with a feeling of relaxation and excitement.
顰兒筆記：
argue 辯稱
provide sth to sb = provide sb with sth 向某人提供某物
entice = tempt = lure = attract = allure 誘惑 勾引 吸引 引誘 教唆 慫恿
entice sb with sth
Obviously, what these individuals must not be aware of is the fact that the most important man in our nation, the president, who makes critical decisions that affect the entire world every day, only makes $400,000 a year. While President Obama is hard at work reviving the economy, the unproven rookie in the MLB is earning way over that figure.
顰兒筆記：
拿美國總統歐巴馬和職業運動員的工資做對比
rookie = freshman = beginnner = raw recruit = green hand 新手 菜鳥 小白
is hard at work doing sth = work hard at sth
revive the economy 振興經濟
突然想到前段時間的 vendor economy 地攤經濟
make XXX a year = earn XXX a year 一年賺XXX錢 年薪XXX
earn his way 爭取到前途 earn a living = make a living
earn one's living = earn one's livelihood = earn one's daily bread 謀生 養家餬口
be aware of = realize = know = be aware that
as you're aware 正如你所了解的
as far as I'm aware 據我所知
well aware of 很清楚
sb be made aware of 讓sb 知道
Furthermore, police officers, firefighters, and doctors save lives while risking their own for a fraction of what sports stars make. People in the military leave their families at home to defend and protect the country knowing they may never return. It's truly a pity that none of these true heroes are given the same recognition by society as athletes such as Brett Favre or Michael Jordan are given.
顰兒筆記：
save lives 救死扶傷 救人性命
a fraction of = a small part of 一星半點
leave their families at home 背井離鄉
defend and protect the country 保衛祖國
偉大的軍人即便知道they may never return依然選擇從軍，太贊了，但是薪酬待遇遠不及職業運動員。
true hero 真英雄
While I do understand that making it into the pros is not an easy thing to do, and that it takes a tremendous number of hours of hard work and dedication every day to earn a job in professional sports, these people do nothing more than entertain the general public.
Moreover, in my mind, if these athletes want to continue to be rewarded with the fame and fortune that is unfairly bestowed upon them, they must prove to the world that they are going to be positive role models for future athletes, and those who admire them.
顰兒筆記：
pros = professional athlete 職業選手、職業運動員、老手
佳句摘錄：
making it into the pros is not an easy thing to do
it takes a tremendous number of hours of hard work and dedication every day to earn a job in a professional sports
儘管作者承認成為職業運動員並不容易，需要每天進行數小時的辛苦訓練，但是仍然認為運動員只是為了取悅大眾，並不應該享有如此高的工資。
nothing more than 只不過 僅僅
general public 公眾 大眾
Moreover = furthermore
bestow = give as a gift = present
prove to the world 向全世界證明
These infamous players must grow up, and prove to America that they can be positive role models for kids on and off the field. They may get leeway when it comes to their salaries, but the law should be overpowered by any amount of talent.
顰兒筆記：
infamous = ill-famed= notorious 臭名昭著的 聲名狼藉的
on and off the field 場內外
leeway 自由活動空間 迴旋餘地
when it comes to
overpower 制服 壓倒 輕鬆戰勝
If Alex Rodriguez earns the same amount of money as it would take to feed the nation's poor for a year, he can’t cheat and take steroids. What kids learn from successful ballplayers like him is that 「It’s okay for me to use illegal substances, because in the long run, it will pay off by earning me an enormous contract.」
In order for these players to gain respect, they need to have a more significant impact on the community.
顰兒筆記：
steroids 類固醇
in the long run = in a long term 長遠看來
enormous contract 巨額合同
pay off 還清 償清 盈利
gain respect 贏得尊重
have a significant impact on 對 有深遠影響
The whole system that allows professional athletes to just swim around in money is simply ridiculous, and it needs to stop. When asking people whether they think athletes are paid way too much money, most agree with me.
顰兒筆記：
ridiculous 可笑的 荒謬的
have money to burn 有錢任性
spend money like water 花錢如流水
Do you?
顰兒筆記：
Do you agree with me?