Passage I

except for 1.1/ golf course 1.8/ commercial 1.15/ deny 1.16/ endorsement

2.7/ follow our lead 2.8/ sneaker 2.9/ cereal 2.9/ pose 3.6/ run into 3.7/ perfection 4.2/ give of 4.6/ look up to 4.8/ determination 4.9/ handle 2.12/ dunk 5.2/ let’s face it 5.11/ reinforce 5.15/ take something too far 6.2/ put sb. on a pedestal 6.2/ be bound to 6.4/ fall off 6.4// worship 6.7/ scary

6.16/ publicity 7.3/ confining 7.12/ have a fit 7.15/ you name it 7.19/ measure up to one’s expectations 7.20/ outweigh 8.2/ championship 9.5 I don’t think we can accept all the glory and the money that comes with being a famous athlete and not accept the responsibility of being a role model, of knowing that kids and even some adults are watching us and looking for us to set an example. 2.1 我认为我们不能只接受作为著名运动员而带来的荣誉和金钱，而拒绝承担作行为榜样（而应负的）责任， 我们有责任知道孩子们，甚至一些大人们正看着我们，期望我们树立起一个榜样。

There are days when I don’t want to pose for a picture with every fan I run into, when I don’t feel like picking up babies and giving them hugs and kisses (no matter how cute they are), those are the days I just try to avoid the public. 3.6 有些日子，我并不想同遇见的每个球迷都摆姿势合影，不想抱起婴儿拥抱、亲吻（无论他们有多可爱）。处在这种时候，我就尽量避开公众。

As athletes, we can’t take the place of parents, but we can help reinforce