Olympic officials will reportedly provide more than 150,000 condoms to athletes. |
In a controversial move Olympic officials will reportedly provide more than 150,000 condoms to athletes at no cost during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The record number of condoms will be provided to thousands of athletes from around the world in a bid to promote safe sex. However, while some athletes have supported the cause, critics believe that the effort by Olympic officials actually goes to promote immoral behavior. "There's a lot of sex going on," women's soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo told ESPN. Adding that in extreme cases she has even seen athletes engaging in sex "right out in the open" in the Olympic Village. She shockingly revealed: "On the grass, between buildings, people are getting down and dirty." Solo, who became a gold medalist in 2008, claims that the Olympics creates a comfortable environment where athletes feel at home with one another, and this can lead to an increase in sexual behavior. "Unlike at a bar, it's not awkward to strike up a conversation because you have something in common," Solo said. "It starts with, 'What sport do you play?' All of a sudden, you're fist-bumping." Professional swimmer Ryan Lochte, who will be in London for his third Olympic Games experience, admitted that sexual tensions are higher than most people might expect. He revealed that he believes the vast majority of athletes engage in some form of sexual activity during such an event. "I'd say it's 70 percent to 75 percent of Olympians," the world record-holding swimmer said. However, he did not seem to see a problem with the liberal sexual behavior, saying: "Hey, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do." Thousands of athletes are scheduled to partake in at least one of the 306 events in 26 major sports, and recent comments from professional Volleyball player Shauna Mullin support the theory that the Olympic Games promotes immoral behavior, such as adultery. Despite the widespread criticisms John Godina, an Olympic shot putter, admitted that while some athletes are initially focused on hard work they eventually become focused on hard partying, and having "fun." "Athletes go there focused and once their job is done, they have fun," Godina told ABC. "They don't necessarily go there looking for it, but things happen ... you learn not to ask a lot of questions." (Read by Brian Salter. Brian Salter is a journalist at the China Daily Website.) (Agencies) |
據(jù)報(bào)道,倫敦2012奧運(yùn)會(huì)期間,奧組委將向運(yùn)動(dòng)員免費(fèi)發(fā)放超過15萬只避孕套。此舉引發(fā)了爭(zhēng)議。 倫敦奧組委將給來自全球各地的上萬名運(yùn)動(dòng)員免費(fèi)發(fā)放避孕套,數(shù)量創(chuàng)下新的紀(jì)錄,以鼓勵(lì)安全性行為。盡管有些運(yùn)動(dòng)員支持這一舉動(dòng),但也有批評(píng)人士認(rèn)為這反而會(huì)催生不道德行為。 美國女足守門員霍普-索羅告訴ESPN體育電視網(wǎng):“奧運(yùn)村里一直有很多性行為發(fā)生。”她補(bǔ)充說,在一些比較極端的例子中,她曾經(jīng)看到過有選手在奧運(yùn)村里“露天做愛。在草地上,在樓宇間,人們正在變得越來越墮落。”她的說法非常令人震驚。 索羅曾在2008年獲得奧運(yùn)會(huì)金牌。她表示,奧運(yùn)會(huì)的環(huán)境讓人感到舒適,運(yùn)動(dòng)員們互相都感覺很親近,這也會(huì)催生性行為。 索羅說:“和酒吧不同,開始搭訕并不讓人感到尷尬,因?yàn)榇蠹叶际沁\(yùn)動(dòng)員。談話總是這樣開始,‘你參加了什么項(xiàng)目?’突然之間,你就感到看對(duì)眼了。” 職業(yè)游泳運(yùn)動(dòng)員瑞安?洛赫特是第三次參加奧運(yùn)會(huì)了。他坦承奧運(yùn)村中的性行為比人們預(yù)想的要多。他表示自己相信絕大多數(shù)參賽選手都曾經(jīng)在奧運(yùn)會(huì)中有過性行為。 這位世界紀(jì)錄保持者說:“我覺得70%到75%的選手都有過性行為。”但他不覺得這種自由的性行為有什么問題。“嗨,有時(shí)候自然而然就發(fā)生了。” 上萬名運(yùn)動(dòng)員將參加26項(xiàng)賽事中306個(gè)小項(xiàng)的比賽。職業(yè)排球選手肖娜-穆林對(duì)奧運(yùn)會(huì)催生了不道德性行為的理論表示支持,比如婚外情。 盡管遭受大量批評(píng),但奧運(yùn)會(huì)鉛球選手約翰?高迪納承認(rèn),盡管有些運(yùn)動(dòng)員最初專注于比賽和訓(xùn)練,但他們最終卻把精力都用在派對(duì)上,并且“找些樂子”。 他告訴美國廣播公司:“運(yùn)動(dòng)員來到奧運(yùn)村時(shí)都專注于比賽,一旦自己的比賽結(jié)束,他們就想找些樂子。他們的本意未必是來這里找樂子,但事情就那么發(fā)生了,這沒什么可問的。” 相關(guān)閱讀 德國人譏笑倫敦奧運(yùn)會(huì)變“奧運(yùn)災(zāi)難” 英國ATM機(jī)出錯(cuò)吐雙倍現(xiàn)金 銀行稱不必歸還 倫敦奧運(yùn)開幕式長(zhǎng)度被砍半小時(shí) (中國日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)英語點(diǎn)津 Julie 編輯:陳丹妮) |
Vocabulary: partake in: 參加 |