(单词翻译:单击)
It's not fair!
真不公平!
What's not fair?
什么不公平?
I was rereading the Constitution of the United States. It sayshere that “All people are created equal.”
我又读了一遍《美国宪法》,上面写着:“人人生而平等 。”
That's just not true!
事实并非如此!
What do you mean?
你想说什么?
Well, it's always being my dream to become the Olympic champion in the 100-meter-dash.
成为奥运会的百米短跑冠军一直是我的梦想 。
But no matter how hard I train, I'm just not fast enough.
可是,无论我多么努力,我就是跑不了那么快 。
You just realize this now.
你才意识到啊!
Some guys are simply faster than everyone else.
有些人就是比别人都跑得快 。
That's because some people are born with more faster twitch muscle fiber than others.
那是因为他们天生比他人多快收缩肌纤维 。
With what?
有更多什么?
That's a big part of what make people faster than others.
快收缩肌纤维大大地决定了跑步速度 。
Muscles are made of two kinds offibers–fast twitch and slow twitch.
肌肉有两种纤维构成:快收缩肌肉纤维和慢收缩肌肉纤维 。
What's the difference?
有什么不同吗?
Slow-twitch fibers use energy aerobically and can work for long periods of time before gettingtired.
慢收缩肌肉纤维用于有氧耗能,适合耐力性运动 。
So they can contract more slowly, but can keep going without burning themselves out.
所以慢收缩肌肉纤维收缩更慢,但是持续时间更长 。
Exactly, since they have to keep going for long periods.
说的对,因为马拉松耗能耗时长 。
So sprinters have a lot of fast twitch muscle fiber.
那么,马拉松选手肯定有很多慢收缩肌肉纤维了 。
Right! Fast twitch fibers consume energy quickly and are good for short, powerful bursts ofmovement like sprinting and jumping.
没错!慢收缩肌肉纤维富含肌红蛋白 。肌红蛋白可帮助肌细胞将氧转运到线粒体,而线粒体是细胞能源工厂 。
World-class sprinters typically have about 80% fast twitchmuscle fiber.
对,快收缩肌肉纤维耗能快,特别适合短而有力的爆发性动作,比如短跑和跳跃,世界级短跑健将体内80%肌肉都是快收缩肌肉纤维 。
Luck dogs!
真是幸福!
And, of course, they train incredibly hard to develop their natural gifts. Olympic gold is not wonby muscle fiber alone.
当然,他们不仅仅靠天赋,还有艰苦地训练来完善技能 。获得奥运金牌可并非肌肉纤维就可以 。
But it certainly helps!
但是不得不承认肌肉纤维起了作用 。