VOA慢速英语2019 美国大学体育协会投票允许大学运动员赚钱

NCAA Votes to Permit College Athletes to Make Money

The National Collegiate Athletic¹ Association (NCAA) has taken the first step toward permitting college athletes to make money from their “name, image and likeness².”

美国大学体育协会已经迈出了第一步，允许大学运动员通过他们的“名字、形象和肖像”赚钱。 

The NCAA Board of Governors voted on the issue Tuesday during a meeting at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

星期二，在乔治亚州亚特兰大市的埃默里大学举行的一次会议上，NCAA理事会对这个问题进行了投票。

The United States’ largest governing body for college sports said it understands that it “must embrace change to provide the best possible experience for college athletes.”

美国最大的大学体育管理机构，对“必须接受改变，为大学运动员提供最好的体验”表示理解。 

NCAA rules have long barred players from employing agents.

NCAA的规则长久以来一直是禁止球员雇佣经纪人。 

It has also generally refused to let schools pay players.

而且普遍拒绝让学校给球员发工资。 

The board has asked each of the NCAA’s three divisions to begin creating new rules that protect amateurism and permit players to make money.

理事会已经要求NCAA的三个部门开始制定新的规则，来保护球员的业余性，允许他们赚钱。 

The divisions must establish the new rules by January 2021.

各部门必须在2021年1月前制定新规则。 

Board chair Michael V. Drake said in a statement Tuesday,

董事会主席迈克尔·V·德雷克在周二的一份声明中表示， 

“The board is emphasizing that change must be consistent with the values of college sports and higher education and not turn student-athletes into employees of institutions.”

“委员会强调，改变必须符合大学体育和高等教育的价值观，而不是把学生运动员变成机构的雇员。”

Late last month, California passed a law permitting college athletes to hire agents and make money from endorsement³ deals.

上月末，加州通过了一项法律，允许大学运动员雇佣经纪人，并通过代言协议赚钱。 

The law protects athletes who sign such deals from dismissal by their team.

法律保护签署此类协议的运动员不被所在球队解雇。 

The California law is set to take effect in 2023.

这项加州法律将于2023年生效。 

Other states are moving on similar legislation that could go into effect as soon as 2020.

其他州也在推进类似的立法，最早可能在2020年生效。 

The NCAA has 1,100 member schools and almost 500,000 athletes.

NCAA拥有1100所成员学校和近50万名运动员。 

It has refused to pay players in most cases.

在大多数情况下，它都拒绝支付球员工资。 

But it has permitted some exceptions.

但也允许一些例外。 

Olympians, for example, can accept winnings they receive from earning medals.

例如，奥运选手可以接受他们获得奖牌的奖金。 

And major athletic conferences have been able to give players wages of between $2,000 and $4,000 a year.

而且大型运动会每年能够为运动员带来2,000至4,000美元的工资。 

The NCAA reported $1.1 billion in earnings⁴ in 2017.

NCAA在2017年的收入为11亿美元。 

1 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

2 likeness   

n.相像，相似（之处）

参考例句：

• I think the painter has produced a very true likeness.我认为这位画家画得非常逼真。
• She treasured the painted likeness of her son.她珍藏她儿子的画像。

3 endorsement   

n.背书；赞成，认可，担保；签(注)，批注

参考例句：

• We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.我们很高兴给予该产品完全的认可。
• His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。

4 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。