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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Beijing smog? I’m off for a smoke／霧鎖北京？那我還是抽菸好了！
◎胡立宗
Some athletes fret about the Beijing smog. Others say, relax and have a cigarette.
部分運動員擔心北京的霾害；其他人則說，放輕鬆，來根菸就成了。
While many Olympians meditate or listen to music to calm their pre-competition nerves, several weightlifters training in Beijing tried to lighten up by lighting up.
當許多奧運選手靠著冥思或聽音樂克服賽前憂慮，幾位到北京移地訓練的舉重選手卻選擇「哈草」讓自己開心。
"I’d say 70 out of a 100 athletes in the Olympic village smoke," said Italian weightlifter Giorgio de Luca, perhaps exaggerating a little.
「我敢說奧運選手村裡面每100人就有70個抽菸」，義大利舉重選手齊爾奇奧．迪．路加說，語氣中帶有些許誇張。
The lifter, looking happy and relaxed in shorts and green flip-flops, was winding down after a gym session with a coffee and a cigarette. He cheerfully ignored the mildly disapproving glances from his coach.
這位舉重選手，看起來很開心、很休閒地穿著短褲及綠色夾腳拖，喝著咖啡、抽著菸享受訓練完的輕鬆時光。他非常愉悅地裝作沒注意到教練不太認同的眼神。
Smoking is banned in most parts of the Olympic Village, but there are designated smoking areas and some athletes even sneak out on to the balcony for a quick puff, de Luca said.
選手村內多數地方都是禁菸的，不過還是有吸菸區，而一些運動員甚至會偷偷到陽台上吞雲吐霧，迪．路加說。
Asked if smoking hurt his athletic performance, de Luca shrugged and grinned : "I always say, ’ I’m not an athlete, I’m a normal guy with a passion for weightlifting.’ "
當被問到抽菸難道不會影響表現嗎？迪．路加聳聳肩咧嘴笑道，「我總是說，『我可不是運動員喔，我是個對舉重有熱情的平凡人』。」
新聞辭典
lighten up與light up：lighten up，片語，放輕鬆；light up，片語，點燃（香菸）。本文是拿兩個讀音相近的詞連用，形成文字趣味。
wind down：片語，放鬆、逐步消失。Wind down a bit, will you?（放鬆點，可以嗎？）
puff：名詞，吹氣、（抽）一口菸。a quick puff，很快地（偷）抽一口菸。
