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進入《中英對照讀新聞》’Popeye’ Bodybuilder Says It’s All Natural 大力水手「卜派」健美先生宣稱純天然
◎張沛元
A bodybuilder who has set the record for the world’s biggest arms has dismissed accusations that he used banned or artificial substances.
一名締造全世界最大手臂紀錄的健美先生，駁斥他使用禁藥或合成物的指控。
Moustafa Ismail’s arms measure 79cm（31in）around - or as much as the waist of a lean man - earning him recognition in the 2013 edition of the Guinness World Records.
幕斯塔法．依斯梅爾的手臂圓周達79公分（31吋）—或說幾乎是一名纖瘦男子的腰圍—因此獲得2013年版金氏世界紀錄認證。
"They call me Popeye, the Egyptian Popeye," said the 24-year-old, who was born in Egypt but unlike the cartoon character he doesn’t like spinach.
「我被稱為卜派，埃及版卜派，」這名埃及出生的24歲男子說，但跟卡通人物卜派不同的是，他並不喜歡吃菠菜。
Mr Ismail, who lives in Massachusetts, has been dogged by accusations that he uses steroids, implants or other artificial means to augment his muscles.
目前住在（美國）麻薩諸塞州的依斯梅爾先生，一直飽受他使用類固醇、填充物或其他人工方式增大其肌肉之指控的糾纏。
But he insists his arms are the result of punishing workouts and a diet of seven pounds of protein, nine pounds of carbohydrates and three gallons of water each day.
但他堅稱，他的手臂是歷經千辛萬苦的訓練，以及每天攝取7磅蛋白質、9磅碳水化合物，與3加侖水的飲食結果。
Still, Guinness appears to be having second thoughts.
儘管如此，金氏世界紀錄顯然打算重新考慮（對依斯梅爾的認證）。
It hastily removed references to Mr Ismail from its website.
該機構網站已倉促撤下有關依斯梅爾先生的介紹。
新聞辭典
as much as：慣用語，幾乎；等於。例句：People in this company consider him a friend as much as a foe.（對這家公司的人而言，他亦敵亦友。）
dog：動詞，糾纏；尾隨。例句：A stranger is dogging us.（有個陌生人跟著我們不放。）
second thought：重新考慮先前所做的決定或評論。例句：On second thought, maybe you should quit your job.（我重新考慮後覺得，也許你該辭職。）
