Topic: some sports stars make a huge annual salary, should they really make so much money?

中文：

一个人究竟应该挣多少钱取决于他对社会的贡献。这对体育明星也是一样。所以究竟体育明星是否应该享受7位或8位数的年薪，要看他们能够为社会做出多大的贡献。

我觉得杰出运动员的贡献无论是从社会效益还是从经济效益上讲都是巨大的。他们出色的表现赢得了全世界上百万甚至上亿电视观众的好感。他们在各种国际比赛上的出色表现鼓舞了整个国家，增强了爱国主义热情，屹立于整个世界。

此外，体育明星们带来了可观的商业利润。因为他们高超的技艺，奥运会吸引了无数的观众，并为主办国带来了高额的利润。考虑到他们为社会带来的社会效益和经济效益，他们理应得到高薪。

体育明星的高薪也是他们常年刻苦努力的一种回报。在他们的金牌中包含着他们的汗水和泪水。一名举重运动员曾经说过：“作为世界冠军，我不能举起我自己的汗水。”这是对他无数个夜晚刻苦训练而一朝成功的生动写照。

此外，体育明生在成功路上也冒着巨大的风险。并不是每一个职业运动员最终都能够取得成功。经过多年的奋斗，他们中的一些人可能会发现金牌离他们很远；同时，他们还有受伤的风险。他们的体育生涯有可能在数秒钟内毁于一旦。只有少数运动员才能够幸免于伤病，最终成为冠军。鉴于此，他们的高额收入是有道理的。高风险赢得高回报，这也是个人职业生涯的实质。

总之，体育明星获得高额的年收入是公平的。因为，这是对他们多年努力和高风险的回报。

英文：

How much a person should earn depends on how much he contributes to the society. The same applies to sports stars. Whether they deserve the seven- or eight-digit annual income depends on their contribution to the society.

The contributions made by an outstanding athlete are tremendous, socially and financially. Their performances have won over millions or tens of millions of audience worldwide. The way they inspire a whole nation and encourage patriotism is beyond calculation in financial terms.

In addition, the sports professionals bring in considerable commercial profit. The Olympic Games attract a large number of people and allow the host country to make profits because of the superb skills that the athletes have displayed. Their high income is justified, therefore, when one considers the social and commercial benefits that they have brought about.

The high income is also a reward for their years of hard training. Their gold medals include their sweat and tears. A weight-lifting athlete once said. As a world champion, I cannot raise my own sweat. A vivid account of his intensive training over innumerable nights.

Besides, they take enormous risks on their way to success. Not every professional sportsman can win eventually. After years of hard training, some of them may find that they are still far from the gold medal; meanwhile, there is the risk of injuries. Their sports career might be ruined in a matter of seconds. Only a minority of athletes are lucky to stay healthy and become the champion. Given the risk factors, their high income is a recompense for the risks that they have taken.

In a word, it is justified that they earn high annual income, for it is a reward for their years of concentrated training and the high risks involved.