Eric Zhang refutes claim about Yao being a "giant"

时间：2007-01-06 01:44:11

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Chinanews, Beijing, Jan. 5 – Yao's representative Zhang Mingji, or known as Eric Zhang in the United States, on Wednesday refuted NBA analyst1 Charley Rosen’s claim about Yao Ming being officially a “giant,” the Jinghua Time reported.

 

Earlier, in responding to netizens’ questions online, Charley Rosen, an analyst on NBA issue, said in Fox News channel that he agreed with doctor Tom Winters, an orthopedic specialist at New England Baptist Hospital, that Yao was officially a "giant".

 

Tom Winters told him, as Charley Rosen said, that in the past two years, Yao suffered from injuries more often than before, which indicated that Yao demonstrated some symptoms of "gigantism".

 

“The disease is caused by secretion3 disorder4 by the pituitary gland2. Since Yao's bones are longer than ordinary people, his bones are more vulnerable to rupture5 and cannot support his weight. If Yao Ming continues to play in NBA, his career will ultimately be short-lived,” Charley Rosen quoted Tom Winters as saying.

 

The claim was severely6 criticized by Zhang Mingji. He said that Yao’s recent physical check showed that he was “in a very healthy state.”

 

"I don't know what he is up to by making such an erroneous statement. Yao Ming asked me to tell the public that he cared not what other people said about him. Now he only wants to recover from his injuries as soon as possible and go back to play for the team," Zhang said.

 

A patient who suffers from "gigantism" usually demonstrates one of the following symptoms. He is very tall with disproportionately long arms and legs. He moves around clumsily. He has an extraordinary height while his parents are relatively7 short. He has a metabolic8 disorder with large growth hormone9 and a high level of blood sugar. There is some pituitary tumor10 inside the brain and a high level of growth hormone in the blood. Without an operation, the patient will go senile prematurely11 and he will become shorter afterwards.

 

Based on the above symptoms, one can easily exclude the plausibility12 of Yao Ming contracting “gigantism”. Firstly, although Yao Ming has grown to 2.26 meters in height, his arms are only 2.20 meters long, or relatively short in this case. Secondly13, Yao can move very swiftly. Thirdly, Yao’s father is 2.08 meters tall and his mother is 1.88 meters tall. So he has carried on his parents’ genetic14 characteristics to grow tall. Every year, Yao Ming takes physical examination in NBA and the physical checks show that nothing is abnormal with him. Finally, Yao Ming has never taken any operation, yet he is currently one of the most competitive centers in NBA.

 
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1 analyst gw7zn     
n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家
参考例句：
  • What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
  • The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
2 gland qeGzu     
n.腺体，(机)密封压盖，填料盖
参考例句：
  • This is a snake's poison gland.这就是蛇的毒腺。
  • Her mother has an underactive adrenal gland.她的母亲肾上腺机能不全。
3 secretion QDozG     
n.分泌
参考例句：
  • Is there much secretion from your eyes?你眼里的分泌物多吗？
  • In addition,excessive secretion of oil,water scarcity are also major factors.除此之外，油脂分泌过盛、缺水也都是主要因素。
4 disorder Et1x4     
n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调
参考例句：
  • When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
  • It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。
5 rupture qsyyc     
n.破裂；(关系的)决裂；v.(使)破裂
参考例句：
  • I can rupture a rule for a friend.我可以为朋友破一次例。
  • The rupture of a blood vessel usually cause the mark of a bruise.血管的突然破裂往往会造成外伤的痕迹。
6 severely SiCzmk     
adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地
参考例句：
  • He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
  • He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
7 relatively bkqzS3     
adv.比较...地，相对地
参考例句：
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
8 metabolic 2R4z1     
adj.新陈代谢的
参考例句：
  • Impressive metabolic alternations have been undergone during embryogenesis.在胚胎发生期间经历了深刻的代谢变化。
  • A number of intoxicants are associated with metabolic acidosis.许多毒性物质可引起代谢性酸中毒。
9 hormone uyky3     
n.荷尔蒙，激素，内分泌
参考例句：
  • Hormone implants are used as growth boosters.激素植入物被用作生长辅助剂。
  • This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body.这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。
10 tumor fKxzm     
n.（肿）瘤，肿块(英)tumour
参考例句：
  • He was died of a malignant tumor.他死于恶性肿瘤。
  • The surgeons irradiated the tumor.外科医生用X射线照射那个肿瘤。
11 prematurely nlMzW4     
adv.过早地，贸然地
参考例句：
  • She was born prematurely with poorly developed lungs. 她早产，肺部未发育健全。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • His hair was prematurely white, but his busy eyebrows were still jet-black. 他的头发已经白了，不过两道浓眉还是乌黑乌黑的。 来自辞典例句
12 plausibility 61dc2510cb0f5a78f45d67d5f7172f8f     
n. 似有道理, 能言善辩
参考例句：
  • We can add further plausibility to the above argument. 我们可以在上述论据之外，再进一步增添一个合理的论据。
  • Let us consider the charges she faces, and the legal plausibility of those charges. 让我们考虑一下她面临的指控以及这些指控在法律上的可信性。
13 secondly cjazXx     
adv.第二，其次
参考例句：
  • Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二，动脑筋提出自己的见解。
  • Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。
14 genetic PgIxp     
adj.遗传的，遗传学的
参考例句：
  • It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
  • Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。

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