易建聯參加今年選秀大會已經不是新聞了，不過隨著他距離NBA的日子越來越近，外界對他的評論也隨之增多，其中不乏有關他是否具備在NBA中站穩腳跟的能力，那么作為“先行者”的姚明又是如何看待這位中國籃球新星的呢？

請看外電相關報道："He is very close to a player who is in the NBA like I would say Amare Stoudemire," Yao said. "Yi is taller. He is almost seven-foot. He has a very nice touch, very athletic. He has everything (to be) a great player. "

"I think he is a very good four. He can play a little bit of a five, sometimes.Good shot blocker. He just needs the right training, people who can tell him how to play on the NBA level."

在姚明看來，“易建聯的球風非常接近NBA球員斯塔德邁爾，個子高，手感好，運動能力強 …… 易建聯還是一位非常優秀的四號位球員，甚至還可以客串五號位，有時他也會是一位出色的蓋帽高手……”

由報道可知，籃球術語“蓋帽高手”相應的英文表達是“good shot blocker”，“shot”在此指“投籃”。漢語中，進攻隊員投籃或上籃時，將球舉到最高點或球剛離手的一剎那，防守隊員立即跳起將球打落，稱為“蓋帽”。英語中，“to block shot”（直譯：攔截進球）較好的體現了“蓋帽”的含義。

日常運用中，“蓋帽”做名次時可用“block”來形容，做動詞時可用“to block shot”來表達。“蓋帽高手”則是“good shot blocker”。

看下面一個例句：In his fifth season, Yao is 11th in the league with 26.4 points per game, the best among centers. With 10.4 rebounds per game and 1.6 blocks, Yao finally is entering the stratosphere of elite big men. （姚明在NBA第五個賽季里，以平均每場26.4分的成績位居聯盟球員得分榜第11位，成為NBA得分最高的中鋒，再加上每場10.4個籃板和1.6個蓋帽，姚明已步入NBA的頂級中鋒行列。）

（英語點津陳蓓編輯）