英语翻译Extreme Sports 1# The number and kinds of death-defying

英语翻译
Extreme Sports
1# The number and kinds of death-defying pursuits that are becoming common throughout the world are limited only by the imagination of those willing to create new ones.
2# A psychologist predicts that extreme sports,in which participants live for a while on the edge between life and death,“will become the major spectator and participant sports of the 21st century.”
3# Many sports extremists defend their participation in death-defying stunts as an escape from boredom.Bored by routine jobs,some have left their work and have pursued a new career in the world of extreme sports.
4# “I started to use bungee jumping as a drug,as a way to clean my slate,” said one.“I would jump and I’d be like,‘Problems?What problems?’” Declared another extreme sports participant:“Time stands still.You couldn’t care less about what’s going on in the world.”
5# Newsweek magazine commented:“All of them are hellbent for thrills.” Some psychologists have done extensive research into thrill seekers.
6# One categorizes them as a type T personality.The T stands for “thrills” – risk taking,stimulation seeking,excitement seeking,and arousal seeking.
7# He says:“There are some people who hold on to the handrails of life – the rules,the traditions.The Type T let go of the handrails.They create their own life.”
8# He claims that studies have found that type T personalities have twice as many highway accidents as others.“Accidents are the leading cause of death among teenagers,often because they put themselves in a dangerous position from a need for thrills.”

有些人依照着安稳的生存扶手——规则与传统打点自己的生活,T型的人却摒弃所谓的传统与规则,创造自己的人生.