【读稿日常】这写得也太好了吧｜分享惊艳的英文表达｜英文写作

Possible explanations and implications are discussed.

讨论了可能的解释和影响(in abstract)

The organization took a massive turn toward professionalism and commercialism. 

该组织向专业性和商业化的方向迈出了一大步

The government,sought to use sport as an avenue to attain international recognition,made support of women's sport a priority.

政府寻求利用体育作为获得国际认可的途径，将支持妇女体育作为优先事项。(avenue&attain&make sth a priority)

Given their importance in the construction of national identity, sportwomen tend to have traditionally masculine qualities, with rare mention of their personal lives or physical attractiveness.

鉴于她们在构建国家认同中的重要性，女运动员往往具有传统意义上的男性特质，很少提及她们的个人生活或身体吸引力。(with rare mention of)

National cultures systematically differ from one another in a number of ways, one of which is the individualism-collectivism continuum.

民族文化在很多方面都有系统的不同，其中之一就是个人主义-集体主义的连续体(sth. differ from one another in a number of ways, one of which is sth.)

In an individualist society, personal goals take precedence over those of the group,and "ties between individuals are quite loose".

在个人主义社会中，个人目标优先于群体目标，而且 "个人之间的联系相当松散"。( A take precedence over B)(the wellbeing of the group trumps individual interest 集体利益高于个人利益)

Our aim was to examine media representations of the two athletes in closer temporal proximity in order to yield a more meaningful comparsion.

我们的目的是研究媒体对这两名运动员在时间上更接近的表现，以产生更有意义的比较。(in closer temporal proximity&yield sth.)

Emotional instability is another common theme in the media coverage of female athletes, providing a counterweight to their athletic performance.

(counterweight is an action or proposal that is intended to balance or counter other actions or proposals.)

在媒体对女运动员的报道中，情绪不稳定是另一个常见的主题，是对她们的运动表现的一种冲击。(providing a counterweight to sth.)