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But it isn't really the danger factor that marks out extreme sports. According to Nicholas Heyworth (古拉斯·海伍斯) from England,many are less dangerous than traditional sports: “Statistically, the mostdangerous sport is horse riding.Heyworth notes that “many extreme sports guys have got safety equipmentup to their eyeballs, while you would be lucky to get a cold sponge and a bucket of water at a Sunday leaguerugby (橄榄球) match”.
这里的眼球是想表达“全身上下都有保护措施”还是单纯想表示“保护眼睛”
 
    • guongdonglou said:
    “Statistically, the most dangerous sport is horse riding. Many extreme sports guys have got safety equipment up to their eyeballs, while you would be lucky to get a cold sponge and a bucket of water at a Sunday league rugby match”.
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    "up to one's eyeballs" 是一个固定短语，在这里指做足保护措施，全副武装到夸张的地步。
    说话的人是在讽刺很多玩极限运动的人是装备党，他们的保护措施和运动本身的危险系数不相称。相比之下更危险的马术都没搞得这么大阵仗，橄榄球运动员打完比赛能有凉水和海绵 (用来放松、降温) 都谢天谢地了。
     
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