易建联参加今年选秀大会已经不是新闻了，不过随着他距离NBA的日子越来越近，外界对他的评论也随之增多，其中不乏有关他是否具备在NBA中站稳脚跟的能力，那么作为“先行者”的姚明又是如何看待这位中国篮球新星的呢？

请看外电相关报道："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 athletic¹. 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."

在姚明看来，“易建联的球风非常接近NBA球员斯塔德迈尔，个子高，手感好，运动能力强 …… 易建联还是一位非常优秀的四号位球员，甚至还可以客串五号位，有时他也会是一位出色的盖帽高手……”

由报道可知，篮球术语“盖帽高手”相应的英文表达是“good shot blocker”，“shot”在此指“投篮”。汉语中，进攻队员投篮或上篮时，将球举到最高点或球刚离手的一刹那，防守队员立即跳起将球打落，称为“盖帽”。英语中，“to block shot”（直译：拦截进球）较好的体现了“盖帽”的含义。

日常运用中，“盖帽”做名次时可用“block”来形容，做动词时可用“to block shot”来表达。“盖帽高手”则是“good shot blocker”。

看下面一个例句：In his fifth season, Yao is 11th in the league with 26.4 points per game, the best among centers. With 10.4 rebounds² per game and 1.6 blocks, Yao finally is entering the stratosphere of elite³ big men. （姚明在NBA第五个赛季里，以平均每场26.4分的成绩位居联盟球员得分榜第11位，成为NBA得分最高的中锋，再加上每场10.4个篮板和1.6个盖帽，姚明已步入NBA的顶级中锋行列。）