新概念英语第四册Lesson+6+The+sporting+spirit+讲义.docxVIP

Lesson6

Thesportingspirit

体育的精神

Firstlistenandthenanswerthefollowingquestion.

听录音，然后回答以下问题.

Howdoesthewriterdescribesportattheinternationallevel?

IamalwaysamazedwhenIhearpeoplesayingthatsportcreatesgoodwill1betweenthenations,andthatifonlythecommonpeoplesofthewouldcouldmeetoneanotheratfootballorcricket,theywouldhavenoinclination2tomeetonthebattlefield.Evenifonedidntknowfromconcreteexamples(the1936OlympicGames,forinstance)thatinternationalsportingcontestsleadtoorgiesofhatred3,onecoulddeduceiffromgeneralprinciples.

Nearlyallthesportspractisednowadaysarecompetitive.Youplaytowin,andthegamehaslittlemeaningunlessyoudoyourutmosttowin.Onthevillagegreen,whereyoupickupsidesandnofeelingoflocalpatriotism4isinvolved,itispossibletoplaysimplyforthefunandexercise:butassoonasathequestionofprestigearises,assoonasyoufeelthatyouandsomelargerunitwillbedisgracedifyoulose,themostsavage5combative6instinctsarearoused.Anyonewhohasplayedeveninaschoolfootballmatchknowsthis.Attheinternationallevel,sportisfrankly7mimic8warfare9.Butthesignificantthingisnotthebehaviouroftheplayersbuttheattitudeofthespectators:and,behindthespectators,ofthenationswhoworkthemselvesintofuriesovertheseabsurdcontests,andseriouslybelieve--atanyrateforshortperiods--thatrunning,jumpingandkickingaballaretestsofnationalvirtue10.

GEORGEORWELLThesportingspirit

Newwordsandexpression

goodwill

n.友好

cricket

n.板球

inclination

n.意愿

contest

n.比赛

orgy

n.无节制的，放荡

deduce

v.推断

competitive

adj.竞争性的

patriotism

n.地方观念，爱国主义

disgrace

v.使丢脸

savage

adj.野性的

combative

adj.好斗的

mimicwarfare

模拟战争

behaviour

n.行动，举止

absurd

adj.荒唐的

参考译文

当我听人们说体育运动可创造国家之间的友谊，还说各国民众若在足球场或板球场上交锋，就不愿在战场上残杀的时候，我总是惊愕不已。一个人即使不能从具体的事例（例如1936年的奥林匹克运动会）了解到国际运动比赛会导致疯狂的仇恨，也可以从常理中推断出结论。

现在开展的体育运动几乎都是竞争性的。参加比赛就是为了