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新概念英语第四册第6课:Thesportingspirit

Lesson6Thesportingspirit体育的精神Firstlistenandthenanswer

thefollowingquestion.

听录音，然后回答以下问题.

Howdoesthewriterdescribesportattheinternationallevel?

IamalwaysamazedwhenIhearpeoplesayingthatsportcreatesgoodwill

betweenthenations,andthatifonlythecommonpeoplesofthewouldcould

meetoneanotheratfootballorcricket,theywouldhavenoinclination

tomeetonthehattlefield.Evenifonedidntknowfromconcreteexamples

(the1936OlympicGames,forinstance)thatinternationalsporting

contestsleadtoorgiesofhatred,onecoulddeduceiffromgeneral

principles.

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。

Nearlyallthesportspractisednowadaysarecompetitive.Youplayto

win,andthegamehaslittlemeaningunlessyoudoyourutmosttowin.

Onthevillagegreen,whereyoupickupsidesandnofeelingoflocal

patriotismisinvolved,itispossibletoplaysimplyforthefunand

exercise:butassoonasathequestionofprestigearises,assoonas

youfeelthatyouandsomelargerunitwillbedisgracedifyoulose,the

mostsavagecombativeinstinctsarearoused.Anyonewhohasplayedeven

inaschoolfootballmatchknowsthis.Attheinternationallevel,sport

isfranklymimicwarfare.Butthesignificantthingisnotthebehaviour

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oftheplayersbuttheattitudeofthespectators:and,behindthe

spectators,ofthenationswhoworkthemselvesintofuriesoverthese

absurdcontests,andseriouslybelieve--atanyrateforshortperiods

--thatrunning,jumpingandkickingaballaret