今天学英文

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I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates goodwill between the nations, and that if only the common peoples of the would could meet one another at football or cricket, they would have no inclination to meet on the hattlefield. Even if one didn't know from concrete examples (the 1936 Olympic Games, for instance) that international sporting contests lead to orgies of hatred, one could deduce if from general principles.
Nearly all the sports practised nowadays are competitive. You play to win, and the game has little meaning unless you do your utmost to win. On the village green, where you pick up sides and no feeling of local patriotism is involved, it is possible to play simply for the fun and exercise: but as soon as a the question of prestige arises, as soon as you feel that you and some larger unit will be disgraced if you lose, the most savage combative instincts are aroused. Anyone who has played even in a school football match knows this. At the international level, sport is frankly mimic warfare. But the significant thing is not the behaviour of the players but the attitude of the spectators: and, behind the spectators, of the nations who work themselves into furies over these absurd contests, and seriously believe -- at any rate for short periods -- that running, jumping and kicking a ball are tests of national virtue.

GEORGE ORWELL The sporting spirit

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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。参加比赛就是为了取胜。如果不拚命去赢，比赛就没有什么意义了。 在乡间的草坪上，当你随意组成两个队，并且不涉及任何地方情绪时，那才可能是单纯的为了娱乐和锻炼而进行比赛。可是一量涉及到荣誉问题，一旦你想到你和某一团体会因为你输而丢脸时，那么最野蛮的争斗天性便会激发起来。即使是仅仅参加过学校足球赛的人也有种体会。在国际比赛中，体育简直是一场模拟战争。但是，要紧的还不是运动员的行为，而是观众的态度，以及观众身后各个国家的态度。面对着这些荒唐的比赛，参赛的各个国家会如痴如狂，甚至煞有介事地相信 -- 至少在短期内如此 -- 跑跑、跳跳、踢踢球是对一个民族品德素质的检验。

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作者: 已吻封笺

你这个跟九老师差的不是一点半点儿，师专毕业吧？

joking ha!

ctrl c + ctrl v 毕业

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作者: wiijmf

GEORGE ORWELL 就一说鹦语的调侃哥。

恩，他整篇口气都是调侃，不过确实表达了我想表达的意思：啥体育精神啊，大家到头来还不是为了赢。

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作者: jo jo

咱可以win-win呐

又不是小孩子过家家。

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作者: jo jo

小孩子过家家才要一定赢呢
咱大人了，要winwin 可持续赚钱那种

a ?多做几快金牌？大家不要吵，坐好了，一人一块。

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作者: invoker

You don't have to translate it, because it will never copy the exact meaning over.

I didn't translate it. I just did "ctrl C" + "ctrl V".
It is from New English Concept 4. I sometimes get up early and learn 1 lesson before go to work. :-)

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作者: 自由人

Please feel free to correct it.
thank you.

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作者: 已吻封笺

还将嘴，狼兄说什么，奏是什么

我怕人家误会啊，我哪能翻印的那么好。

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作者: 自由人

I didn't do the translation, just "ctrl C" + "ctrl V".
It was copied from New English Concept 4. Sometime I got up early and took a lesson before wen...

I don't think so.

In my opinion, as long as you can clearly delivery your thoughts, then it is good enough. You don't need big words.

1) I want to focus on where this article is from not where I copied from,so "it is from.." is good enough.

2) I use present tense because I still do it on regular base, so past tense is not right here.

3) "learn" is better than "took" here, because I actually learn it by myself.

It is only my 2 cents. I respect your opinions.

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作者: 已吻封笺

还解释，我说什么，奏是什么！

Sir, Yes, sir!!

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作者: 自由人

Just argue 1 point here--

the book is organized by lessons.
lesson 1, lesson 2...and so on.

Anyway, I learned how good your English is. :-P

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作者: 自由人

No, my English is bad, honestly, but it's OK, I am not afraid of saying it, and people understood, by repeating or whatever, they even can catch my fe...

1) Punctuation, punctuation! It is one of the common mistakes Chinese people make.

2) people understood? they don't understand now? If so, you are right.

3) Sometimes, when people say you are so nice, do you think they really mean it?