8.16奧運會文明沖突的戰(zhàn)場？

1、time to enjoy an old-fashioned clash of civilisations奧運會，文明沖突的戰(zhàn)場？1the worlds attention will be focused on the hosts and challengers china going into the ring against defending champs, the u-s-of-a. for the first time in two decades there is an ideological battle at the top of the leaderboard. the ol

2、ympics, once again, will be the chosen battleground for a clash of civilisations. 1這次，世人的注意力將放在主辦方中國與金牌榜衛(wèi)冕冠軍美國的較量上。這將是獎牌榜上20年來首次上演的一場意識形態(tài)斗爭。奧運會將再次成為文明沖突的戰(zhàn)場。2in my youth，we were encouraged to support the western alliance against the eastern bloc. we would cheer mark spitz and be downcast when the com

3、mentator uttered that saddest of phrases, and that completes an east german one-two-three. in the 1970s it seemed to matter. 2年輕的時候，我們被號召支持西方聯(lián)盟反對東方集團。我們會為美國泳將馬克施皮茨歡呼喝彩，而當(dāng)評論員說東德運動員獲勝的時候，我們又會黯然神傷。在上世紀70年代，這似乎恨重要。3certainly, the two main competitors, and competing ideologies, thought as much when they

4、exchanged boycotts in 1980 and 84 and the games became so politicised and divisive that they were incapable of being properly staged. a block that was wondrously unplugged by the downfall of the berlin wall. 3當(dāng)然，兩個主要競爭對手和兩種對立的意識形態(tài)之間的斗爭是針鋒相對的，它們分別在1980年莫斯科奧運會和1984年洛杉礬奧運會抵制了對方，而奧運會也因為變得過于政冶化和分裂而無法再正常舉

5、行。然而，隨著柏林墻的倒塌，這個障礙被神奇地拆除了。4the olympics were back on track, but somehow less relevant. barcelona was a joyous celebration, but lacked edge. atlanta was a mistake. sydney was again fun and even featured a fraternal spat in the pool between the aussies and the yanks. athens was quiet. now the games af

6、oot again and it promises to be a darned close-run thing. 4后來，奧運會又回到了原有的軌道，但變得不再那么重要。巴塞羅那奧運會是一次歡樂的慶祝大會，卻缺少特色。亞特蘭大奧運會是一個錯誤。悉尼奧運會又再次具有了娛樂性質(zhì)，澳大利亞人和美國人在泳池中還展開了一場友好爭年。雅典奧運會很平靜?，F(xiàn)在，奧運會又開始籌備了，這注定將成為一場勢均力敵的大賽。5in the 1990s, china used to secure half the medals of the us and a smaller proportion of golds. dur

7、ing this millennium they have caught up to such an extent that only four gold medals separated them in athens. china are poised to strike. 5上世紀90年代，中國獲得的獎牌數(shù)通常只有美國的一半，金牌就更少了。新千年，中國人奮起直追，在雅典奧運會上和美國的差距縮短到了4枚金牌。中國現(xiàn)在準備好了要發(fā)起進攻。6for the first time, the chinese will be welcoming half a million people to bei

8、jing and will be demonstrating they have overcome the trauma of the cultural revolution. 6中國人將首次迎接50萬人來北京，他們將向世人展示他們已經(jīng)撫平了文化大繭命帶來的傷痛。7whats more, their athletes imbue olympian ideals more completely than their capitalist rivals. winnings are shared in a pool like football teams used to do for the cup

9、 final. it really is all for one and one for all. 7此外，中國運動員比起他們來自資本主義社會的競爭對于更深諳奧林匹克精神。正如世界杯賽上的足球隊一樣，勝利是大家的。這才亮的是人人為我、我為人人。8add all the above to an anyone-but-the-usa instinct as strong in european liberal circles as the anyone-but-united strain is in the football community it is tempting to chant go

10、 china go. and yet. 8在歐洲自由中派人士那里，“除了美國誰贏都邪可以”的本能相當(dāng)強烈，就像足球界，除了曼聯(lián)隊誰贏都好一樣。人們要禁不住高呼“中國加油”。9the americans are the underdogs. china are a best priced 4-9 to win the most gold medals, america are 2-1. in the closer all-medals market, china are 4-5 and america are evens. 9美國人現(xiàn)在處于弱勢。中國在金牌榜上拔得頭籌的勝算要高于美國。在差距更小

11、的獎牌榜上，中國的勝算也超過美國。10the swaggering, all-conquering yankee boys and girls could be about to take one hell of a beating. too often in the past their post-race posturing and preening has seemed the epitome of arrogance. 10傲慢自大、戰(zhàn)無不勝的美國男女運動員可能要遭受沉重打擊了。過去，他們賽后得意洋洋的姿態(tài)似乎恰恰是傲慢自大這個詞最好的體現(xiàn)。11in beijing, it will

12、not be quite like that. their athletes will be in foreign territory for the first time in more than 70 years. the last time the us went to an olympics held in an unfriendly country was berlin in 1936 and once more the americans have a point to prove. their case being the case for democracy. sport is

13、 trivial but it perhaps serves a greater purpose when nations invest it with so much importance. that is what is happening in beijing and it promises to be epic in its scope and intensity. 11在北京奧運會上，大概就不再會是這樣了。美國運動員將是差不多70年來首次身處“外國”領(lǐng)土上參賽。上一次，美國在一個“不友好”國家參加奧運會是在1936年的柏林，這次美國人又要證明一點。他們要為民主而戰(zhàn)。體育本來是無足輕重的，但當(dāng)各國賦予它如此大的重要性的時候 它可能就會為更大的目標(biāo)服務(wù)這就是北京將要出現(xiàn)的情況，而