An Uplifting1 Power令人振奮的力量.

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     Sport can not only strengthen our bodies and lift up our spirits, but also significantly improve the human qualities, thus playing an important role in boosting progress and harmony of the world.
     體育運(yùn)動(dòng)不僅能健全人的體魄,振奮人的精神,還能有效提升人的素質(zhì),為推動(dòng)世界進(jìn)步與和諧發(fā)揮了重要的作用。
     [1]“Sport has the power to change the world, the power to inspire2, the power to unite people in a way that little else can. Sport can create hope…It is an instrument for peace.”
     [2]When a man like Nelson Mandela looks back over his life and, against the backdrop3 of all that he had to endure, pinpoints4 sport as a unique force for good, we should sit up and take notice. During his 27 years in captivity5, mainly on Robben Island, sport helped sustain the spirits of Mandela and his fellow inmates6. And not any sport. The prisoners turned to rugby, the game that more than any other embodied7 white South Africa. Then, in 1995, as the new President of South Africa, Mandela, handed the Rugby World Cup trophy8 to the captain of the victorious Springboks, Francois Pienaar. In a single moment a divided and fractured nation was united.
     [3]Sport isn’t just a question of economics. Sport has enduring qualities. It shows us how to participate in something that is bigger than ourselves, and teaches us how to demonstrate respect for teammates and opponents9. It helps us learn how to win with humility10 and lose with grace; how to set a goal and fulfill it. Sport brings people together; the self-worth and self-belief that it teaches are values that can last a lifetime.
     [1] “體育運(yùn)動(dòng)具有改變世界的力量,其激勵(lì)人心、團(tuán)結(jié)眾人的力量,在某種程度上難有匹敵。體育運(yùn)動(dòng)能創(chuàng)造希望……它是爭取和平的手段。”
     [2]當(dāng)納爾遜•曼德拉這樣的人士回顧生平,講述他所遭遇的一切,明確指出體育運(yùn)動(dòng)永遠(yuǎn)是一種獨(dú)特的力量時(shí),我們理應(yīng)甚為關(guān)注。在他27年的鐵窗生活中(主要關(guān)押在羅本島),體育運(yùn)動(dòng)起到了支撐他和難友們的精神的作用。當(dāng)然,并非隨意什么運(yùn)動(dòng)。曼德拉和難友們選擇了橄欖球—— 一種比任何其他運(yùn)動(dòng)都更能代表白人統(tǒng)治下的南非的體育項(xiàng)目。后來,在1995年,身為南非新總統(tǒng)的曼德拉把橄欖球世界杯的獎(jiǎng)杯交給勝出的跳羚隊(duì)隊(duì)長弗朗科•皮埃納的手中。瞬間,一個(gè)破碎的、四分五裂的國家團(tuán)結(jié)了起來。
     [3]體育運(yùn)動(dòng)不僅僅是個(gè)經(jīng)濟(jì)問題。體育運(yùn)動(dòng)具有一種恒久的品質(zhì)。它向我們表明如何參與到比我們自身更具意義的事情中去,教導(dǎo)我們?nèi)绾蜗蜿?duì)友和對手表示尊敬。它有助于我們學(xué)會(huì)如何勝不驕、敗不餒,如何樹立并實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)。體育運(yùn)動(dòng)讓人們走到一起,它教給我們的自尊、自信是我們得以享用終身的價(jià)值觀。