首页
登录
职称英语
I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates goodwill bet
I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates goodwill bet
游客
2023-10-12
72
管理
问题
I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates goodwill between the nations, and that if only the common people of the world could meet one another at football or cricket, they would have no【D1】________to meet on the battlefield. 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 it from【D2】________.
Nearly all the sports practiced 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【D3】________and no feeling of local patriotism is involved, it is possible to play simply for the fun and exercise; but as soon as the question of prestige arises, as soon as you feel that you and some larger unit will be【D4】________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 frankly mimics warfare. But the significant thing is not the behavior 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【D5】________. [br] 【D4】
I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates goodwill between the nations, and that if only the common people of the world could meet one another at football or cricket, they would have no inclination to meet on the battlefield. 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 it from general principles.
Nearly all the sports practiced 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 sides and no feeling of local patriotism is involved, it is possible to play simply for the fun and exercise; but as soon as 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 frankly mimics warfare. But the significant thing is not the behavior 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.
选项
答案
disgraced
解析
转载请注明原文地址:http://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3091042.html
相关试题推荐
Formostpeople,keepingfitinvolvesanestablishedexerciseroutinebuilta
Formostpeople,keepingfitinvolvesanestablishedexerciseroutinebuilta
Formostpeople,keepingfitinvolvesanestablishedexerciseroutinebuilta
Formostpeople,keepingfitinvolvesanestablishedexerciseroutinebuilta
Formostpeople,keepingfitinvolvesanestablishedexerciseroutinebuilta
Formostpeople,keepingfitinvolvesanestablishedexerciseroutinebuilta
Acommoncomplaintforpeopleeachyeariscatchingacold.Manyuncomfortab
Acommoncomplaintforpeopleeachyeariscatchingacold.Manyuncomfortab
Gettingacoldorcatchingthefluisacommoncomplaintforpeopleeveryye
Gettingacoldorcatchingthefluisacommoncomplaintforpeopleeveryye
随机试题
ChooseTHREElettersA-G.Writeyouranswersinboxes37-39onyouransw
Howtoprotectyourcomputerfrombeingattackedbyavirus:Besureto
2015年初,某锌加工企业与贸易商签订了一批两年后实物交割合同的销售合同,为规避锌价格风险,该企业卖出ZN1604.至2016年1月,该企业进行展期,合理的操作
SarrElysetookasipfromaplasticcup.Likeapractisedwinetaster,she
粒细胞发育过程中,最先出现特异性颗粒的是A.原始粒细胞 B.早幼粒细胞 C.
患者男,17岁。农民。在田间喷洒农药3小时,昏倒在地,现场人员将患者急送医院。查
2014年一季度世界粗钢总产量是多少万吨?() A.20270 B.35
假设某商业银行的总资产为1500亿元,总负债为1350亿元,现金头寸为70亿元,
根据《境外交易者和境外经纪机构从事境内特定品种期货交易管理暂行办法》,承担结算职
等距量表中的数值可以进行()运算 (A)加(B):减(C)乘(D)除
最新回复
(
0
)