Mandarin Learning Centre – Dangerous Sports Should be Banned by Law

Mandarin Learning Centre – Dangerous Sports Should be Banned by Law

When you think of the tremendous technological progress we have made, it’s amazing how little we have developed in other respects. We may speak contemptuously of the poor old Romans because they relished the orgies of slaughter that went on in their arenas. We may despise them because they mistook these goings on for entertainment. We may forgive them condescendingly because they lived 2000 years ago and obviously knew no better. But are our feelings of superiority really justified? Are we any less blood-thirsty? Why do boxing matches, for instance, attract such universal interest? Don’t the spectators who attend them hope they will see some violence? Human beings remains as bloodthirsty as ever they were. The only difference between ourselves and the Romans is that while they were honest enough to admit that they enjoyed watching hungey lions tearing people apart and eating them alive, we find all sorts of sophisticated arguments to defend sports which should have been banned long age; sports which are quite as barbarous as, say, public hangings or bearbaiting.
It really is incredible that in this day and age we should still allow hunting or bull-fighting, that we should be prepared to sit back and watch two men batter each other to pulp in a boxing ring, that we should be relatively unmoved by the sight of one or a number of racing cars crashing and bursting into flames. Let us not deceive ourselves. Any talk of ‘the sporting spirit’ is sheer hypocrisy. People take part in violent sports because of the high rewards they bring. Spectators are willing to pay vast sums of money to see violence. A world heavyweight championship match, for instance, is front page news. Millions of people are disappointed if a big fight is over in two rounds instead of fifteen. They feel disappointment because they have been deprived of the exquisite pleasure of witnessing prolonged torture and violence.
Why should we ban violent sports if people enjoy them so much? You may well ask. The answer is simple: they are uncivilized. For centuries man has been trying to improve himself spiritually and emotionally – admittedly with little success. But at least we no longer tolerate the sight madmen cooped up in cages, or public floggings of any of the countless other barbaric practices which were common in the past. Prisons are no longer the grim forbidding places they used to be. Social welfare systems are in operation in many parts of the world. Big efforts are being made to distribute wealth fairly. These changes have come about not because human beings have suddenly and unaccountably improved, but because positive steps were taken to change the law. The law is the biggest instrument of social change that we have and it may exert great civilizing influence. If we banned dangerous and violent sports, we would be moving one step further to improving mankind. We would recognize that violence is degrading and unworthy of human beings.

當你認為我們已經取得了巨大的技術進步,這是驚人的一點,我們已經在其他方面的發展。我們可以說窮人的老羅馬輕蔑,因為他們不情願在自己的舞台上屠宰狂歡​​。輕視他們,因為他們把這些屠殺視為娛樂。我們可以原諒他們的謙遜,因為他們生活在2000年前,顯然知道沒有更好的。但優勢,我們的感情真的合理嗎?我們是嗜血任何少嗎?為什麼拳擊比賽,例如,吸引這樣的普遍關注?沒有觀眾出席,他們希望他們能看到一些暴力呢?人類以往一樣,他們是嗜血。自己和羅馬人之間唯一的區別是,雖然很誠實,他們承認,他們喜歡看hungey獅子撕裂人除了吃他們活著,我們發現各種複雜的參數,以保衛運動應該被禁止的長齡;體育這是相當野蠻,說,公共帷或bearbaiting。
這真的是不可思議的,在這個時代,我們仍然應該允許狩獵或鬥牛,我們應準備坐下來觀看連擊在擂台上互相紙漿那麼許多兩名男子,相對的無動於衷,我們應該一個或賽車墜毀並起火的汽車數量的視線。讓我們不要自欺欺人。任何“體育精神”的講座,是純粹的虛偽。人參加劇烈運動,因為他們帶來了高回報的一部分。觀眾都願意付出大量金錢,是為了看到暴力。例如,一個世界重量級冠軍​​比賽,是頭版新聞。數以百萬計的人感到失望,如果在兩個回合,而不是十五過度大干一場。他們感到失望,因為他們已被剝奪目睹長時間的酷刑和暴力的精緻樂趣。
我們為什麼要禁止劇烈運動,如果人們享受他們這麼多嗎?你也許會問。答案很簡單:他們是不文明的。人千百年來一直在努力改善自己的精神和情感 – 誠然,收效甚微。但至少我們不再容忍視線瘋子關在籠子裡,或任何其他無數的野蠻行徑,這是在過去的共同當眾鞭撻。監獄不再嚴峻禁止的地方,他們曾經是。社會福利制度是在世界上許多地方的運作。正在作出很大的努力,在財富公平分配。這些變化都對沒有因為人類突然莫名其妙地改善,但由於採取了積極措施,以改變法律。法律是社會變革,我們已經和它可能發揮巨大的文明影響最大的儀器。如果我們禁止危險和暴力的運動,我們將前進了一步。進一步改善人類。我們認識到,暴力是有辱人格和人類不配。

dāng nǐ rèn wéi wǒ men yǐ jīng qǔ dé le jù dà de jì shù jìn bù ,zhè shì jīng rén de yī diǎn ,wǒ men yǐ jīng zài qí tā fāng miàn de fā zhǎn 。wǒ men kě yǐ shuō qióng rén de lǎo luó mǎ qīng miè ,yīn wéi tā men bù qíng yuàn zài zì jǐ de wǔ tái shàng tú zǎi kuáng huān ​​。qīng shì tā men ,yīn wéi tā men bǎ zhè xiē tú shā shì wéi yú lè 。wǒ men kě yǐ yuán liàng tā men de qiān xùn ,yīn wéi tā men shēng huó zài 2000 nián qián ,xiǎn rán zhī dào méi yǒu gèng hǎo de 。dàn yōu shì ,wǒ men de gǎn qíng zhēn de hé lǐ mɑ ?wǒ men shì shì xuè rèn hé shǎo mɑ ?wéi shí me quán jī bǐ sài ,lì rú ,xī yǐn zhè yàng de pǔ biàn guān zhù ?méi yǒu guān zhòng chū xí ,tā men xī wàng tā men néng kàn dào yī xiē bào lì ne ?rén lèi yǐ wǎng yī yàng ,tā men shì shì xuè 。zì jǐ hé luó mǎ rén zhī jiān wéi yī de qū bié shì ,suī rán hěn chéng shí ,tā men chéng rèn ,tā men xǐ huān kàn hungey shī zǐ sī liè rén chú le chī tā men huó zhù ,wǒ men fā xiàn gè zhǒng fù zá de cān shù ,yǐ bǎo wèi yùn dòng yìng gāi bèi jìn zhǐ de cháng líng ; tǐ yù zhè shì xiāng dāng yě mán ,shuō ,gōng gòng wéi huò bearbaiting。
zhè zhēn de shì bù kě sī yì de ,zài zhè gè shí dài ,wǒ men réng rán yìng gāi yǔn xǔ shòu liè huò dòu niú ,wǒ men yìng zhǔn bèi zuò xià lái guān kàn lián jī zài lèi tái shàng hù xiāng zhǐ jiāng nà me xǔ duō liǎng míng nán zǐ ,xiāng duì de wú dòng yū zhōng ,wǒ men yìng gāi yī gè huò sài chē zhuì huǐ bìng qǐ huǒ de qì chē shù liàng de shì xiàn 。ràng wǒ men bú yào zì qī qī rén 。rèn hé “tǐ yù jīng shén ”de jiǎng zuò ,shì chún cuì de xū wěi 。rén shēn jiā jù liè yùn dòng ,yīn wéi tā men dài lái le gāo huí bào de yī bù fèn 。guān zhòng dōu yuàn yì fù chū dà liàng jīn qián ,shì wèi le kàn dào bào lì 。lì rú ,yī gè shì jiè zhòng liàng jí guān jūn ​​ bǐ sài ,shì tóu bǎn xīn wén 。shǔ yǐ bǎi wàn jì de rén gǎn dào shī wàng ,rú guǒ zài liǎng gè huí hé ,ér bú shì shí wǔ guò dù dà gàn yī cháng 。tā men gǎn dào shī wàng ,yīn wéi tā men yǐ bèi bāo duó mù dǔ cháng shí jiān de kù xíng hé bào lì de jīng zhì lè qù 。
wǒ men wéi shí me yào jìn zhǐ jù liè yùn dòng ,rú guǒ rén men xiǎng shòu tā men zhè me duō mɑ ?nǐ yě xǔ huì wèn 。dá àn hěn jiǎn dān : tā men shì bù wén míng de 。rén qiān bǎi nián lái yī zhí zài nǔ lì gǎi shàn zì jǐ de jīng shén hé qíng gǎn – chéng rán ,shōu xiào shèn wēi 。dàn zhì shǎo wǒ men bù zài róng rěn shì xiàn fēng zǐ guān zài lóng zǐ lǐ ,huò rèn hé qí tā wú shù de yě mán xíng jìng ,zhè shì zài guò qù de gòng tóng dāng zhòng biān tà 。jiān yù bù zài yán jùn jìn zhǐ de dì fāng ,tā men zēng jīng shì 。shè huì fú lì zhì dù shì zài shì jiè shàng xǔ duō dì fāng de yùn zuò 。zhèng zài zuò chū hěn dà de nǔ lì ,zài cái fù gōng píng fēn pèi 。zhè xiē biàn huà dōu duì méi yǒu yīn wéi rén lèi tū rán mò míng qí miào dì gǎi shàn ,dàn yóu yū cǎi qǔ le jī jí cuò shī ,yǐ gǎi biàn fǎ lǜ 。fǎ lǜ shì shè huì biàn gé ,wǒ men yǐ jīng hé tā kě néng fā huī jù dà de wén míng yǐng xiǎng zuì dà de yí qì 。rú guǒ wǒ men jìn zhǐ wēi xiǎn hé bào lì de yùn dòng ,wǒ men jiāng qián jìn le yī bù 。jìn yī bù gǎi shàn rén lèi 。wǒ men rèn shí dào ,bào lì shì yǒu rǔ rén gé hé rén lèi bù pèi 。

Vocabulary

1. relish 从……获得乐处,享受
2. orgy 狂欢,放纵
3. arena 竞技场,活动或斗争的场所
4. blood-thirsty 残忍的,嗜血的
5. bear-baiting 逗熊游戏
6. bull-fight 斗牛
7. batter 猛击,连续地猛打/捶,乱打
8. pulp 成纸浆,成软块
9. burst into flames 突然燃烧起来/着火
10. grim 令人窒息的,简陋的
11. coop up 把……关起来