新概念英语初中早读 （39）运动员精神
Sportsmanship
运动员精神
Sportsmanship means the right spirit
运动员精神是
for people who are taking part in any sport or playing any game.
相对于那些参加各种级别的运动会，并尽力参加每一场比赛的用动员而言的。
Everybody knows that a real sportsman would never dream of cheating in a game.
所有人都知道真正的运动员从不奢望在赛场上靠作弊取胜。
He always plays fair and follows the rules of the game.
他总是行为正直，遵守比赛规则，
He takes the game seriously. He is keen to win,
并且认真地进行比赛，他渴望取胜，
plays with all his energy to beat his opponent,
全身心地投入以击败对手。
and expects his opponents to be as serious as he is.
同时，他又期待对手像他一样严肃地对待比赛。
He will play a losing game with dignity.
即使他对比赛没有信心但他还是带着尊严参赛
An unsportsmanlike player will often lose his temper when he is losing,
一个不称职的运动员在比赛失败时会大发脾气，
like a spoilt child.
像宠坏的孩子似的。
The true sportsman keeps in good humor even when he is defeated.
而真正的运动员即使被击败了，还照样保持幽默的态度。
The final test of a real sportsman is whether he can take defeat well.
检验一个运动员的真正标准是他对待失败的态度。
If he is defeated and congratulates the winner,
假如他被击败时，仍真诚地向获胜者表示祝贺，
he has indeed the true sporting spirit
那他就完全具备了成为一个真正的运动员的品质了。