字典翻译 问答 小学 英语 【UnlikethewidelyattendedSummerOlympicstheWinterGamesarealmostacollectionofwealthyathletesandnations.InfactI’dsuggestthatthenameoftheWinterGamesbechanged.Theycouldbemoreaccuratelybrandedthe“TheEur】
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【UnlikethewidelyattendedSummerOlympicstheWinterGamesarealmostacollectionofwealthyathletesandnations.InfactI’dsuggestthatthenameoftheWinterGamesbechanged.Theycouldbemoreaccuratelybrandedthe“TheEur】
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UnlikethewidelyattendedSummerOlympicstheWinterGamesarealmostacollectionofwealthyathletesandnations.InfactI’dsuggestthatthenameoftheWinterGamesbechanged.Theycouldbemoreaccuratelybrandedthe“TheEuropeanandNorthAmericanExpensiveSportsFestival.”

Untilasrecentlyas1994fewerthanathirdoftheplanet’scountriestookpart.ThisyearinTurinItalyonly43percentoftheworld’stotalcountries.Ethiopiaanationof73millionwillsenditsfirst“team”toaWinterOlympicsthisyear–asingleskier.

Asalwaysthebiggestteamsandthebigwinnerswillcomefromafamiliarpool.Inthehistoryofthewintercompetitiondatingfromitsbeginningin1924competitorsfromonlysixcountries—includingNorwaytheUnitedStatesAustriaandFinlandhavewonalmosttwo-thirdsofallthemedalsawarded.Bycontrasttheall-timelistofsummerwinnersislonganddeepextendingtoathletesfrom143countries.

It’snotjustthepresenceorabsenceofsnowandicethatdeterminesWinterOlympicssuccessorevenparticipation(参与).IfitweresomeofAmerica’sbesticeskatersandspeedskaterswouldn’tliveandtraininSouthernCaliforniaorFlorida.IfitwereathletesfromcountrieslikePeruChileNepalMoroccoAfghanistanandEthiopia–allwithsnow-coveredmountains—wouldbefightingforthemedals.

Insteadthemoretellingfactorsareeconomic.Would-beWinterOlympiansneedyearsoftrainingcoachingandcompetition.Mostnationseventhosewithplentyofsnowandcoldsimplycan’taffordtheequipment.

UnliketheWinterGamestheSummerOlympicslevelmanyoftheadvantagesofnationalwealthaswellasfavorablegeographyandclimate.AthletesfromthepoorestAfricanandCaribbeannationshavedevelopedintosomeoftheworld’sgreatestathleteswithlittlecost.

BaronPierredeCoubertinthefonderofthemodernOlympicsrecognizedsomeoftheglobalsportingunfairnessmorethanacenturyago.DeCoubertinobjectedtothecreationofaseparateWinterOlympicsformanyyearsdismissingwintersportsin1921as“theplayoftherich.”

66．WecaninferthatathletesintheWinterOlympicsmainlycomefrom____________.

A．SouthAmericaandNorthEurope B．NorwayandAmerica

C．NorwayFin

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