为何树立的是宙斯的雕像?希腊神话里说宙斯为争夺大地所有权在与克洛诺斯(Kronos)的一场摔跤比赛中将其击败,因此,在与宙斯大殿近在咫尺的地方举行奥运会比赛被视为神圣之举,或者说只有精挑细选的少数人才能享有如此特权。当运动员们在祭司和执鞭者的驱使之下走向比赛场地时,他们就会受到提醒,想起那些触怒了宙斯并让家乡父老颜面尽失的人。此举是让他们明白欺世盗名者将被永镌于石,遗臭万年。
What might it look like if we tried to re-establish this worthy ancient institution?
如果我们重建这种颇有价值的古代制度,情况会是怎样?
Certainly there is a need for it - and not just for the Olympics. The former All-Star pitcher Roger Clemens remains in court, attempting to clear his name in a scandal that has forever tarnished the game of baseball. In football, the New Orleans Saints will not soon recover from the penalties and suspensions imposed by the NFL for the team's outrageous system of bounties for disabling opposing players. And whole books have been written about the cheaters in international swimming and weightlifting, to say nothing of the Tour de France.
这样做当然有必要──不光是对奥运会而言。前全明星投手罗杰•克莱门斯(Roger Clemens)还在等待法庭的裁决,希望能与一桩永远玷污了棒球运动的丑闻摆脱干系。在橄榄球界,新奥尔良圣徒队(New Orleans Saints)不会很快就从美国橄榄球联盟(NFL)对其的处罚和禁赛中缓过劲来──该球队制订的奖励伤害对方队员行为的制度简直骇人听闻。已经有专门的图书出版,揭露国际游泳和举重比赛中的欺诈行为。至于环法自行车赛(Tour de France)那就更不用提了。
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