冠察天下 | 奥运让世界看到中国年轻人最棒的样子
Hey guys, welcome to Reality Check. Every four years, we celebrate the Olympic Games, a singular event that unites us and reminds us, even if for a brief moment, that there’s great beauty in this world.
大家好，欢迎收看《冠察天下》。奥林匹克运动会每四年举办一次，它是一场团结世人的盛会，让人们可得片刻时光，共同欣赏世界的美好。
On the beam, the biggest cheer-leader for Chinese gymnast Guan Chenchen was the American all-around champion Sunisa Lee. “I love her so much” as Lee tweeted. The two apparently bonded over the years as competitors but also friends.
在女子平衡木比赛项目上，中国体操运动员管晨辰最大的加油助威者是美国女子体操全能冠军苏尼萨·李。苏尼萨在推文中说 “我是她的小迷妹”。多年来，这两位选手一直保持着互动，她们既是对手又是朋友。
Out of respect, Wang Shun, the new 200-meter individual medley champion, bowed to the guy he just defeated, Hungarian swimmer and five-time Olympian Cseh László, whose entire Olympic endeavor had been overshadowed by Michael Phelps and now at his last Olympic swim, by Wang Shun himself.
基于尊重，200米个人混合泳比赛冠军汪顺，向他的对手、匈牙利游泳运动员、五届奥运会老将切赫·拉斯洛鞠躬致敬。拉斯洛在往届奥运会中一直不敌迈克尔·菲尔普斯，而在他最后一次征战奥运的过程中，也不敌汪顺。
And let’s not forget Su Bingtian, the fastest Asian man in the world. Su’s trainer is famous American coach, Randy Hungtington, who helped him to get to where he is today. And likewise, Chinese coaches helped other national teams train too, in volleyball, gymnastics and other disciplines.
我们可不能忘了亚洲第一飞人苏炳添。苏炳添由美国著名教练兰迪·亨廷顿执教，他帮助苏炳添取得了今天的成就。中国教练也在指导其他国家的国家队，涉及排球，体操等多项运动。
A hug...a hand-shake, an exchange of pleasantries. These are beautiful games. If only governments could come together in politics athletes do in sports, our world would have been quite a place.
一个拥抱，一次握手，一份寒暄，这便是竞技之美。如果各国政府能像赛场上的运动员那样团结拼搏，我们的世界将会变得更美好。
In reality, there are media stories covering the Olympics from a political angle. For example, a New York Times article says “The Chinese Sports Machine’s Single Goal: The Most Golds, at Any Cost,” making it look as if these Chinese athletes were robots who can’t think or feel for themselves. Perhaps these Western reporters missed out on all the fun.
实际上，部分媒体机构关于奥运会的报道带有很浓的政治意味。例如，《纽约时报》的一篇文章标题为“中国体育机器的唯一目标：不惜一切代价赢得最多的金牌”，这让人觉得中国运动员好像是机器人，没有自己的主观意识和感受，也许这些西方记者观察得不够仔细，没看到努力背后的快乐。
One may also want to know that Su Bingtian holds, in fact, a PhD in sports science. Chinese shooter Yang Qian studies at the prestigious Tsinghua University. And half of the Chinese women’s volleyball team have a master’s degree. Plus, those who suggest that elite sports in the Olympics and grassroots fitness are two different things should take a closer look at some facts.
他们未曾提到过，苏炳添拥有体育学博士学位，中国射击运动员杨倩就读于著名的清华大学，中国女排有一半人拥有硕士学位。另外，有些人认为奥运比赛属于精英运动与普通人的体育锻炼相比是两码事，这些人应该仔细看清事实。
For young kids, they need a role model, - a Su Bingtian, or a Liu Xiang, or an Alex Morgan, or a Caeleb Dressel - to want to become one. Elite sports inspire grassroots participation. The two complement each other. In China, for example, now more young Chinese than ever go to the gyms or participate in sports regularly. In 2020, fitness and sports in China is a growing 7-billion-dollar industry.
青少年儿童需要榜样，比如苏炳添，刘翔，或比如亚历克斯·摩根，凯勒布·德雷斯尔，并努力成为像他们一样的人，精英运动能够激励公众广泛参与体育锻炼，二者相辅相成。例如，越来越多的中国年轻人去健身房锻炼或定期参加体育活动。2020年，中国的健身和体育行业是一个70亿美元产值的朝阳行业。
Back to the Tokyo Olympics. Again, they are beautiful games. Amid a global public health crisis and a world divided by geopolitics, they reminded us, every now and then, that our common humanity matters more than our differences.
回头看东京奥运会，每场赛事都很美妙。在全球疫情危机和地缘政治挑战不断加剧的背景下，它们不时提醒我们，同为人类大家庭的一份子，眼下的分歧显得无足轻重。