介绍:
观看运动在美国是一项非常风靡的活动，全国上下不论老少运动或者不运动都齐上阵！
是什么原因导致美国人这么痴迷（obsess）于运动？我们一起来看一下吧！
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March Madness：疯狂三月
College basketball tournaments: 美国全国大学生篮球锦标赛
Mid-March through the beginning of April: 它从三月中旬开始持续到四月初
Sports are a priority in high schools
运动在高中是最优先的事情
Among 74 countries, America’s high school students rank 31st in math and 17th in reading. 在74个国家中，美国高中学生在数学上排第31，在阅读上排17.
Some people blame that on sports seeming to be the No. 1 priority in American schools. 一些人责怪在美国学校里把体育放在了首要优先的位置上。
Sports are a priority in college
运动在大学是最优先的事情
Three to six times more on each of their athletes than educating each of their students. 大学在培养每个运动员上花费的时间是其他学生的三到六倍。
Some colleges spend more than $100,000 per year per athlete. 一些大学每年在每个运动员上花费10万美金。
Little chance for advancement doesn’t stop over-prioritizing
即使很小的几率获得成功也不阻碍运动过于优先的事实
In reality, very few college athletes go on to have successful careers as professionals. 实际上，只有很少的大学运动员能够有一个成功的职业生涯。
Schools and parents continue to put an exaggerated amount of emphasis on the importance of sports players’ performances. 学校和家长依旧夸张的把重点放在了运动员的表现上。
Schools cover for their athletes
学校包庇运动员
sexual assault：性骚扰
In Tallahassee, Florida, the police force allegedly discouraged a woman from filing charges for rape against someone who just happened to be the quarterback at Florida State University. 在塔拉哈西，佛罗里达州，警察强迫劝阻一个提交强奸罪指控的女性撤销控诉，而对象正好是在佛罗里达州立大学的橄榄球四分卫（最重要的位置）。
This is not an isolated case. 这不是一个个案。
Hero worship
英雄崇拜
America worships athletes as heroes to an absurd extent. 美国对运动员的英雄崇拜主义到了一个荒谬的程度。
America denies itself the ability to take proper advantage of all the minds working as scientists, humanitarians, artists, and engineers. 美国把脑力工作者例如科学家，人类学家，艺术家和工程师的能力视为理所当然。
Overinflated salaries
过度膨胀的薪水
LeBron James makes over $20 million per year, and average scientist’s yearly salary is $77,000. 布朗詹姆斯一年赚两千万美元，科学家平均一年的工资是7.7万美元。
Every basket scored by Kobe Bryant is equivalent to the average teacher’s yearly salary. 科比每投一个蓝就相当于一个老师一年的平均工资（大约是3.5万-4万美元左右）。
Teachers earn less than coaches
老师比教练赚的少
In Texas, football coaches earn an average of approximately $31,000 more per year than teachers, bringing their average salaries to $73,804; 在德克萨斯州，橄榄球教练平均一年比其他老师多赚3.1万美金，教练一年平均工资是7.804万美金。
Teachers in the state make about $42,400. 老师大概一年赚4.24万美金。
The high value of America’s sports industries
美国运动产业的高产值
sports memorabilia：运动纪念品
game tickets：比赛门票
commercial：广告
The NFL generates $9 billion per year, and the MLB comes in second, with $7.2 billion. 美国职业橄榄球赛每年会产出90亿美元，棒球联赛其次，会产出72亿美元。
An emphasis on winning
赢者为王
To America, winning means to a successful and admirable person — and that’s what youth are taught to believe. 在美国，赢得比赛意味着成为一个成功和令人敬佩的人- 小孩子被灌输理念并相信这些。
Excessive media coverage
媒体的过度曝光
Super Bowl commercial spots are the most expensive advertisements of the year. 超级碗插播的广告是一年中最贵的广告。
Football season sees games absolutely dominating television networks. 橄榄球季的比赛绝对主导了电视网络。
The priority is not educational shows or programs teaching important values, but sports. 最优先的不是教育节目或者其他教授重要价值观的节目，而是运动。
在Adam看来，有时候美国人对参与运动的痴迷到了“不可理喻”的程度。
即使不是球迷也难免在对话中跟别人聊几句当下的赛季。
归根到底，运动产业背后的庞大利益产生的英雄崇拜以及冠军至上不容忽视！
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