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Unit 2 The Olympic Games Many Olympians failed drug tests at the 2004 games in Athens. Taking drugs in sports is a global problem. Some people ask ， “ What's wrong with Olympians using drugs to help them compete better？” They say， “Even if drugs are dangerous， the athletes choose to take the risk.”In other words， athletes should have complete control over their own bodies.,There are several problems with this argument. The most important one is that doping服用兴奋剂  creates an unfair environment. Imagine that you and I are runners. I take drugs to help me run faster and I win. You think that you must also take drugs to have a fair chance.,One can easily see how doping would soon get out ofcontrol. If you start doping ， I have to find a way to keep up. Perhaps， I will decide to take more drugs. Maybe I will look for different， stronger drugs to give me a better chance. Both of us would continue taking greater and greater risks.,Expand 扩 展 it from Olympians to amateurs 业余选手， including children. You may be thinking， “Children？ Who lets their children take drugs？” We all know parents who want their children to win at all costs. For them， there is no coach that is too expensive ； no amount of practice that is too much ； no cost that is too great.These parents might let their children take drugs to improve their chances. After all ， they might have a career 职 业  ， making lots of money ， etc.,In the end， of course， the real problem is not the doping. It is the winatallcosts attitude. With the high value placed on winning ， doping is unavoidable 不可避免的. We can test athletes. We can even stop them from competing ， but...