我对于机器人的感想我对于运动会的感想①胡适我到美国入大学校后,第一次去看我们大学和别的大学的足球竞争(football,此系另一种很激烈的足球,与中国现行的不同)。入场券卖每人美金二元②,但看的人竟有几千人之多。每到紧要关头,几千人同声喊着本校的“呼声”(yell)以鼓励场中的武士③。有受伤的球员,扶下场时,大家也喊着“呼声”祝贺他④,安慰他。我第一次观场,看见那野蛮的奋斗,听着那震耳的“呼声”,实在不惯;心里常想:这真是罗马时代的角抵和斗兽的遗风,很不人道的⑤。但是场中叫喊的人,不但是少年男女,还有许多白发的老教授,——我的植物教习罗里教授就坐在我的附近,——也拼命的喊着助威的“呼声”。我心里更不明白了⑥。但是我以后还去看过几次,看到第三次,我也不知不觉的站起来⑦,跟着我们的同学们拼命的喊那助威的“呼声”。难道我被那野蛮的遗风同化了吗。不是的;我渐渐把我从中国带去的“老人意态”丢开了;我也变少年了。我在北京大学住了五年,不知不觉的又被中国学生的“斯文样子”⑧同化了,我的“老人意态”又差不多全回来了。今天忽然听说北京大学要开一个运动会,这个消息使我很高兴。我的记忆力使我回到十二年前跟着大家大呼大喊⑨的时候,我很想再有同样的机会使我弹去一点“老态”⑩。我希望许多同学都来这运动会场上尝尝少年的高兴,——把那斯文的老景暂时丢在讲堂上或寄宿舍里。reflectionsonthesportsmeethushihafterenteringanamericanuniversity,iwatched,forthefirsttime,anintercollegiatefootballmatchonthecampus.unlikethefootballwenowplayinchina,americanfootballisaverytoughgame.thoughadmissioncostasmuchastwousdollarsperperson,yettherewasalargeattendanceofseveralthousand.atea第1页共4页chcriticalmoment,thestadiumwouldbeechoingwiththespectators’chorusofwildyellsfortheirownathleticheroes.wheneveraplayeroftheirsidewasinjuredandhelpedoutofthefootballfield,theywouldalsoyellbywayofsalutingandcomfortinghim.atfirstijustcouldn’tgetusedtotheroughplayanddeafeningroar,inwardlycallingitaninhumanmodernversionofthebloodyfightsofmenwithmenorwithwildanimalsinthearenaoftheromanamphitheater.amongtheyellingcrowdswerenotonlyyoungboysandgirls,butalsomanyhoary-headedoldprofessors.iwasverysurprisedtoseemyprofessorofbotany,whohappenedtositnearly,alsoshoutingfrantically.iwenttowatchfootballseveraltimes.thethirdtime,however,foundmerisingtomyfeetinspiteofmyselftojoinmyfellowstudentsincheeringlikemad.canihavebeenassimilatedintothebarbarousmodernversionoftheancientromanpractice。no.thefactis,igraduallythrewawaythe“old-agementality”thati’dbroughtwithmefromchina.ibecamerejuvenated.now,afterspendingfiveyearsteachingatpekinguniversity,i’vebeenassimilatedintothe“scholarlydignity”ofmystudents,sothatmyerstwhile“old-agementality”hasrevivedbyandlarge.todayiwasveryhappytohearthatpekinguniversitywasabouttoscheduleasportsmeet.thatremindsmeofhowtwelveyearsagoijoinedthefootballcrowdsingivingloudyells.i’mlookingforwardveryeagerlytothenewopportunityformetoregainsomeofmyyouthfulspirit.ihopeallmystudentswillbepresentattheplayingfieldtotastethejoyofyouthfulnessandtemporarilyleavebehindtheir“scholarlydignity”intheclassroomordormitor第2页共4页y.点评《我对于运动会的感想》是胡适(1891--1962)写于1922年4月21日的短文,当时他在北京大学任教。①“我对于运动会的感想”指“北大运动会”,英译时也省略“北大”:reflectionsonthesportsmeet或thoughtsonthesportsmeet。②“入场券卖每人美金二元”译为admissioncostasmuchastwousdollarsperperson,其中asmuchas…的意思是“多达""”。此句也可译为theadmissionticketscostasmuchastwousdollarseach。③“几千人同声喊着本校的‘呼声’...