The body beautiful（China from a history of sports perspective）演讲稿

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1、THISTRANSCRIPTISISSUEDONTHEUNDERSTANDINGTHATITISTAKENFROMALIVEEVENT.THENATUREOFTHEEVENTMEANSTHATNEITHERTHEBBCNORTHEPARTICIPANTSINTHEPROGRAMMECANGUARANTEETHEACCURACYOFTHEINFORMATIONHERE.SUELAWLEY:HelloandwelcometoLord'sCricketGroundinLondonforthelastinthisyear'sseriesofBBCReithLectures.T

2、hisisoneoftheworld'smostfamoussportsgrounds,whichin2012willplayanimportantpartinLondon'shostingoftheOlympicGames.That'sstillfouryearsaway;butinonlysixweekstime,thisyear'sOlympicGameswillopeningBeijingandit'sthatconnectionwhichbringsustothehomeofcrickettoday.ThesubjectoftheselecturesisCh

3、ineseVistas.Sofarwe'veheardhowtheancientChinesephilosopherConfuciusstillinfluencesChinesebehaviourtoday.We'vebeentotheoldestChinesecommunityinEuropeinLiverpooltolearnaboutBritain'srelationshipwithChina,andtoNewYorktotrytounderstandhowAmericawillcometotermswithitsnew,powerfulAsianrival.N

4、owwebringthelecturestoaclosebylookingaheadtotheeighthdayoftheeighthmonthin2008whentheworldwillbefocusingonChinamorecloselythaneverbefore.ByhostingtheOlympicGamesinBeijing,Chinahasopeneditselfuptointernationalscrutiny.Likeitornot,thegamesareforcingittothecentreoftheworldstagewhereeveryth

5、ingaboutitisbeingjudgedandweighedminutely.Ourlecturerisoneoftheworld'sgreatestauthoritiesonChinaandinthis,ourfinalprogramme,heexaminesChina'sattitudestosportandathleticism;whathe'scalled'TheBodyBeautiful'.Ladiesandgentlemen,willyoupleasewelcometheBBC's2008Reithlecturer:ProfessorJonathan

6、Spence.(APPLAUSE)JONATHANSPENCE:Thankyouandthankyouforcoming.Inthis,thefourthoftheReithseries,asSuesaidI'llbeexploringthethemetheBodyBeautiful.AndmyideaherewastosomehowtryandgivealongrangeviewintoChina'spast,tolinkitwiththeupcomingOlympics.NowonethoughtIhadasIbegantothinkaboutthistopicw

7、asifwescantheclassicsinChineseearlypoetrytextsandinphilosophicaltextsandintheworksofConfuciushimselfandsomeofhisdisciples,weinfactfindthattheideaofsportsorathleticsorexerciseissurprisinglyprominent.Anditmakesmorecomplexonesortofpattern,whichIhadthoughtatfirstwouldbeveryneat;tha