体育就是体育,它显现的是人类在体能和气概上的超越。虽然体育与国力不是无联系的,但因社会制度的不同,重视程度的不同,奥运金牌很难反映国力。虽然奥运会是世界上最高级别、最大规模的体育竞赛,因上述原因,其金牌也未必充分反映了体育实力。但尽管如此,奥林匹克运动会毕竟是世界第一号的体育盛会,毕竟是举世瞩目的,因此没有哪个国家是不重视的,尽管程度不同。我们说,体育就是体育,它的最大价值在于其自身,而不是什么国家优劣,民族高下;金牌对于一个国家来说不过是一种面子,如同一件漂亮的衣衬对于个人,它的象征意义不是无限的;努力以体育显示国力,显得勉强,缺乏大家气度,甚至可笑。但人毕竟是人,即使是衣衬,谁能毫不检点呢;即使是虚荣心,哪位能一点都没 Physical education is physical education. It shows the transcendence of mankind in physical fitness and spirit. Although sports and national power are not unrelated, due to different social systems and different degrees of emphasis, the Olympic gold medal can hardly reflect the national strength. Although the Olympic Games is the highest level and largest sporting event in the world, the gold medal may not fully reflect the strength of sports because of the above reasons. Nevertheless, the Olympic Games, after all, is the number one sports event in the world. After all, it attracts worldwide attention. Therefore, no country attaches great importance to it, albeit to varying degrees. We say that sport is sport. Its greatest value lies in itself, not in what kind of country it is, its nationality is inferior. The gold medal is just a face to a country, like a pretty lining. For an individual, its Symbolism is not unlimited; efforts to show national power in sports, seem reluctant, lack of tolerance, or even ridiculous. But people are people, after all, even if the lining, who can not check it; even vanity, which can not at all