But the Olympics is a smorgasbord of sports, each with its core of devotees, who often cheer on their favorites at the same time, but separately, in different arenas. And, more often than not, what we are witnessing is individual achievement – the deeply concentrated agility and courage of the downhill racer or the finely disciplined movements of the gymnast – rather than true team effort.
当然，奥运会也是如此。但奥运会体育大杂烩，每项比赛都有铁杆粉丝，他们会同时为自己所支持的选手喝彩，但他们分散在各个赛场。并且，更常见的情形是他们观看的是个人成就——山地车速降选手的凝神聚气、动如脱兔和勇气，或者体操选手完美规范的动作——而不是真正的团队努力。