But that argument ignores the effect of sporting success on national morale, an intangible factor in a country’s success in other, more “serious,” spheres of endeavor. A country that can succeed in one sphere of peaceful competition is encouraged to feel that it can do well in others.
但这一观点忽视了体育成功对国民士气带来的效应，而这是一国在其他更“严肃”的领域取得成功的无形因素。在一项和平竞争中胜出能够鼓舞一国在其他领域也取得成就。