Every four years, our nation’s attention turns to a competition that’s as heated as it is historic. People pack arenas and wave flags. Journalists judge every move and overanalyze every misstep. Sometimes we’re let down, but more often we’re lifted up. And just when we think we’ve seen it all, we see something happen in a race that we’ve never seen before.
每隔四年，我们的目光就会聚焦到一个历史名胜一样热门的体坛盛事。人们齐聚竞技场，挥舞着旗帜。记者们评论每个动作，对任何失误都穷追不舍。我们有时候感到沮丧，但是更多时候是感到振奋。多少次我们认为涛声依旧的时候，赛场上却突然柳暗花明。
I’m talking, of course, about the Summer Olympics.
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