纪录片《大英博物馆世界简史》 038球赛带(6)

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And one of the striking characteristics of organised games throughout history is their capacity to transcend¹ cultural differences, social divisions and even political unrest. Straddling the boundary between the sacred and the profane², they can be great social unifiers and dividers.

历史上，这种有组织的比赛有极为显著的特点:能够跨文化差异，社会等级甚至政治动荡。它游荡在神圣与世俗的边界，能成为社会的黏合剂，也能让社会分化。

As Nick Hornby says, perhaps there are few other things that we collectively care about so much in our society today.

就如同尼克霍恩比所言，这是当今社会所有人共同关心的极少数问题之一。

Our Mexican ceremonial belt acts as a powerful symbol of exactly how far all societies can take the obsession³ for mass, organised sport.

墨西哥腰带强有力地证明，所以社会都热衷于大型有组织的运动。