纪录片《大英博物馆世界简史》 038球赛带(6)（在线收听）

And one of the striking characteristics of organised games throughout history is their capacity to transcend cultural differences, social divisions and even political unrest. Straddling the boundary between the sacred and the profane, 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 obsession 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。