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Of all the sporting contests in the world,baseball,basketball and football are by far the most popular in America:millions of diehard fans dedicate countless hours to following these games on TV,in print and in person.But perhaps few fans know why they are drawn to one sport more than another,or why they feel such a strong affiliation to their favorite..Baseball,which experienced its great rise during America’s agrarian stage when the majority of the nation’s people lived in rural areas,plays to our longing for the pure,the outdoors,he says.When the country entered its industrial period,and many people worked in factories with extremely specialized jobs,football,a sport in which each player is assigned carefully specialized roles,began to evolve in American schools.Basketball,unlike the other more organic sports,was invented during the post-industrial age.Like the "knowledge workers" of that era-the economists,psychologists and designers-basketball required that athletes bring little equipment to the court.The author parallels each sport’s history with the history of our nation,explaining in textbook-like prose why each became popular and endured where other sports did not.
"Not only fascinating but enormously entertaining.A knowledgeable sports fan will learn more than a thing or two.I'm one and I did.The non-sports fan will discover just why sports are woven so tightly into the fabric of American life." Wall Street Journal"
No-one can deny the power of sports in American culture America's century-long love affair with team sports.Whether he is writing about the histories,the legends,the rules or the strategies of these games,Mandelbaum illuminates the cultural principles and the social trends that they embody.Critically acclaimed by sports writers,cultural commentators and political pundits,The Meaning of Sports offers everyone - from novice sports fans to the most seasoned fanatics,from scholars of Americana to sports widows - a deep,compelling and utterly new understanding of baseball,football and basketball:what they say about us and why so many of us follow them with such remarkable devotion.
The Meaning of Sports has as its premise a fascinating idea:Explain our national obsession with our three top sports ...ones that fail to captivate people in most of the rest of the world.I had often wondered about that subject,and looked forward to learning a lot.Well,I didn't really learn very much at all on that subject.
What I was surprised to find in the book was a pretty thorough history of each of the three sports.For a non fan who wants to get up-to-speed with the fans in her or his life,those parts are valuable.If you just wanted to become knowledgeable in the least amount of time on the sports,this is a five-star effort.
Sports provide lots of emotional pleasures,The home team may be losing by three touchdowns ...but the fans are still there.Why?Many would claim it is loyalty.But it's more likely to be that the home team still has as chance to beat the point spread.Although gambling is mentioned in the book,the full impact of the appeal of betting on the games isn't quite captured.

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1.
Norman Conquest
The conquest of England by the Normans under William the Conqueror beginning in 1066.
诺曼征服：始于1066年由征服者威廉领导的诺曼人对英格兰的征服
2.
Magna Carta
(1).
The charter of English political and civil liberties granted by King John at Runnymede in June 1215.
大宪章：1215年6月英国国王约翰在拉尼米德签署的保障公民政治和自由权的宪章
(2).A document or piece of legislation that serves as a guarantee of basic rights.
基本法：保障基本权利的文件或者法律
3.
Pilgrim Fathers
(英国1620年前到达北美洲的)清教徒前辈移民
Pilgrim One of the English Separatists who founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620.
Pilgrim 清教徒前辈移民：1620年,在新英格兰建立普利茅斯殖民地的英国主张脱离国教者
4.
the Great Depression
大萧条（时期）
The Great Depression was the worst economic slump ever in U.S.history,and one which spread to virtually all of the industrialized world.The depression began in late 1929 and lasted for about a decade.

对价(consideration)是一方为换取另一方做某事的承诺而向另一方支付的金钱代价或得到该种承诺的承诺. 对价：指当事人一方在获得某种利益时,必须给付对方相应的代价.
举例说明：咱俩合资建房,你说只要你把那块地买下来我就修房子,于是我买了那块地.对于你而言我买下那块地就是对你的承诺（修房子）的承诺.
a bargained for exchange就相当于一种契约交换（交易）,在这个例子中咱俩就是bargained for exchange.如果我买了地你却不修房子了,那么对我造成的损失就可以根据对价求偿

英国工业革命的进步性和局限性是什么