Nearly all the sports practised nowadays are competitive.

现在开展的体育运动几乎都是竞争性的。

We endeavour to avoid the old, romantic idea of a gusher, which wastes oil and gas.

我们尽量避免使用陈旧天真的喷井方法，那样会浪费石油和天然气。

And, though the gleams blind and dazzle, yet do they convey a hint of beauty and serenity greater than we have known or imagined.

虽然这光芒令人眼花缭乱，但它确实给予我们一种不曾经历和无法想象的美感和静谧的启示。

In his own lifetime Galileo was the centre of violent controversy;

伽利略在世时是激烈论战的中心。

so that there are heavy odds in favour of our dying between the ages of sixty-five and eighty.

我们最可能死亡的年龄在65至80岁之间，

It is then left completely undisturbed with plenty of food and water so that it can absorb the atmosphere of its new home

然后给它以充足的食物和水，一定不要惊扰它，以便让它能适应新居的气氛，