"We will never be able to eliminate all risks,and athletes who engage in competition are taking these risks also.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

But we do know from living cultures that people do engage in all kinds of ritual and symbolic actions because of genuine beliefs about the importance of those actions, because those rituals and symbols are extraordinarily meaningful to them.

但是我们可以在还活着的文化中知道些什么,它们蕴含在人们做的各种宗教仪式和有象征意义的行为中,因为人们诚恳地相信这些行为的重要性，因为这些仪式和象征对他们来说意义重大。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

(Speaking) "It's the opportunity for these communities to engage with all the guests that are here experiencing the Olympic Games."

VOA: standard.2010.02.23