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UK Sport has borrowed from a wide array of fields in pursuit of an edge. Music schools and military special forces were asked for advice on spotting talent and performing under pressure, and an expert in turning around flagging businesses, borrowed from a private-equity firm, helped improve British shooting’s meagre performance.
英国体育从许多领域借鉴经验以获得优势。他们向音乐学校和军事特种部队咨询如何发现人才和抗压，从一家私募股权公司延请擅长为衰败企业扭转局面的专家，帮助改善了英国射击队的糟糕表现。

an array of 大量的
- array n.大批
pursuit n.追求
- pursue v.追求
edge n.优势(advantage)
- He has an edge on the competition.
spot v.发现
= scout
flagging adj.衰败的(weak)
- flagging stock prices
private-equity 私募
meagre n.贫瘠的(very small amount)
- a meagre life

Mr Slot’s book is written in conjunction with Simon Timson and Chelsea Warr, two of Team GB’s directors of performance, who contribute a brief summary of lessons after each chapter. Their input is double-edged: it ensures that the book provides an unrivalled look inside UK Sport’s medal-factory, but may also keep Mr Slot from tackling some subjects with complete independence.
斯洛特的这本书是和英国国家队的两位业绩总监西蒙•蒂姆森（Simon Timson）和切尔西•沃尔（Chelsea Warr）合作完成，这两人贡献了每章末尾简短的经验小结。他们的参与是一把双刃剑：确保了这本书无与伦比地展现了英国体育奖牌工厂的内幕，但同时可能也使得斯洛特无法完全独立地处理某些话题。

conjunction n.联合
input n.参与，建议(advice, opinion)
- She provided some valuable input at the start of the project.
double-edged adj.如双刃剑一般的
unrivalled adj.无与伦比的
tackle v.处理(deal with)
- tackle the problem

The increased investment in the Olympics and the subsequent bonanza of medals, may have given Britain a reason to hold its head high. But success for the elite has come at a time of falling sports participation in Britain, with the decline greatest among the poor. For all the successes, the question lurking beneath this book is an uncomfortable one. In an era of austerity and impoverished grassroots sport, has the price of these medals been too great?
对奥运会投资的增加以及随之而来的奖牌潮可能让英国有了昂首挺胸的理由。然而，精英的成功恰逢英国体育参与率下降的时代，而穷人的参与率下降最大。尽管讲述了种种成功，这本书背后却隐藏着一个让人不安的问题：在财政紧缩而草根体育贫瘠的年代，这些奖牌的价格是否过高？

subsequent adj.随后的
bonanza n.大量的珍贵好物
elite n.精英
lurk v.潜伏(to lie hidden)
- Someone is lurking around the corner.
beneath prep.在...下
austerity n.贫困，财政紧缩
- They lived through years of austerityafter the war.
impoverished adj.贫困的
- impoverish v.使贫困
grassroots n.草根

【写作素材总结】

Key takeaways:
1. in pursuit of an edge
2. ... is double-edged
3. hold someone's head high