New research conducted for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency finds that Americans rank the use of performance-enhancing drugs as the most serious problem facing sports today. The USADA commissioned a study that surveyed about 9,000 Americans to measure the impact sports has on values and culture in the U.S.

　　一项由美国反兴奋剂机构发起的调查显示，美国人认为兴奋剂是当今体育圈面临的最大问题。美国反兴奋剂机构抽样调查了9000位美国人,以此来评估体育在当今美国文化和价值理念上的影响。

　　The study released Tuesday found that 75 percent of adults surveyed agreed that athletes' use of performance-enhancing drugs is a violation of ethics in sports. They ranked the use of PEDs as the most serious problem in sports, followed by the focus on money and criminal behavior of well-known athletes.

　　这份调查报告公布于本周二，其中75%的成年受访者认为，运动员使用兴奋剂是对体育道德的公然侵犯。他们将兴奋剂列为当今体坛的最大公害。排在第二和第三位的分别是，运动员太过功利和某些著名选手的不道德行为。

　　Nearly 90 percent of adults surveyed agreed that well-known athletes have a responsibility to be a positive role models for young people. "This research reinforces that Americans care about the integrity of sport and what it means in our society," USADA CEO Travis Tygart said. The study was conducted by Discovery Education, on behalf of the USADA. Sixty percent of adults said sports promote positive values, while four out of five said they can teach valuable life lessons.

　　近90%的成年受访者认为，著名选手有责任为年轻人树立积极的榜样。美国反兴奋剂机构的首席执行官特拉维斯·泰格特说：“这份调查强调了美国人很在乎竞技体育的忠诚度，以及它对这个社会的意义。”这项调查由美国反兴奋剂机构主持，由发现教育咨询公司具体调研。六成成年受访者认为体育具有积极意义，八成人则相信，体育能给人上一堂有价值的人生课。

　　The survey also did extensive questioning about ethics in sports. It found nearly two-thirds of adults agree sports overemphasize the importance of winning, while 20 percent have admitted to cheating and 41 percent who admitted to it said they were motivated by their desire to be a winner.

　　此外他们还对体育道德作了问卷调查。结果显示，近三分之二的成年人认为，比赛中的胜负被看得太重了；20%的体育相关人士承认曾在比赛中撒谎，同时41%的人坦陈，他们这么做的原因是为了获胜。

　　The USADA report said the "In the United States, there is no doubt that we face a doping problem. The question is, to what extent is this but one extreme symptom in our country-- an ethics issue."

　　美国反兴奋剂机构表示，“毫无疑问，在美国，兴奋剂问题是我们必须要面对的。在某种程度上，这是我们国家的一个极端症状——一个道德问题。”

　　编译章丽倩