| The Olympic Games are held
every four years in a different city in the world. Athletes
from many countries compete in
a variety of sports which are divided
into winter and summer games.
The Olympics began in Greece more than 2700 years ago. The games
were originally part of a religious
festival in
honor of the Greek Gods. Eventually,
the games became the most important festival in all of Greece.
The first recorded Olympic
competition was held in 776 B.C. It was held in an outdoor
stadium which was about 200 meters
long and 30 meters wide. The stadium was in a valley,
and about forty thousand people watched the 9event. The first thirteen
Olympics consisted of only one
race - running.
Since 776 B. C. the games had been held regularly
for about 1,200 years. In the year 397 A.D. the Olympics were prohibited
by the Roman Emperor.
It was not until 1896 that the first Olympics of modern times
were held in Athens. From then
on, the games are regularly held every four years. The Olympics
have become the world's most important athletic
events and a symbol of
the sporting friendship of all the people of the world.
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hold [
h[uld ] vt.&vi. 召开
athlete [ `AWli:t ] n. 运动员
compete [ k[m`pli:t ]vi. 竞争
a variety of [ v[`rai[ti ] n. 各种各样的；多样
divide [ di`vaid ] vt.&vi.分割
originally [ [`ridV[nli ] ad.最初
religious [ ri`lidV[s ] a. 宗教上的
festival [ `fest[v[l ] n. 节日；
in honor of [ `Rn[ ] prep. 为了……纪念……
eventually [ I`ventFu[li ] ad. 最后；终于
record [ ri`kR:d ] vt.&vi. 记载
outdoor [ `autdR: ] a. 户外的
stadium [ `steidi[m ] n. 露天大型运动场
valley [ `vAli ] n. 山谷；凹地
consisted [ k[n`sist ] vi.组成
race [ reis ] n.比赛；赛跑
regularly [ `regjul[li ] ad. 有规则地
prohibit [ pr[`hibit ] vt. 禁止
Roman Emperor [ `rRm[n `emp[rR ] 罗马皇帝
Athens [ `AW[ns ] 雅典
athletic [ AW`letik ] a. 运动的
event [ i`vent ] n. 事件；项目
symbol [ `simbl ] n.象征；符号 |