Session_14-Sports_and_Health.pptVIP

Sports and Health Business English Interpretation What You May Know The Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event established for both summer and winter sports. There have been two generations of the Olympic Games; The Ancient Olympic Games held at Olympia, Greece. The Modern Olympic Games, first revived in 1895 in Athens, Greece. International Olympic Committee (IOC) The IOC was founded in 1894 on the initiative of a French nobleman, Pierre de Coubertin, and has become the governing body and a conglomeration of sporting federations responsible for the organization of the Games. Currently headed by Jacques Rogge. Symbols of the Game The Olympic Rings (Five Intertwined Rings) 奥运五色环 The Olympic Flag 奥运会旗 The Olympic Motto 奥运格言 The Olympic Flame 奥运圣火 The Olympic Mascot 奥运吉祥物 The Torch Relay 奥运圣火传递 The Opening Ceremony 奥运开幕式 The Closing Ceremony 奥运会闭幕式 The Medal Presentation 颁奖仪式 The Olympic Rings The Five Intertwined Rings represent the unity of the five inhabited continents (with the Americas regarded as a single continent). The colors—white, red, blue, green, yellow, and black—were chosen because every nation had at least one of these colors in its national flag. It is hoisted in each opening ceremony of the Games and lowered at the closure. Olympic Motto The Olympic motto is Citius, Altius, Fortius, a Latin expression meaning Faster, Higher, Stronger. Coubertins ideals are illustrated by the Olympic Creed: The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well. The Olympic Games Summer Games 夏季奥运会 Winter Games 冬季奥运会 Paralympics 残疾人奥林匹克运动会 The Youth Olympic Games 青少年奥林匹克运动会 Deaflympics 聋人奥林匹克运动会 Special Olympic Games 特殊奥林匹克运动会 List of Summer Olympic sports Athletics (track-and-field) 田径 Archery 射