新人教版必修2高中英语book2 unit2课件.pptVIP

* Unit One Book Two The origin of Olympics Thousands of years ago, people believed that a god named Zeus watched over the sky and the weather.? A Greek sculptor and his men carved a statue of Zeus at a place called Olympia in Greece.? No one had ever seen a statue this large made entirely of ivory and gold.? Some said that one glance at Zeus would cause you to forget all your troubles.? ? The origin of Olympics Once every four years, the people around Olympia had a festival to honor Zeus.? Today, more than two thousand years later, nations still meet every four years - for t