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奥林匹克运动会的历史 The Ancient Olympic Games古代奥林匹克运动会 　　The first Games were held at a place called Olympia in Greece over 3000 years ago. The Games were ceremonies for the Greek god Zeus. Young men ran a race of about 184 meters-the length of a stadium-to see who would be crowned champion. 　　3000多年前，最早的奥林匹克运动会在希腊一个名为奥林匹亚的地方举行。那是一个祭拜希腊主神宙斯的典礼。青年男子会进行约184米的赛跑，看谁是冠军，这个比赛距离其后成为运动场标准跑道的长度。 The first recorded Olympic Games were held in 766 B. C. Although there was only one event-a running race-other events were added in later years. Men competed in chariot racing, wrestling, boxing, horse- riding, and many kinds of running races. In one race men had to run wearing a full suit of armor! 　　第一个有记录的奥林匹克运动会在公元前766年举行。当时只有一个比赛项目——赛跑，后来才加入了其它的项目，有赛战车、摔跤、拳击、赛马以及各种形式的赛跑。有种赛跑选手们还得穿着一整套盔甲上场！ The ancient Olympic Games were held in Greece for over 1000 years. But when the Romans conquered Greece the Games were banned, and battles between slaves and animals became a more popular competition. Fifteen hundred years were to pass before the Olympics would be born again.　　　　　　　古代奥林匹克运动会在希腊举行了1000多年。但罗马征服希腊后，运动会被禁止了，奴隶和动物之间的搏斗则成为更流行的比赛。过了1500年，奥林匹克运动会才得以重新举行。 The Modern Olympic Games 现代奥林匹克运动会 　　The modern Olympic Games were started by a Frenchman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin. During his travels around the world, he noticed that many people from many different countries liked sports. So in 1894 he arranged a meeting of people from nine countries to discuss holding a sports competition for athletes from all around the world. 　　现代奥林匹克运动会的创始人是法国男爵皮埃尔.德.顾拜旦。他在环游世界的时候发现许多国家的人都喜欢运动。于是，他于1894年召集了九国会议，商议举办一场由全世界运动员参与的运动比赛。 Two years later the first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, with 311 men competing. At the next Olympic Games in 1900, 19 women joined the competition. 　　两年后，首届现代奥林匹克运动会在雅典举行，当时有311名男子运动员参加。在1900年举行的第二届奥运会有19名女运动员参加。 In the century to follow, the Olympics traveled to many countries around the world, meeting many different cultures and people, facing new challenges, grow