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Unit 2 The Olympic Games 词海拾贝 难句剖析 理解诱思 【文章导语】You must be interested in the Olympic Games,which attract the athletes from all the countries.Here let’s know about the history of the Olympic Games. 你一定对奥运会感兴趣,奥运会吸引着来自各国的运动员。这儿让我们了解一下奥运会的历史。 词海拾贝 难句剖析 理解诱思 The History of the Olympic Games According to historic records,the first ancient Olympic Games can be traced back to 776 B.C.They were dedicated① to the Olympian Gods and were staged on the ancient plains of Olympia.Many sports games were based on ancient Greek myths②. 词海拾贝 难句剖析 理解诱思 The ancient Games actually had an important position in the life of the Greek ancestors.Players came to compete from every corner of the Greek world aiming at the final prize:an olive wreath and a “heroic” return to their city.But apart from the glorious victory,it was the Olympic values themselves which accorded special meaning to the Games:noble competition and the effort to combine body,will,and mind in a balanced whole. As the Games developed,so did a set of procedures such as a standardized schedule of events and the practice of the Olympic Truce③.They continued for nearly 12 centuries. However,it was French Baron Pierre de Coubertin who led the way to the first Modern Olympic Games in 1896. 词海拾贝 难句剖析 理解诱思 With the revival④ of the Olympic Games,a number of symbolic Olympic traditions were also developed and established,such as the Olympic Anthem,the Olympic Flag,the Olympic Flame and Torch. 译文: 奥运会的历史 据史料记载,第一届古代奥运会可以追溯到公元前776年,为纪念奥林匹亚神在奥林匹亚的古代平原上举行。很多运动项目都源于古希腊神话。 古代奥运会在古希腊人的生活中占据了很重要的地位。来自希腊各地的参赛者参与角逐,目标就是最终奖赏:一个橄榄花环和“英雄”般的返乡。除去胜利的光荣,奥林匹克价值本身赋予了奥运会特殊的意义:高尚竞争,把身体、意志和精神平衡的结合于一体。 词海拾贝 难句剖析 理解诱思 随着奥运会的发展,一系列程序,如标准化的项目时间表和奥林匹克休战的实践也在完善。这样持续了近12个世纪。 然而,法国人皮埃尔·德·顾拜旦为1896年第一届现代奥运会的举行铺平了道路。 随着奥运会的复兴,许多具有象征意义的奥林匹克传统也建立和发展,如奥林匹克会歌、奥林匹克旗、奥林匹克火焰和火炬。 词海拾贝 难句剖析 理解诱思 ①dedicated /̍dedIkeItId/ adj. 献身的;专心的 ②myth /mIθ/n. 神话 ③truce /truːs/n. 休战 ④revival /rI̍vaIvl/ n. 复兴 ⑤continent /̍kɒntInənt/ n. 大洲 词海拾贝 难句剖析 理解诱思 Players came to compe