2012高一英语课件：2Unit2《TheOlympicGames》英汉对照（人教·陕西专版必修2）.pptVIP

帕：你刚才说奖牌是吗？就连橄榄枝花环也被取代了！天哪！你们也为奖金而竞赛吗？ 李：不，不是的。仍然是为了能够跑得更快，跳得更高，掷得更远。你知道，奥运会的口号就是“更快，更高，更强”。 帕：这是个好消息。很有趣！占用了你的时间，非常感谢。 THE STORY OF ATLANTA Atlanta was a Greek princess.She was very beautiful and could run faster than any man in Greece.But she was not allowed to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games.She was so angry that she said to her father that she would not marry anyone who could not run faster than her. Her father said that she must marry，so Atlanta made a bargain with him.She said to him，“These are my rules.When a man says he wants to marry me，I will run against him.If he cannot run as fast as me，he will be killed.No one will be pardoned.” Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta，but when they heard of her rules they knew it was hopeless.So many of them sadly went home，but others stayed to run the race.There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when he heard of Atlanta’s rules，“Why are these men so foolish？” he thought.“Why will they let themselves be killed because they cannot run as fast as this princess？”However，when he saw Atlanta come out of her house to run，Hippomenes changed his mind.“I will marry Atlanta—or die！”he said. The race started and although the men ran very fast，Atlanta ran faster.As Hippomenes watched he thought，“How can I run as fast as Atlanta？”He went to ask the Greek Goddess of Love for help.She promised to help him and gave him three golden apples. She said，“Throw an apple in front of Atlanta when she is running past.When she stops to pick it up，you will be able to run past her and win.”Hippomenes took the apples and went to the King.He said，“I want to marry Atlanta.”The King was sad to see another man die，but Hippomenes said，“I will marry her—or die！”So the race began. 亚特兰大的故事 亚特兰大是一位希腊公主。她长得十分美丽，跑得比希腊的任何一位男子都要快。但是她却不被允许为了自己的荣誉而参加奥运会赛跑。因此她非常生气，就对她的父亲说，她不会嫁给任何没有他跑得快的男人。她的父亲说她必须嫁人，所以亚特兰大就和父亲达成了一个协议。她说：“这是我的规则。要是有人想娶我，我就跟他赛跑。如果他不如我跑得快，就要把他杀掉，任何人不得求饶。” 许多国王和王子想娶亚特兰大。但是当听到她规定的条件时就感到无望，其中许多就闷闷不乐地回家了。其他人则留下来赛跑。有位叫希波