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2020新译林版高中英语选择性必修二unit2课文原文及翻译 PAGE PAGE 1 Reading The Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会 Every four years, thousands of highly trained and talented athletes gather together ?in the spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play, ready to test their abilities against each other in the hope of being recognized as the best of the best. This is the?Olympics—an?extraordinary?sporting?event?that?was?first?celebrated?about?3,000?years?ago. ?每隔四年，成千上万训练有素、极具天赋的运动员承着友谊、团结和公平争的奥林匹克精神聚集在一起，准备挑战彼此的能力，希望成为世界公认的精英中的精英。这就是奥林匹克运动会项非凡的体育赛事，首次举办于大约3，000年前。 [Subheading?1]?? The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BCE. During the early Games, only Greek men were allowed to participate. They competed in such events as?boxing, running and the long jump. The ancient Olympic Games were held at?Olympia in Greece every four years?for?almost?12?centuries, until they?eventually died?out?around the year?393. 首届古代奥林匹克运动会于公元前77年举办。在早期的运会上，只有希腊男子才被允许参加比赛。他们参加的比赛项目有拳击、赛跑和跳远等。古代林匹克运动会每四年在希腊的奥林匹亚举行一次，持续了近12个世纪，直到393年左右才最终停止举办。 ? More?than 1,500 years?later, however,?the Games?rose?again. The modern?Olympics were?first?held?in?1896,?in Athens.?It?was a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin,?who brought?the Olympics back to life. His dream was that the Olympics?would help?people of different racial origins and from different cultures live?side?by?side?in peace.?For over?a century, people from diverse backgrounds?have?made?joint?efforts to?help?realize Coubertin’s?dream.Motivated by the Olympic motto “Faster, Higher, Stronger”, many well-known?athletes, both male and female,?have devoted?themselves to achieving sporting excellence and pushing the boundaries of human achievement. ?但是1，500多年后，奥运会再次兴起。首届现代奥运会于1896年在雅典举行。是一位叫皮块尔德·顾拜旦的法国人使奥运会重现生机。他的梦想是奥运会能够帮助不同种族、不同文化的人们和平共处。一个多世纪以来，来自不同背景的人们共同努力，帮助实现顾拜旦的梦想。他们当中有许多著名的运动员，有男有女。在奥林匹克口号“更快、更高、更强”的激励下，他们力争取得体育运动上的杰出成就并不断突破人类成就的极限。 [Subheading?2]?? One such?Olympian was the?boxer?Cassius?Clay.?He came to public attention?during the?1960?Rome?Olympics,