体育英语之马拉松历史.docxVIP

体育英语之马拉松的历史 The modern Athens Marathon commemorates the run of t he soldier Pheidippides from a battlefieJd at the site of the t own of Marathon, Greece, to Athens in 490 B.C.,bringing new s of a Greek victory over the Persians. Legend has it tha t Pheidippides delivered the momentous message 〝Niki! 〞〔〝 vict ory〞〕，then collapsed and died, there by setting a precedent fo r dramatic conclusions to the marathon. 现代雅典马拉松是为了纪念公元 490 年一位名叫费迪皮迪兹的士兵从 希 腊马拉松镇的战场带着希腊人击败了波斯人的信息向来跑到了雅典。传说费迪皮迪兹说完〝成功〞两个字以后倒地而亡，此后为马拉松戏剧性的结尾创始了先例。 When the modern Olympic Games were inaugurated in 189 6 in Greece, the l