Olympic History 奥运历史
According to historical records,the Olympics Games began more than 2,700 years ago.These ancient Olympics games were held in Olym pia ,Greece as early as 776 BC.\x09根据历史记载,最早的奥运会可以追溯到2700多年前.公元前776年,在希腊的奥林匹亚城举行了第一届古代奥运会.
It was during this period that the basis of the Olympic movement began to evolve into a philosophy of life.This philosophy included the qualities of body,will,and mind in a balanced whole.It can be summarized as noble competitio n ,friendship and peaceful cooperation.\x09
在这段漫漫和历史长河中,奥运会的涵义逐渐演变成一种人生哲理,她把身体、意志和精神融为了一个平衡的整体,归纳为“高尚竞争、团结友谊和友好合作”.
The Olympic spirit was born out of this philosop- hy,placing noble competition ,sport,peace ,and education atthe core of Greek civilization. \x09奥运精神诞生于这一人生哲理,并将高尚竞争、体育、和平和教育融入希腊文明的核心.
In 1896 the first modern Olympic games were held in Athens and since that time the Olympic Games have bee hosted every 4 years by various host cities around the world.Each time the games are held,it is called an Olympiad.\x091896年第一届现代奥运会在雅典举行.此后每四年在世界不同城市轮流举办.每次都这疲称为奥林匹克周期.
The Olympics is an amateur competition,this means the winning competitors are not awardes money prizes but rather gold,silver and bronze medals to signify their place.\x09
奥运会是业余爱好者的竞技大会,这意味着获胜者没有奖金收入,而是通过金、银、铜牌也区分他们的名次.
Competitors nowdays can expect to profit from corporate product endorsements as well as money incentives provided by their own national governments if they perform well at the Olympic movement. \x09当然,现在的运动员如果比赛中表现出色,他们可以通过做产品代言获得可观的收入,或者得到他们自己国家颁发的奖金.
In recent decades,games celebrating the Winter Olympics and paralympics have become major events associated with the Olympic movement. \x09
近几十年来,冬奥会和残奥会成为了奥运会中的两大运动盛会.
The most recent Summer Olympic games were held in Athens ,Greece in 2004.This was the celebration of the XXVIII Olympiad.This was the first return of the Olympic Games to Greece in 108 years. \x09
最近的一届夏季奥运会是2004年希腊雅典举行的第二十八届奥运会.这标志着奥运会在诞生108年后,首次回到她的故乡希腊.
China's first chance to host the Olympic Games will arrive in 2008 when Beijing will be the host city for the XXIX Olympiad.\x092008年北京将举办第二十九届奥运会,这是中国第一次承办奥运盛会.
The IOC selecter Beijing over the other applicant host cities of Totonto,Paris,Istanbul and Osaka.It is a great honor to host the Summer Olympics,but also a great responsibility and a great challenage.\x09国际奥委会从北京、多伦多、巴黎、伊斯坦布尔和大板五个候选城市中选择了北京.能够承办夏季奥运会是极大的荣幸,也是巨大的挑战,因为责任重大.
The games will be attended by over 100 nations with over 10,000 athletes taking part in competitions assisted by over 60,000 volunteers and officials.Mananging all these people from different countries,cultures,and languages is a great task. \x09
届时将有100多个国家,超过10,000名运动员参加比赛,同时还有60,000名志愿者、裁判和管理人员参加工作.安排这些来自五湖四海,存在不同文化和语言差异的人们也是一项艰巨的工作.
he Summer Olympic games is clearly the world's largest,most complex,and most watched international event.If history can guide us ,its popularity is certain to grow even more in the future.\x09毫无疑问,夏季奥运会是世界上规模最大,项目最多,最爱关注的国际体育盛会.历史告诉我们,在未来的日子里奥运会一定会起来越受欢迎.