Lesson 33 2800 Years of Sports
第33课 2800年的运动
Yesterday I asked you to do some research on the history of the Olympics.
昨天我让你们对奥林匹克运动会的历史做些研究。
Did anyone find out when the Olympics began?
有没有人知道奥林匹克运动会开始于哪一年？
Yes,I searched it on the Internet.
是的，我在网上搜索了下。
The year was 776 BC.
开始于公元前776年。
That was about 2 800 years ago.
大概是2800年前。
Excellent!Did anyone find out where the ancient Olympics began?
太棒了！有人知道古代奥林匹克运动会在哪里举办吗？
I know that!They started in Greece.
我知道！它们在希腊举办。
That's right.
对了。
The ancient Greeks wanted to have the best athletes compete against each other.
古希腊人想让最好的运动员互相对抗。
They held the event every four years in Olympia.
它们每四年在奥林匹亚举办一场赛事。
But those first Olympics were very different from today's.
但是早期的奥运会与今天的非常不同。
Women couldn't take part in the games.
女性不能参加比赛。
Good point,Wang Mei.
王伟，说得好。
Married women couldn't even watch the games!
已婚女性甚至不能观看比赛！
Now both men and women can take part in the Olympics!
现在男女都能参加奥运会了！
I also found out that the modern Olympics began in 1896 and took place every four years.
我查到现代奥运会始于1896年，每四年举办一次。
In 2008,China hosted the 29th Olympic Games.
2008年，中国举办了第29届奥运会。
It was so exciting!
很令人兴奋！
The ancient Greeks would be amazed at how the Olympic Games have grown to become a world event!
古希腊人如果看到奥运会成为了一个世界盛事，应该会很惊奇吧！
One thing has not changed about the games - athletes compete in a spirit of fair play.
比赛有一件事没有改变——运动员们在公平公正的精神下进行比赛。
They also represent their countries at the highest level.
他们也代表着他们国家的最高水平。