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Part 2 The Ancient Olympic Games 古代奧運會
Dialogue Script 1 對話原文1
Jason: Annie, it is said you are an Olympic expert. Can you tell me anything about the ancient Olympics?
Annie: Of course. What do you want to know?
Jason: It's origin, fundament, development and abolishment, etc. I am writing an article on it.
Annie: It's original place is Olympia, in Athens. It is a "Holy Land" of sports. The founder of it was a Greek, Yiphitus. It was he who declared to hold the Olympic Games every four years. The first Ancient Olympic Games were held in 776BC.
Jason: Were all the participants native Greek?
Annie: Yes, there were only Greek at the beginning. With the development of the Olympics, people came to participate in the
Games from the land and sea of other places. And the sports events were much fewer than now, the time did not last as long as it does now, either.
Jason: Did anybody use stimulants then?
Annie: Yes, somebody did, but not as bad as now. It was a pity that the ancient Olympic Games began to decline after the Roman Empire dominated the ancient Greece. It was abolished in 394 AD. Due to two earthquakes and some battles, Olympia was destroyed completely, and the ancient Olympic Games, which has lasted over a thousand years, disintegrated.
Jason: This was the sorrow of human beings. Annie, you are really an expert. I’ve got it. Thank you very much.
Annie: My pleasure.
講解:
1. It's origin, fundament, development and abolishment.
古典奧運會的起源、建立、發(fā)展、及廢除。
2.BC是公元前，是Before Christ的縮寫， AD是公元，是Anno Domini的縮寫。
3.Stimulants 興奮劑 use stimulants使用興奮劑。
4.Olympic Games是一個復數(shù)形式，所以在它后面的動詞、系動詞形式都要一致。
Dialogue Script 2 對話原文2
Joe: The 2004 summer Olympics will be held in Athens, Greece. And you know?
Megan: Of course. Athens is a great place, and...
Joe:And the first modern Olympic Games were held there in 1896.
Megan: The ancient Olympic Games also date from there.
Joe: Yes, the first Game happened in 776 BC in Olympia.
Megan: But it has been enriched largely since 1896, when the first modern Games were held in Athens.
Joe: Absolutely. Especially women, you know, no women were allowed to take part in the Games at that time.
Megan: They even had no right to see!
Joe: But in modern Olympics, women play a significant part in it.
Megan: In the ancient times, non-Greek was not allowed to take part in the games.
Joe: but the modern Olympics are international games, and all the countries in the world have right to join it.
Megan: Yes, now the Athens Olympic Committee is making preparations for the 2004 Games. I hope it will be a great success.
Joe: I hope so, too.
講解：
1.date，動詞, 表示從何時開始。The ancient Olympic Games also date from there. 古典奧運會也是從那開始的。
The Athens Olympic Games date from August 13th to August 29th. 雅典奧運會8月13號開
始, 8月29號結束.
2.take part in 參加某項活動，比如: Women can take part in the Olympic Games nowadays. 現(xiàn)在女性可以參加奧運會比賽了。
3. play + 形容詞+ part in…在某項活動中起到了什么樣的作用。Women play a significant part in the modern Olympic Games. 婦女在現(xiàn)代奧運會中發(fā)揮了重要的作用。還可以把part換成role。Women play a significant role in the modern Olympic Games.
4.一些關于古典奧運會的精品短句：
The first Games were held in Olympia to celebrate Zeus'victory against his father.
第一次奧運會在奧林匹亞舉行是為了紀念宙斯在比武中戰(zhàn)勝了他的父親。（這是關于奧運會起源的傳說之一）
No war was allowed until the Games were over.
奧運會結束之前，戰(zhàn)爭是不允許發(fā)生的。
Women, discovered in the ancient Games, would be thrown off a nearby cliff, whether they were spectators or competitors.
在古典奧運會上發(fā)現(xiàn)有婦女，無論他們是觀眾運動員，都將被推下懸崖摔死。
After the festival, winning athletes wore Olympic wreath of wild olive leaves and went back to their hometown.
盛會結束以后，獲勝的運動員戴上由野生橄欖葉編成的花環(huán)。(象征著希臘人所能贏得的最高榮譽，榮歸故里）
The ancient Olympic Games were a symbol of peace and friendship at the beginning.
古奧運一開始就是一個和平和友誼的象征。
The dove and the olive branch become the symbols of peace.
鴿子和橄欖枝成為和平的象征。
