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Every four years, the world comes together for two weeks of competition, comradery and national pride for the Olympic Games. Athletes from around the world have the chance to gain national and international fame while capturing the attention of spectators around the world.
每隔四年，全世界就會為了奧運會而集合一次。這兩個星期充滿了競爭、兄弟情和國家榮譽。來自世界各地的運動員都有機會獲得全球觀眾的注意，從而名動全國乃至全世界。
There is a rich history behind the founding and development of the Olympics that has many twists and turns. Ten of the historical Olympic facts are included below. Some of the facts may surprise you:
而在奧運會在創辦和發展的道路上，也經歷了各種風波。以下是關于奧運的十件事，其中有些也許會令你震驚不已。
1.Record of the Olympics dates back to 776 BC. But it is believed that the god greek demigod Heracles, son of Zeus founded the games many years before.
1.關于奧運會的記錄可追溯至公元前776年。但通常人們認為是希臘神話中宙斯的兒子，大力士英雄赫拉克勒斯在更早的時候創辦了這些比賽。
2.The Olympics were created to honor 12 Olympian gods and were hosted in the gardens of the ancient Greek city Olympia.
2.奧運會的創辦是為了表達對奧林匹亞山上12位天神的尊敬。當時，奧運會在希臘古城奧林匹亞城中的花園內舉行。
3.After 12 centuries, Roman Emperor Theodosius banned them in 393 AD under accusations of pagan motivations. But French Baron Pierre de Coubertin reinstated the Games in the late 19th century.
3.在12個世紀之后，羅馬皇帝狄奧多西以這是異教徒居心不良的活動為由，于公元393年禁止了奧運會。然而在19世紀后期，法國男爵顧拜旦恢復了奧運會比賽。
4.The first and only Games event was a 192 meter run; which is about 0.1 mile. The race was referred to as a stadio which is where the term stadium derives. Only men were allowed to compete in this event.
4.在第一屆現代奧運會上，僅有一個比賽項目，即長約0.1英里的跑步比賽，當時的長度是192米。這項比賽被稱為斯塔基奧，這也是如今“運動場”一詞的來源。當時只有男人被允許參加比賽。
5.Women were allowed to compete in Equestrian events during the ancient Olympics. The first modern Olympics allowing women to compete (only in Tennis) was in 1900, in Paris, France. Additional sports were added over 30 years.
5.古代奧運會允許女性參加馬術的比賽項目。而在現代奧運會中，直到1900年巴黎奧運會女性運動員才被允許參加，而且比賽項目只限于網球。直到30年后，女性才得以參加其他項目的比賽。
6.The most decorated Olympian is American swimmer Michael Phelps. The swimmer broke a 48-year record held by Ukranian and former USSR athlete Larissa Latynina with 18 total medals (nine gold, five silver, four bronze). They were earned in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics. Michael Phelps broke this record during the 2012 London Olympics. His medal count is 15 gold, two silver, and two broze.
6.美國游泳名將“飛魚”菲爾普斯是歷史上獲得獎牌數最多的奧運會選手。他打破了由前蘇聯選手，烏克蘭人拉里莎-拉特尼娜創造的歷史，而這一歷史記錄已經維持了48年。拉特尼娜在1956年、1960年和1964年三屆奧運會中，共獲得了18塊獎牌，其中9塊金牌，5塊銀牌，4塊銅牌。截止此次倫敦奧運會，菲爾普斯打破了這一記錄。他總共獲得了15塊金牌，2塊銀牌和2塊銅牌。
7.The most decorated country competing in the Olympics is the United States. Over the span of 28 Olympic Games, the United States accumulated 2,511 medals (Based on records from 1896-2008).
7.美國是贏得獎牌數最多的參賽國家。自1896年至2008年，美國共參加了28屆奧運會，總共獲得了2511塊獎牌。
8.A Winter Olympics were added to the competition in 1924 in Chamonix, France. The original events were alpine and cross-country skiing, ice hockey, Nordic compined, ski jumping, speed skating and figure skating.
8.冬季奧運會首次出現在1924年。第一屆冬奧會在法國夏蒙尼舉行。最初的比賽項目包括高山滑雪、越野滑雪、冰上曲棍球、北歐混合項目、跳臺滑雪、速度滑冰和花樣滑冰。
9.The most expensive Olympics to-date is Bejing, China in 2008. The country spent nearly $42 billion to host the event. While there is much debate over the cost of hosting the Olympics and the return value, many believe that the spike in international attention will positively affect tourism for many years.
9.至今花費最昂貴的奧運會是2008年北京奧運會。為了舉辦這屆奧運會，中國花費了將近420億美元（約2670億人民幣）。雖然關于如此高昂的代價和最終回報仍有爭議，很多人們相信如此在世界范圍內收獲的注意力，將在很長一段時間內拉動當地的旅游業。
10.British artist David Watkins designed the medals for the 2012 London Olympics. There is usually an architectural theme for all Olympic Games and the artists chosen to design medals must follow the guidelines for the Games.
10.英國藝術家大衛-沃特金斯為此次2012倫敦奧運會設計了獎牌。通常，每屆奧運會會有一個建筑學上的主題。而被挑中的藝術家需以此為方向設計獎牌。
