第一节 关于奥运会 About the Olympic Games
1. The Olympic Games originated from ancient Greece.
奥运会起源于古希腊。
2. In the ancient Greek Olympics, only men were allowed to participate in it.
在古希腊奥运会中，只允许男人参加比赛。
3. The 2008 Olympics will be held in Beijing, China.
2008年奥运会将在中国北京举行。
4. Modern Olympics began in 1896 through the efforts of a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin.
通过法国人皮埃尔?德?顾拜旦的努力，现代奥运会开始于1896年。
5. The Atlanta Olympics were the first to make profits out of the Games.
亚特兰大奥运会是第一届赢利的奥运会。
6. On the opening of the Olympic Games, a torch-lighting ceremony will be held.
在奥运会的开幕式上会举行一个点火仪式。
7. The Olympic Village is built for athletes' accommodation.
奥运村是为了给运动员提供食宿而建造的。
8. The Olympics were not held because of world wars for 3 times in history.
在历史上，奥运会曾有3次因为世界战争的原因而停办。
9. At a meeting in 1925, the IOC officially sanctioned the Olympic Winter Games and declared the competition at Chamonix in 1924 the first Olympic Winter Games.
在1925年的一次会议上，国际奥委会正式通过了举办冬奥会，并宣布1924年在法国夏蒙尼举行的比赛为第一届冬奥会。
10. The International Olympic Committee is in charge of the Olympic affairs.
国际奥委会负责奥运会的事务。
11. In selecting the site of the Olympic Games, the IOC considers a number of factors. Chief among them is which city has, or promises to build, the best facilities.
在挑选奥运会举办地的过程中，奥委会会考虑很多因素，其中最主要的是哪个城市已经有，或者承诺修建最好的设施。
12. The IOC also considers which parts of the world have not yet hosted the Games.
奥委会同时也会考虑哪些地方还没有主办过奥运会。
第二节 奥运精神 The Olympic Spirit
1. The Olympic motto is "Higher, Faster, Stronger."
奥林匹克的格言是“更高，更快，更强”。
2. The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to participate.
奥林匹克运动会重在参与而不是取胜。
3. Taking drugs before the Games is considered cheating and against sportsmanship.
赛前服用药物被视为作弊，且违背运动精神。
4. The Olympic oath encourages athletes, coaches, and officials to observe the rules and to follow the spirit of sportsmanship.
奥运会誓言鼓励运动员、教练员和裁判员遵守规则，发扬体育精神。
5. Mutual understanding, friendship, unity and fair play.
相互了解、友谊、团结和公平竞争。
6. The Olympic Games help promote a better and more peaceful world.
奥林匹克运动会有助于实现一个更美好、更安宁的世界。
7. The most important thing in the Games is not the triumph but the struggle; not to have conquered but to have fought well.
比赛中最重要的不是胜利，而是奋斗；不是征服，而是奋力拼搏。
8. By undergoing the stress and strain of tough competition, the athletes grow in strength, endurance and discipline.
在经历了激烈竞争的压力与紧张之后，运动员在力量、耐力和纪律方面都有提高。
9. The athletes must learn to respect and to cooperate with people from many nations during the Games.
在比赛中，运动员必须学会尊重并与来自许多国家的人们合作。
10. After the hard training of a life time, every athlete deserves a medal in the Games, no matter whether he won or not.
经过长时间的艰苦训练，在奥运会上无论成败，每个运动员都应获得一枚奖牌。
11. Team-work is essential to a football match.
足球比赛最重要的是团队合作。
12. My victory owes to my coach's patient instructions and the support from my family and friends.
我的胜利应归功于教练耐心的指导以及家人和朋友的支持。
13. The lighting and extinguishing of the Olympic Flame symbolizes the opening and closing of the Olympics.
奥运圣火的点燃与熄灭象征着奥运会的开幕与闭幕。
14. The purpose of passing the Olympic torch by way of relay was to spread the Olympic spirit and make the seeds of peace and friendship root, grow, bloom and bear fruits in more countries.
用接力跑的方式传递圣火，目的在于传播奥林匹克精神，使和平和友谊的种子在更多的国家扎根、生长、开花和结果。
15. Baron de Coubertin drafted the athlete's vows himself.
德?顾拜旦爵士亲自起草了运动员宣誓词。
16. The five rings represent the close unity and friendly meeting at the Olympics between athletes from five continents.
五环相连象征着五大洲的运动员紧密团结及在奥运会上友好相聚。
17. The most important thing is to participate.
重在参与。
18. The Games have many of the qualities that the ancient Greeks were trying to encourage, all those centuries ago.
奥运会展示了多个世纪之前的古希腊人试图提倡的许多品质。
第三节 奥运知识 Knowledge about the Olympics
1. The honor of holding the Olympic Games is entrusted to a city and not a country.
主办奥林匹克运动会的荣誉是授予城市而非国家。
2. In 1912, the IOC decided to allow women to compete in the Games.
1912年，国际奥委会决定允许妇女参加奥运会的竞赛。
3. Everyone who wishes to participate in the Olympics must be an amateur.
任何想参加奥运会的人都必须是业余选手。
4. No one can be kept out of the Olympics because of religion, color or political ideas.
任何人都不能因为其宗教信仰、肤色或政治观点而被排除在奥运赛场外。
5. In each event, each country can have only three entries in the Summer games, and four entries in the Winter Games.
在夏季奥运会上，每个国家在每个项目当中只能有3个参赛队员；而在冬季奥运会上则可以有4个。
6. The athletes in a World Cup are professionals, while those who play in the Olympics must be amateurs.
参加世界杯的运动员是职业运动员，而参加奥运会的运动员必须是业余运动员。
7. Athletic events are divided into two broad categories - track and field.
田径项目被分为两大类———径赛和田赛。
8. The IOC Medical Commission has approved a test to detect the use of the banned synthetic hormone erythropoietin, or EPO.
国际奥委会药物委员会已经通过了一项测试来检测违禁使用合成激素红细胞生成素(简称EPO)的情况。
9. Man-to-man defense and zone defense are alternatives to a basketball team in a match.
篮球队在比赛中可以选择人盯人防守和区域联防。
10. Unlike professional boxers, the amateur boxers have to wear protective devices such as headgear.
与职业拳击手不同，业余拳击手需要戴上护具，比如头盔。
11. Typically the Games are awarded several years in advance, allowing the chosen city time to prepare for the Games.
通常奥运会举办地会在几年前就已定下，以便举办城市有时间准备。
12. A program of gymnastic competition consists of the horizontal bar, parallel bars, pommel horse, vaulting horse, rings and floor exercise events for men and the balance beam, uneven parallel bars, vaulting horse, and floor exercise events for women.
男子体操比赛项目包括单杠、双杠、鞍马、跳马、吊环和自由体操；女子项目包括平衡木、高低杠、跳马和自由体操。
13. The host city treasures the Olympic flag after it receives it.
主办城市接过奥运会会旗后都把它珍藏起来。
14. The Olympics is improving better and better.
奥运会越来越完善。
15. "Swifter, Higher and Stronger" is one of the Olympic tenets.
“更快、更高、更强”是奥林匹克运动宗旨之一。
16. Environment protection has become a slogan for bidding the Olympic Games.
保护环境已成为申办奥运的一个口号了。
17. The doping is a cancer on the ideal of the Olympic Games.
兴奋剂是奥运会的理想相违背的。
18. By hosting the 2008 Olympics, Beijing will reveal its tradition, present and future to the people of the world.
通过主办2008年奥运会，北京将向世人展示它的传统、现在和未来。
19. Beijing has a long history, splendid culture and a fast developing hi-tech environment.
北京有悠久的历史、灿烂的文化和迅速发展的高科技环境。
20. Five rings are linked together to represent the sporting friendship of all people.
五环互相套接表示所有人在体育上的友谊。
21. The flame symbolizes the continuity between the ancient and modern Games.
圣火象征着奥林匹克运动丛古至今的延续性。
22. The oath and the creed of the Olympics were composed by Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Games.
奥林匹克誓言和信条都是由现代奥林匹克运动会的创始人皮埃尔?德?顾拜旦拟定的。
23. The Olympic Games are an international sports festival held every four years.
奥运会是每四年举行一次的国际性体育节。
第四节 中国奥运 Olympics in China
1. Beijing's success, economically, will be as big a boost to Beijing as it was in the run up to the Games in Tokyo in 1964, and Seoul in 1988.
北京申奥的成功，从经济上来说，将是一个极大的促进，正如1964年的东京奥运会和1988年的汉城奥运会带来的经济腾飞。
2. It will be the first time that Beijing holds the Olympic Games.
这将是北京第一次举办奥林匹克运动会。
3. China's successful bid for the 2008 Olympics has given the country the international prestige it has been seeking in recent years.
成功申办2008年奥运会给中国带来了近年来一直寻求的国际声望。
4. By 2008, the environmental quality in Beijing will be comparable to that of major cities in developed countries.
到2008年，北京的环境质量将可以和发达国家主要城市的环境质量相媲美。
5. The dynamic growth of Beijing reflects that of China as a whole.
北京的巨大发展从整体上反映了全中国的巨大发展。
6. Beijing's second bid again has the full support of the people of China and the Beijing Municipal Government.
北京第二次申办奥运会依然得到了北京市政府和中国人民的全力支持。
7. The Olympic games in Beijing will be a bridge of harmony between countries and cultures.
北京奥运会将成为国家与国家之间、文化与文化之间交流的桥梁。
8. "Green Olympics, High-tech Olympics and People's Olympics" are our themes.
“绿色奥运，科技奥运，人文奥运”是我们的主题。
9. In the minds of millions of young Beijingers, the year 2008 represents dreams, pride and wealth.
在许多年轻的北京人心目中，2008年代表着梦想、骄傲与财富。
10. Beijing was competing against Toronto, Osaka, Istanbul and Paris for the right to host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
北京与多伦多、大阪、伊斯坦布尔和巴黎争夺2008年夏季奥运会的主办权。
11. The results of a Gallup poll showed that 94.9 percent of Beijing's residents supported the city's Olympic bid.
一项盖洛普民意调查的结果表明，有94.9%的北京市民支持北京申奥。
12. The evaluation team of the IOC will visit all the candidate cities to decide which city can host the Olympics.
国际奥委会的评估团将访问所有申办城市以决定哪一个城市能够获得主办权。
13. Why would the 2008 Olympic Games be hosted in Beijing?
为什么北京能够承办2008年奥运会？
14. What can the Olympic Games bring to Beijing?
奥运会将给北京带来什么？
15. If China applies for the Olympic Games successfully, as a host country, which gymnasiums will you prepare for the Olympic Games?
如果中国申办奥运会成功，作为主办国，你们将为奥运会准备哪些比赛场馆？
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