奥林匹克运动简史二
Part 2 The Ancient Olympic Games 古代奥运会Dialogue 1 对话原文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.
讲解:
1. It’s origin, fundament, development and abolishment.
古典奥运会的起源、建立、发展、及废除。
2.BC是公元前，是Before Christ的缩写， AD是公元，是Anno Domini的缩写。
3.Stimulants 兴奋剂 use stimulants使用兴奋剂。
4.Olympic Games是一个复数形式，所以在它后面的动词、系动词形式都要一致。
Dialogue 2 对话原文2
Joe: The 2004 summer Olympics will be held in Athens, Greece. And y