2008年大学英语四级考试阅读词汇(二)
2008-10-20来源:和谐英语
导读：
The first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens(雅典)in 1896 and only twelve nations participated. Besides the host nation man participants were tourists who I)happened to be in Greece at the time. Though the whole affair was L)informal standard was not high, the old principle of amateur sport was kept up.
Since then the games had been held every four years except during the M)interruption of the two World War. This was J)definitely a departure from the old Olympic spirit when wars had to stop and make way for the games.
The games have grown enormously in scale and K)physical performances have now reached uNPRecedented heights. Unfortunately the same cannot be said about their Dmoral stantard. Instead of Olympia, the modern games are now held in different cities all over the world. Inevitably politics and commercialism get involved as countries vie each other for(为......而互相竞争)the A)honour to hold the games because of the political prestige and commercial profit to be C)had out of them.(这是一个复合句。
主句中get involved即为are involved,意为“被卷入进来”，as引导原因状语从句，从句中的动词不定式短语to hold the games修饰第7题应填的名词，而本句中又包含一个由because of引导的原因状语，动词不定式to be...out of them修饰political prestige and commercial profit.)In the 11th games held in Berlin in 1936, Hitler who had newly come to H)power in Germany tried to use the occasion for his Nazi propaganda. For the first time the Olympic flame was brought all the way from Olympia to the games site in relays, a marathon journey now often taking months to B)accomplish. (本文最后一句是一个复杂的简单句。现在分词短语taking months to...修饰a marathon journey。)
全文翻译：
第一届现代奥林匹克运动会于1896年在雅典举行，当时只有12个国家参加。除了东道国之外，许多参赛者都是当时碰巧在希腊观光的旅游者。
尽管整个比赛是非正式的，而且标准也不高，但奥运会作为业余体育运动的古老传统却被保持下来了。
从那时起，奥运会每四年举办一次，不过在两次世界大战期间，奥运会停办了。毫无疑问，这与古老的奥林匹克精神是背道而驰的，因为在那是，战争必须停下来为比赛让路。
奥运会发展规模巨大，体育成绩已经达到了前所未有的高度。不幸的是，奥运会的道德水准没有得到相应的提高。现代奥运会已经不再奥林匹亚而是在全世界各个不同城市举行。由于举办奥运会带来的政治威望和商业利润，各国为争夺举办奥运会而相互竞争，这样就使政治和商业利益不可避免地卷入进来。第11届奥运会与1936年在柏林举行，刚在德国当权的希特勒试图利用这个大好时机进行纳粹宣传。于是奥林匹克圣火第一次以接力方式----现在需要好几个月才能完成的一段马拉松路程----从奥林匹亚一直传送到举办地点。
The first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens(雅典)in 1896 and only twelve nations participated. Besides the host nation man participants were tourists who I)happened to be in Greece at the time. Though the whole affair was L)informal standard was not high, the old principle of amateur sport was kept up.
Since then the games had been held every four years except during the M)interruption of the two World War. This was J)definitely a departure from the old Olympic spirit when wars had to stop and make way for the games.
The games have grown enormously in scale and K)physical performances have now reached uNPRecedented heights. Unfortunately the same cannot be said about their Dmoral stantard. Instead of Olympia, the modern games are now held in different cities all over the world. Inevitably politics and commercialism get involved as countries vie each other for(为......而互相竞争)the A)honour to hold the games because of the political prestige and commercial profit to be C)had out of them.(这是一个复合句。
主句中get involved即为are involved,意为“被卷入进来”，as引导原因状语从句，从句中的动词不定式短语to hold the games修饰第7题应填的名词，而本句中又包含一个由because of引导的原因状语，动词不定式to be...out of them修饰political prestige and commercial profit.)In the 11th games held in Berlin in 1936, Hitler who had newly come to H)power in Germany tried to use the occasion for his Nazi propaganda. For the first time the Olympic flame was brought all the way from Olympia to the games site in relays, a marathon journey now often taking months to B)accomplish. (本文最后一句是一个复杂的简单句。现在分词短语taking months to...修饰a marathon journey。)
全文翻译：
第一届现代奥林匹克运动会于1896年在雅典举行，当时只有12个国家参加。除了东道国之外，许多参赛者都是当时碰巧在希腊观光的旅游者。
尽管整个比赛是非正式的，而且标准也不高，但奥运会作为业余体育运动的古老传统却被保持下来了。
从那时起，奥运会每四年举办一次，不过在两次世界大战期间，奥运会停办了。毫无疑问，这与古老的奥林匹克精神是背道而驰的，因为在那是，战争必须停下来为比赛让路。
奥运会发展规模巨大，体育成绩已经达到了前所未有的高度。不幸的是，奥运会的道德水准没有得到相应的提高。现代奥运会已经不再奥林匹亚而是在全世界各个不同城市举行。由于举办奥运会带来的政治威望和商业利润，各国为争夺举办奥运会而相互竞争，这样就使政治和商业利益不可避免地卷入进来。第11届奥运会与1936年在柏林举行，刚在德国当权的希特勒试图利用这个大好时机进行纳粹宣传。于是奥林匹克圣火第一次以接力方式----现在需要好几个月才能完成的一段马拉松路程----从奥林匹亚一直传送到举办地点。
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