CRI English Unit 4:The Olympics And Beijing 奥运与北京[1]

Part 2 The Ancient Olympic Games 古代奥运会 

Dialogue Script 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 Script 2 对话原文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.

讲解：

1.date，动词, 表示从何时开始。The ancient Olympic Games also date from there. 古典奥运会也是从那开始的。

The Athens Olympic Games date from August 13th to August 29th. 雅典奥运会8月13号开始, 8月29号结束.

2.take part in 参加某项活动，比如: Women can take part in the Olympic Games nowadays. 现在女性可以参加奥运会比赛了。

3. play + 形容词+ part in…在某项活动中起到了什么样的作用。Women play a significant part in the modern Olympic Games. 妇女在现代奥运会中发挥了重要的作用。还可以把part换成role。Women play a significant role in the modern Olympic Games.

4.一些关于古典奥运会的精品短句：

The first Games were held in Olympia to celebrate Zeus'victory against his father.
第一次奥运会在奥林匹亚举行是为了纪念宙斯在比武中战胜了他的父亲。（这是关于奥运会起源的传说之一）
No war was allowed until the Games were over.
奥运会结束之前，战争是不允许发生的。
Women, discovered in the ancient Games, would be thrown off a nearby cliff, whether they were spectators or competitors.
在古典奥运会上发现有妇女，无论他们是观众运动员，都将被推下悬崖摔死。
After the festival, winning athletes wore Olympic wreath of wild olive leaves and went back to their hometown.
盛会结束以后，获胜的运动员戴上由野生橄榄叶编成的花环。(象征着希腊人所能赢得的最高荣誉，荣归故里）
The ancient Olympic Games were a symbol of peace and friendship at the beginning.
古奥运一开始就是一个和平和友谊的象征。
The dove and the olive branch become the symbols of peace.
鸽子和橄榄枝成为和平的象征。