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奥运历史The Olympic Games are believed to have begun more than 3,000 years ago, although written records only exist from 776 BC.The records show that these Games consisted of activities that were the skills of soldiers, like boxing, javelin throwing and marathon running. At just over 26 miles (or 42 kilometers) long, the marathon is the longest race run in the Games. It is named after the site of a battle in ancient Greece. According to legend, a Greek messenger ran from Marathon to Athens to bring news of the Greek victory and died of exhaustion just after giving his message.The ancient Olympic Games continued for nearly 1,200 years until the Roman Emperor, Theodosius I, abolished the Games because of their pagan influences.About 1,500 years later, in 1894, the Frenchman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, helped to re-establish the Games. He also created the structure of the modern Olympic Movement.Nowadays the aim of the Olympic Movement is to promote peace, friendship and understanding between different nations through sport.The first modern Olympic Games were held in Greece in 1896. Just over 200 men, representing14 countries, competed in a total of 43 events. Winners received a silver medal, a certificate anda crown of olive leaves. Runners-up were given bronze medals and a crown of laurel, while those who finished third went home empty-handed.The Olympic Games are held every four years with one country being responsible for the organization of the event. There is often fierce competition to be the host city. In 2008, Beijing hosts the Games and in 2012 they will be held in London.Vocabulary:The site of a battle: the place where a battle happenedLegend: a very old story that may be based on factsExhaustion: the state of being so tired that you have no energy leftAbolished: stoppedPagan influences: being affected by beliefs that are not connected with any of the main religions of the worldMovement: a group of people who share the same ideas or opinionsAim: an aim is something that a person or group of people want to achieveThrough sport: if you do something through another thing, you use that thing to achieve another. Here, the Olympic Movement is using sport to promote peace between nationsRunners-up: here, the people who come second in a race or game. Usually a runner-up is a person or team who do not finish first but do win a prizeA crown: a circular ornament for the head, usually made of gold and jewels which kings and queens wear at official ceremoniesWent home empty-handed: did not receive anything. This phrase is used here to show the difference between the early Games and the new Games where people who finish in third place receive a bronze medal。
theolympicgames课件(带附加条款)奥林匹克运动会课件一、引言奥林匹克运动会，简称奥运会，是国际奥林匹克委员会主办的包含多种体育运动项目的国际性运动会，每四年举行一次。
奥运会最早起源于古希腊，因举办地在奥林匹亚而得名。
奥林匹克运动会不仅是一次体育盛会，更是全球文化交流的重要平台，充分体现了“更快、更高、更强”的奥林匹克精神。
二、奥运会的历史与发展1.古代奥运会古代奥运会起源于公元前776年的古希腊奥林匹亚，每四年举行一次，共举行293届。
古代奥运会最初是为了纪念宙斯神而举行的祭祀活动，后来逐渐演变为全球性的体育竞技盛会。
然而，公元前393年，罗马帝国皇帝狄奥多西一世宣布基督教为国教，禁止异教活动，导致古代奥运会终止。
2.现代奥运会1896年，法国教育家皮埃尔·德·顾拜旦男爵倡导恢复奥运会，第一届现代奥运会在希腊雅典举行。
现代奥运会沿用了古代奥运会的传统，每四年举行一次，分为夏季奥运会和冬季奥运会。
夏季奥运会自1896年开始，每四年举行一次；冬季奥运会自1924年开始，也是每四年举行一次。
奥运会是全球最具影响力的体育盛会，吸引了众多国家和地区参加。
三、奥林匹克精神奥林匹克精神是奥林匹克运动的核心，包括“更快、更高、更强”的竞技精神以及“友谊、尊重、卓越”的人文精神。
奥林匹克精神旨在鼓励人们积极参与体育运动，追求卓越，同时弘扬和平、友谊、尊重等价值观，促进各国人民的交流与合作。
四、奥运会的比赛项目奥运会的比赛项目丰富多样，涵盖了田径、游泳、举重、体操、篮球、足球等多种运动项目。
奥运会比赛项目分为夏季项目和冬季项目两大类。
夏季奥运会比赛项目主要包括田径、游泳、篮球、足球、体操、乒乓球、羽毛球等；冬季奥运会比赛项目主要包括冰球、冰壶、滑雪、滑冰等。
五、奥运会的举办城市1.夏季奥运会举办城市：雅典、巴黎、伦敦、洛杉矶、东京、北京等。
2.冬季奥运会举办城市：奥斯陆、因斯布鲁克、萨拉热窝、长野、盐湖城、都灵等。
The History of the Olympic GamesEvery four years athletes from all over the world take part in the Olympic Games. Both the Summer and Winter Olympics are held every four years. The Winter Olympics are usually held two years before the Summer Olympics.The old Olympic Games, from which the Modern Games came, began around the year 776 BC in Greece. Many of the sports were the same as they are now. Some of the games, in which the young men competed, were running, jumping and wrestling. Women were not allowed to take part in the Games.After about the year 393 AD, the Olympic Games stopped. For centuries, there were no Olympic Games, but they were not forgotten.The first Olympic Games in modern times happened in 1896. They were held in Greece, the country in which the Games were born. In the 1896 Games, there were 311 competitors from just 13 countries. After that, more and more countries joined in the Games. In 1992, over 8,000 competitors from more than 150 countries went to Barcelona for the 25th Summer Olympics.There are over 250 different sports in the Games. Sailing, horse riding and shooting are some of the more unusual sports.The Olympic motto is SWIFTER, HIGHER, STRONGER. It means that every athlete should try to run faster, jump higher and throw further. They do their best to win medals.In the 1984 Olympic Games, Carl Lewis won for gold medals in the 100 meters, 200 meters, long jump and 4x100 meter relay. In Barcelona, the Chinese team got 16 gold medals, of which 12 were won by women.One of the great competitions is not for medal. It is the competition between countries to hold the Olympics. To hold the Olympic Games is a rich price for a country…。
