英语六级晨读美文100篇:Olympic Games(36)
<p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="athletic">athletic</span> <span word="festivals">festivals</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span></p><p> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="associations">associations</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Olympian">Olympian</span> <span word="athletic">athletic</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Zeus">Zeus</span>,</p><p> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympian">Olympian</span> <span word="Gods">Gods</span>, <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="character">character</span>,</p><p> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span>,</p><p> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="abolished">abolished</span>, <span word="international">international</span>.</p><p> <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="go">go</span>,</p><p> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="from">from</span> 776<span word="B">B</span>.<span word="C">C</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plain">plain</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Olympus">Olympus</span>.</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spectators">spectators</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>,</p><p> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spectator">spectator</span>.</p><p> <span word="Slaves">Slaves</span>, <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dishonored">dishonored</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="sequence">sequence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="uncertain">uncertain</span>,</p><p> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="gymnastics">gymnastics</span>, <span word="boxing">boxing</span>, <span word="wrestling">wrestling</span>, <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="events">events</span>,</p><p> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>,</p><p> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="honored">honored</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="holy">holy</span> <span word="olive">olive</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="heads">heads</span>.</p><p> <span word="So">So</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="race">race</span></p><p> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="victory">victory</span>.</p>
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