英语六级词汇备考辅导(8)
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span></p><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> <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>. <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="honour">honour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Zeus">Zeus</span>, <span word="king">king</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</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>, <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>, <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>. <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>, <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>. <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>. <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>, <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>, <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>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="honoured">honoured</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>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="richly">richly</span> <span word="rewarded">rewarded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>.</p><p> <span word="After">After</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uninterrupted">uninterrupted</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 1,200 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Romans">Romans</span> <span word="in">in</span> 394 <span word="A">A</span>.<span word="D">D</span>.. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="philosophy">philosophy</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="preferable">preferable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="wars">wars</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="over">over</span> 1,500 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="athletic">athletic</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1896.</p>
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