必修二第二單元課文及翻譯

1、-最新資料推薦- 必修二第二單元課文及翻譯 AN INTERVIEW Pausanias, who was a Greek writer about 2,000 years ago , has come on a magical journey on March 18th, 2007 to find out about the present-day Olympic Games. He is now interviewing Li Yan, a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games. P: My name is Pausanias. I lived in w

2、hat you call Ancient Greece and I used to write about the Olympic Games a long time ago. Ive come to your time to find out about the present- day Olympic Games because I know that in 2004 they were held in my homeland. May I ask you some questions about the modern Olympics? L: Good heavens! Have you

3、 really come from so long ago? But of course you can ask any questions you like. What would you like to know? P: How often do you hold your Games? L: Every four years. There are two main sets of Games - the Winter and the Summer Olympics, and both are held every four years on a regular basis. The Wi

4、nter Olympics are usually held two years before the Summer Games. Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will be admitted as competitors. They may come from anywhere in the world. P: Winter Games? How can the runners enjoy competing in winter? And what about the horses? L

5、: Oh no! There are no running races or horse riding events. Instead there are competitions like skiing and ice skating which need snow and ice. Thats why they re called the Winter Olympics. Its in the Summer Olympics that you have the running races, together with swimming, sailing and all the team s

6、ports. P: I see. Earlier you said that athletes are invited from all over the world. Do you mean the Greek world? Our Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the honour of winning. No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or women! L: Nowadays any country can take part if

7、their athletes are good enough. There are over 250 sports and each one has its own standard. Women are not only allowed , but play a very important role in gymnastics, athletics, team sports and . P: Please wait a minute! All those events, all those countries and even women taking part! Where are al

8、l the athletes housed ? L: For each Olympics, a special village is built for them to live in, a main reception building, several stadiums for competitions, and a gymnasium as well. P: That sounds very expensive. Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games? L: As a matter of fact, every country wants

9、the opportunity. Its a great responsibility but also a great honour to be chosen . Theres as much competition among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals. The 2008 Olympics will be held in Beijing, China. Did you know that? P: Oh yes! You must be very proud. L: Certainly. And after

10、 that the 2019 Olympics will be held in London. They have already started planning for it. A new village for the athletes and all the stadiums will be built to the east of London. New medals will be designed of course and. P: Did you say medals? So even the olive wreath has been replaced! Oh dear! D

11、o you compete for prize money too? L: No, we dont. Its still all about being able to run faster, jump higher and throw further. Thats the motto of the Olympics, you know - Swifter, Higher and Stronger. P: Well, thats good news. How interesting! Thank you so much for your time. 訪談錄 薩尼亞斯，誰是希臘作家大約 2019

12、 年前，正是這樣一個(gè)奇妙的旅程，3 月 18 日，2007年，以了解當(dāng)今奧運(yùn)會(huì)了。 他現(xiàn)在采訪李燕，為 2008 年奧運(yùn)會(huì)志愿者。 P： 我的名字是撒尼雅斯。 我住在你所說的古希臘，我習(xí)慣于在奧運(yùn)會(huì)寫了很久。 我已經(jīng)來到你的時(shí)間，以了解當(dāng)今奧運(yùn)會(huì)，因?yàn)槲抑?，?2004 年他們?cè)谖业淖鎳?guó)舉行。 請(qǐng)問你對(duì)現(xiàn)代奧運(yùn)會(huì)的一些問題？長(zhǎng)： 天哪！你們有沒有真正從很久以前來呢？不過，當(dāng)然你可以提出任何問題，你喜歡。 請(qǐng)問您想知道嗎？ P： 你多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間持有你的游戲？長(zhǎng)： 每四年。 有兩類主要的游戲 - 在冬季和夏季奧運(yùn)會(huì)，都是舉行定期每四年。 冬季奧運(yùn)會(huì)通常是前兩年舉行的夏季奧運(yùn)會(huì)。 只有誰已經(jīng)達(dá)到他們的

13、活動(dòng)商定標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的運(yùn)動(dòng)員將被接納為競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手。 他們可能來自世界任何地方。 P： 冬季奧運(yùn)會(huì)？運(yùn)動(dòng)員如何能享受冬天的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)？和馬怎么樣？長(zhǎng)： 哦，不！沒有賽跑或騎馬活動(dòng)。 而是有像滑雪，滑冰，需要冰雪比賽。 這就是為什么他們要求重新冬季奧運(yùn)會(huì)。 它在夏季奧運(yùn)會(huì)，你有賽跑，一起游泳，帆船和所有團(tuán)隊(duì)運(yùn)動(dòng)。 P： 我明白了。 此前你說，運(yùn)動(dòng)員來自世界各地的邀請(qǐng)。 你的意思是希臘世界？我們的希臘城市用來相互競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，只是為了贏得榮譽(yù)。 沒有其他國(guó)家可以加入，也不能奴隸或婦女！長(zhǎng)： 今天，任何國(guó)家都不能參加，如果他們的運(yùn)動(dòng)員是不夠好。 共有 250 多個(gè)體育和每一種都有自己的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。 婦女不僅是允許的，但發(fā)揮體操，田徑，體育和團(tuán)隊(duì)非常重要的作用. P： 請(qǐng)等一下！所有這些事件，所有這些國(guó)家，甚至婦女參與！如果所有的運(yùn)動(dòng)員都住？長(zhǎng)： 對(duì)于每一個(gè)奧運(yùn)會(huì)，一個(gè)特殊的村莊，是專為他們生活在一個(gè)主要接待樓，比賽的幾個(gè)體育場(chǎng)和一個(gè)體育館，以及。 P： 這聽起來非常昂貴。 有沒有人要舉辦奧運(yùn)會(huì)？長(zhǎng)： 由于事實(shí)上，每個(gè)國(guó)家都希望的機(jī)會(huì)。 這是一個(gè)偉大的責(zé)任，而且非常榮幸地被選擇。 有作為國(guó)家之間的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)申辦 2008 年奧運(yùn)會(huì)，以贏得奧運(yùn)獎(jiǎng)牌。 2008 年奧運(yùn)會(huì)將在北京舉行，中國(guó)。 你知道嗎？ P： 哦，