關(guān)于奧運(yùn)會(huì)的知識(shí)(中英文對(duì)照)

1、第一節(jié) 關(guān)于奧運(yùn)會(huì) About the Olympic Games1. The Olympic Games originated from ancient Greece.奧運(yùn)會(huì)起源于古希臘。2. In the ancient Greek Olympics, only men were allowed to participate in it.在古希臘奧運(yùn)會(huì)中，只允許男人參加比賽。3. The 2008 Olympics will be held in Beijing, China.2008年奧運(yùn)會(huì)將在中國(guó)北京舉行。4. Modern Olympics began in 1896 through

2、 the efforts of a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin.通過(guò)法國(guó)人皮埃爾？德？顧拜旦的努力，現(xiàn)代奧運(yùn)會(huì)開(kāi)始于1896年。5. The Atlanta Olympics were the first to make profits out of the Games.亞特蘭大奧運(yùn)會(huì)是第一屆贏利的奧運(yùn)會(huì)。6. On the opening of the Olympic Games, a torch-lighting ceremony will be held.在奧運(yùn)會(huì)的開(kāi)幕式上會(huì)舉行一個(gè)點(diǎn)火儀式。7. The Olympic Village is built

3、 for athletes' accommodation.奧運(yùn)村是為了給運(yùn)動(dòng)員提供食宿而建造的。8. The Olympics were not held because of world wars for 3 times in history.在歷史上，奧運(yùn)會(huì)曾有 3次因?yàn)槭澜鐟?zhàn)爭(zhēng)的原因而停辦。9. At a meeting in 1925, the IOC officially sanctioned the Olympic Winter Games and declared the competition at Chamonix in 1924 the first Olympic

4、Winter Games.在1925年的一次會(huì)議上，國(guó)際奧委會(huì)正式通過(guò)了舉辦冬奧會(huì)，并宣布1924年在法國(guó)夏蒙尼舉行的比賽為第一屆冬奧會(huì)。10. The International Olympic Committee is in charge of the Olympic affairs.國(guó)際奧委會(huì)負(fù)責(zé)奧運(yùn)會(huì)的事務(wù)。11. In selecting the site of the Olympic Games, the IOC considers a number of factors. Chief among them is which city has, or promises to bui

5、ld, the best facilities.在挑選奧運(yùn)會(huì)舉辦地的過(guò)程中，奧委會(huì)會(huì)考慮很多因素，其中最主要的是哪個(gè)城市已經(jīng) 有，或者承諾修建最好的設(shè)施。12. The IOC also considers which parts of the world have not yet hosted the Games.奧委會(huì)同時(shí)也會(huì)考慮哪些地方還沒(méi)有主辦過(guò)奧運(yùn)會(huì)。第二節(jié)奧運(yùn)精神The Olympic Spirit1. The Olympic motto is "Higher, Faster, Stronger."奧林匹克的格言是“更高，更快，更強(qiáng)”。2. The most i

6、mportant thing in the Olympic Gamesis not to win but to participate.奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)重在參與而不是取勝。3. Taking drugs before the Games is considered cheating and against sportsmanship.賽前服用藥物被視為作弊，且違背運(yùn)動(dòng)精神。4. The Olympic oath encourages athletes, coaches, and officials to observe the rules and to follow the spirit of

7、sportsmanship.奧運(yùn)會(huì)誓言鼓勵(lì)運(yùn)動(dòng)員、教練員和裁判員遵守規(guī)則，發(fā)揚(yáng)體育精神。5. Mutual understanding, friendship, unity and fair play.相互了解、友誼、團(tuán)結(jié)和公平競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。6. The Olympic Games help promote a better and more peaceful world.奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)有助于實(shí)現(xiàn)一個(gè)更美好、更安寧的世界。7. The most important thing in the Games is not the triumph but the struggle; not to have c

8、onquered but to have fought well.比賽中最重要的不是勝利，而是奮斗；不是征服，而是奮力拼搏。8. By undergoing the stress and strain of tough competition, the athletes grow in strength, endurance and discipline.在經(jīng)歷了激烈競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的壓力與緊張之后，運(yùn)動(dòng)員在力量、耐力和紀(jì)律方面都有提高。9. The athletes must learn to respect and to cooperate with people from many nations

9、during the Games.在比賽中，運(yùn)動(dòng)員必須學(xué)會(huì)尊重并與來(lái)自許多國(guó)家的人們合作。10. After the hard training of a life time, every athlete deserves a medal in the Games, no matter whether he won or not.經(jīng)過(guò)長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的艱苦訓(xùn)練，在奧運(yùn)會(huì)上無(wú)論成敗，每個(gè)運(yùn)動(dòng)員都應(yīng)獲得一枚獎(jiǎng)牌。11. Team-work is essential to a football match.足球比賽最重要的是團(tuán)隊(duì)合作。12. My victory owes to my coach's

10、patient instructions and the support from my family and friends.我的勝利應(yīng)歸功于教練耐心的指導(dǎo)以及家人和朋友的支持。13. The lighting and extinguishing of the Olympic Flame symbolizes the opening and closing of the Olympics.奧運(yùn)圣火的點(diǎn)燃與熄滅象征著奧運(yùn)會(huì)的開(kāi)幕與閉幕。14. The purpose of passing the Olympic torch by way of relay was to spread the O

11、lympic spirit and make the seeds of peace and friendship root, grow, bloom and bear fruits in more countries.用接力跑的方式傳遞圣火，目的在于傳播奧林匹克精神，使和平和友誼的種子在更多的 國(guó)家扎根、生長(zhǎng)、開(kāi)花和結(jié)果。15. Baron de Coubertin drafted the athlete's vows himself.德？顧拜旦爵士親自起草了運(yùn)動(dòng)員宣誓詞。16. The five rings represent the close unity and friendly

12、 meeting at the Olympics between athletes from five continents.五環(huán)相連象征著五大洲的運(yùn)動(dòng)員緊密團(tuán)結(jié)及在奧運(yùn)會(huì)上友好相聚。17. The most important thing is to participate.重在參與。18. The Games have many of the qualities that the ancient Greeks were trying to encourage, all those centuries ago.奧運(yùn)會(huì)展示了多個(gè)世紀(jì)之前的古希臘人試圖提倡的許多品質(zhì)。第三節(jié) 奧運(yùn)知識(shí) Knowl

13、edge about the Olympics1. The honor of holding the Olympic Gamesis entrusted to a city and not a country.主辦奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)的榮譽(yù)是授予城市而非國(guó)家。2. In 1912, the IOC decided to allow women to compete in the Games.1912年，國(guó)際奧委會(huì)決定允許婦女參加奧運(yùn)會(huì)的競(jìng)賽。3. Everyone who wishes to participate in the Olympics must be an amateur.任何想?yún)⒓訆W運(yùn)

14、會(huì)的人都必須是業(yè)余選手。4. No one can be kept out of the Olympics because of religion, color or political ideas.任何人都不能因?yàn)槠渥诮绦叛?、膚色或政治觀點(diǎn)而被排除在奧運(yùn)賽場(chǎng)外。5. In each event, each country can have only three entries in the Summergames, and four entries in the Winter Games.在夏季奧運(yùn)會(huì)上，每個(gè)國(guó)家在每個(gè)項(xiàng)目當(dāng)中只能有3個(gè)參賽隊(duì)員；而在冬季奧運(yùn)會(huì)上則可以有4個(gè)。6. The a

15、thletes in a World Cup are professionals, while those who play in the Olympics must be amateurs.參加世界杯的運(yùn)動(dòng)員是職業(yè)運(yùn)動(dòng)員，而參加奧運(yùn)會(huì)的運(yùn)動(dòng)員必須是業(yè)余運(yùn)動(dòng)員。7. Athletic events are divided into two broad categories - track and field.田徑項(xiàng)目被分為兩大類(lèi)徑賽和田賽。8. The IOC Medical Commission has approved a test to detect the use of the ban

16、ned synthetic hormone erythropoietin, or EPO.國(guó)際奧委會(huì)藥物委員會(huì)已經(jīng)通過(guò)了一項(xiàng)測(cè)試來(lái)檢測(cè)違禁使用合成激素紅細(xì)胞生成素（簡(jiǎn)稱(chēng)EPO兩情況。9. Man-to-man defense and zone defense are alternatives to a basketball team in a match.籃球隊(duì)在比賽中可以選擇人盯人防守和區(qū)域聯(lián)防。10. Unlike professional boxers, the amateur boxers have to wear protective devices such as headgear

17、.與職業(yè)拳擊手不同，業(yè)余拳擊手需要戴上護(hù)具，比如頭盔。11. Typically the Gamesare awarded several years in advance, allowing the chosen city time to prepare for the Games.通常奧運(yùn)會(huì)舉辦地會(huì)在幾年前就已定下，以便舉辦城市有時(shí)間準(zhǔn)備。12. A program of gymnastic competition consists of the horizontal bar, parallel bars, pommel horse, vaulting horse, rings and f

18、loor exercise events for men and the balance beam, uneven parallel bars, vaulting horse, and floor exercise events for women.男子體操比賽項(xiàng)目包括單杠、雙杠、鞍馬、跳馬、吊環(huán)和自由體操；女子項(xiàng)目包括平衡 木、高低杠、跳馬和自由體操。13. The host city treasures the Olympic flag after it receives it.主辦城市接過(guò)奧運(yùn)會(huì)會(huì)旗后都把它珍藏起來(lái)。14. The Olympics is improving better

19、 and better.奧運(yùn)會(huì)越來(lái)越完善。15. "Swifter, Higher and Stronger" is one of the Olympic tenets.“更快、更高、更強(qiáng)”是奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)宗旨之一。16. Environment protection has become a slogan for bidding the Olympic Games.保護(hù)環(huán)境已成為申辦奧運(yùn)的一個(gè)口號(hào)了。17. The doping is a cancer on the ideal of the Olympic Games.興奮劑是奧運(yùn)會(huì)的理想相違背的。18. By hosti

20、ng the 2008 Olympics, Beijing will reveal its tradition, present and future to the people of the world.通過(guò)主辦2008年奧運(yùn)會(huì)，北京將向世人展示它的傳統(tǒng)、現(xiàn)在和未來(lái)。19. Beijing has a long history, splendid culture and a fast developing hi-tech environment.北京有悠久的歷史、燦爛的文化和迅速發(fā)展的高科技環(huán)境。20. Five rings are linked together to represent

21、the sporting friendship of all people.五環(huán)互相套接表示所有人在體育上的友誼。21. The flame symbolizes the continuity between the ancient and modern Games.圣火象征著奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)叢古至今的延續(xù)性。22. The oath and the creed of the Olympics were composed by Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Games.奧林匹克誓言和信條都是由現(xiàn)代奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)的創(chuàng)始人皮埃爾？德？顧拜旦擬定的

22、。23. The Olympic Gamesare an international sports festival held every four years.奧運(yùn)會(huì)是每四年舉行一次的國(guó)際性體育節(jié)。第四節(jié) 中國(guó)奧運(yùn) Olympics in China1. Beijing's success, economically, will be as big a boost to Beijing as it was in the run up to the Games in Tokyo in 1964, and Seoul in 1988.北京申奧的成功，從經(jīng)濟(jì)上來(lái)說(shuō)，將是一個(gè)極大的促進(jìn)，正如

23、1964年的東京奧運(yùn)會(huì)和1988 年的漢城奧運(yùn)會(huì)帶來(lái)的經(jīng)濟(jì)騰飛。2. It will be the first time that Beijing holds the Olympic Games.這將是北京第一次舉辦奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)。3. China's successful bid for the 2008 Olympics has given the country the international prestige it has been seeking in recent years.成功申辦2008年奧運(yùn)會(huì)給中國(guó)帶來(lái)了近年來(lái)一直尋求的國(guó)際聲望。4. By 2008, the

24、environmental quality inBeijing will be comparable to that ofmajor cities in developed countries.到2008年，北京的環(huán)境質(zhì)量將可以和發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家主要城市的環(huán)境質(zhì)量相媲美。5. The dynamic growth of Beijing reflects that of China as a whole.北京的巨大發(fā)展從整體上反映了全中國(guó)的巨大發(fā)展。6. Beijing's second bid again has the full support of the people of China

25、and the Beijing Municipal Government.北京第二次申辦奧運(yùn)會(huì)依然得到了北京市政府和中國(guó)人民的全力支持。7. The Olympic games in Beijing will be a bridge of harmony between countries and cultures.北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)將成為國(guó)家與國(guó)家之間、文化與文化之間交流的橋梁。8. "Green Olympics, High-tech Olympics and People's Olympics" are our themes.“綠色奧運(yùn)，科技奧運(yùn)，人文奧運(yùn)”是我們的主題。9. In the minds of millions of young Beijingers, t