奥运知识—奥林匹克运动简史三(1)

The Modern Olympic Games 现代奥运会

Dialogue Script 1 对话原文 1

　　Mark: Shall we take a walk?
　　Tina: I don’t want to go since I’m too full.
　　Mark: You may live up to 99 years, if you take a walk after meals. That is what you told me before.
　　Tina: All right, let’s go.
　　Tina: Mark, do you know when the first modern Olympic Games were held?
　　Mark: Of course, the first modern Olympics were held in Athens in 1896. And Mr. Baron¹ De Coubertin was the father of the modern Olympics.
　　Tina: Yes, he made a great contribution to the restoring of the Olympic Games. But I heard at that time women were not allowed to participate in the Games or even watch the Games, is that true?
Mark: Yes, that’s true. Women didn’t participate in the Olympic Games until the second modern Olympics. Moreover, there were only 295 competitors from 13 countries and areas who participated in 9 events.
　　Tina: But we know the development of any kind of event has a process to train the audiences.
　　Mark: I agree with you. At the first Olympic Games, there were only 9 events, but now it has developed into no less than 20.

讲解：

　　1. 在巴黎举行的第二届现代奥运会上妇女才被允许参赛，而不是第一届雅典奥运会。

　　2. 俗语: You may live up to 99 years, if you take a walk after meals. 就是我们经常说的“饭后百步走,活到九十九”。

　　3. 法国贵族顾拜旦是现代奥运会之父，Coubertin was the father of the modern Olympics.

　　4. 只有来自13个国家和地区的295选手参加了9项比赛, 其规模和影响远没有现在的奥运会大.

1 baron   

n.男爵；(商业界等)巨头，大王

参考例句：

• Henry Ford was an automobile baron.亨利·福特是一位汽车业巨头。
• The baron lived in a strong castle.男爵住在一座坚固的城堡中。