奥运知识—奥运期间休战的传统是何时开始的

The tradition of the "Truce¹" or "Ekecheiria" was established in ancient Greece in the 9th century BC by the signature of a treaty between three kings. 

During the Truce period, the athletes, artists and their families, as well as ordinary pilgrims, could travel in total safety to participate in or attend the Olympic Games and return afterwards to their respective countries. As the opening of the Games approached, the sacred truce was proclaimed and announced by citizens of Elis who travelled throughout Greece to pass on the message.

Taking into account the global political reality in which sport and the Olympic Games exist, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided² to revive the ancient concept of the Olympic Truce with the view to protecting, as far as possible, the interests of the athletes and sport in general, and to to searching for peaceful and diplomatic solutions to the conflicts around the world.

重点词汇

truce  n. 休战，休战协定	pilgrim  n. 朝圣者
approach  v. 接近，临近	International Olympic Committee  n. 国际奥委会
revive  v. 使苏醒，使复兴	contribute  v. 贡献，捐助

1 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。