Like many other sports, table tennis began as a mild social diversion. Descending, along with lawn tennis and badminton, from the ancient medieval game of tennis. It was popular in England in the seco...
ABOUT Athletics (Olympic sport since 1896) 田径概述（1896年成为奥运会正式比赛项目） Athletics is, in many ways, the embodiment of the Olympic motto, "Citius, Altius, Fortius", meanin...
About Basketball (Olympic sport since 1936) 篮球概述（1936年成为奥运会正式比赛项目） For 36 years after basketball entered the Olympic Games as a full medal sport for men, the questi...
About Baseball (Olympic sport since 1992) 棒球概述（1992年成为奥运会正式比赛项目） Baseball’s stature in the history of the United States is perhaps reflected more clearly in a sim...
About Badminton (Olympic sport since 1992) 羽毛球概述（1992年成为奥运会正式比赛项目） Made-for-television radar guns instantly flash the speed of serves, volleys and pitches to the...
About Archery (Olympic sport since 1900) 射箭概述（1900年成为奥运会正式比赛项目） Anyone familiar with the legend of Robin Hood knows archery competitions date back at least to media...
Aquatics (Olympic sport since 1896) 水上运动（1896年成为奥运会正式比赛项目） The founding of the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) in 1908 was a pragmatic response to an...
Dialogue Script 3 对话原文 3 Jimmy: Hi, Lucy. Lucy: Hi, Jimmy. So nice to see you. I just got back from Berlin. Jimmy: Really? I know Berlin was chosen as the host country for the 11th Olympics. Lu...
Dialogue Script 2 对话原文 2 Annie: Where are you heading for? David: Take a walk. I just had dinner, and you? Annie: I’m taking a walk too. I have just watched a game. It was really interesting...
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...
Dialogue Script 2 对话原文2 Joe: The 2004 summer Olympics will be held in Athens, Greece. And you know? Megan: Of course. Athens is a great place, and... Joe:And the first modern Olympic Games wer...
Part 2 The Ancient Olympic Games 古代奥运会 Dialogue Script 1 对话原文1 Jason: Annie, it is said you are an Olympic expert. Can you tell me anything about the ancient Olympics? Annie: Of cour...
水上运动--画里话外 The pool where synchronized swimming takes place must be at least 3m deep over a 12*12m area in the centre of the pool.花样游泳的水池区域有12米长1米宽，水深至...
所有希腊的男性自由人都有资格参加奥林匹克运动会。至于女人，严格地说，只允许未婚女人参加。不过有个同级的赫拉运动会，允许所有女人参加……...
Javelin Throwing: A leather strap was fixed to the shaft of the javelin to form a loop. When throwing, the athlete inserted his index and second fingers into the loop , which allowed him to increase t...
