Pausanias, who was a Greek writer about 2,000 years ago, has come ________a magical journey ____March 18th, 2007 to find out about the present- day Olympic Games. P: My name is Pausanias. I lived in _______you call "Ancient Greece" and I used to write about the Olympic Games a long time ago. I've come to your time to find out about the present-day Olympic Games ___________I know that in 2004 they were held in my homeland. May I ask you some questions about the modem Olympics? L: Good heavens! Have you really come from so long ago? ________of course you can ask any questions you like. What would you like to know? on what because But

P: How __________do you hold your Games? L: Every four years. There are two main s______ of Games - the Winter and the Summer Olympics, and both are held every four years _____a regular basis. The Winter Olympics are usually held two years before the Summer Games. Only athletes _______ have reached the agreed standard ________their event will be admitted as competitors. They may come from anywhere in the world. P: Winter Games? How can the runners enjoy _____________(compete)in winter? And what about the horses? often ets on who for competing

L: Oh no! There are no running races or horse riding events. I___________ there are competitions like skiing and ice skating which need snow and ice. That's _________they' re called the Winter Olympics. It's in the Summer Olympics ________you have the running races, together ______swimming, sailing and all the team sports. 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 _______ each other just for the h______ of winning. No other countries could join in, _______could slaves or women! nstead why that with against onour nor

L: Nowadays any country can take part______their athletes are good enough. There are over 250 sports and each one_______(have) its own standard. Women are not only allowed, but play a very important role _______ gymnastics, athletics, team sports and... P: Please wait a minute! All those events, all those countries and even women taking part! ________are all the athletes housed? L: For each Olympics, a special village is built for them to live_____, a main reception building, several stadiums for competitions, and a gymnasium____ __. if has in Where in as well

P: That sounds very expensive. Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games? L: As a matter of fact, every country wants the o_________. It's a great responsibility but also a great honour_____________(choose). There's as much competition among countries to host the Olympics ________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. pportunity to be chosen as

L: Certainly. And after that the 2012 Olympics will be held in London. They have already started planning _______it. A new village for the athletes and all the stadiums will be built________the east of London. New medals will be designed of course and... P: Did you say medals? So even the olive wreath has been r_________! Oh dear! Do you compete for prize money too? L: No, we don't. It's still all about being able to run faster, jump higher and throw_________. That's the motto of the Olympics, you know - "Swifter, Higher and Stronger." P: Well, that's good news. __________(what/how ) interesting! Thank you so much for your time. for to eplaced further How

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奥运会起源于 2000 多年前的希腊，一代又一代 的人参加比赛。他们为荣誉、奖品也为身体健康 而竞争，因此荣获金、银甚至铜牌对每一位选手 是莫大的荣誉。另外，世界上一个接着一个国家 都渴望举办奥运会并且向世人承诺下一届将会是 最好的奥运会。他们用高新技术修建高级的运动 场和室内体育馆来申办奥运会。 实际上，举办奥运会需要很多钱。因此现在奥 运会通常和商业公司有关，准确的说，与许多广 告有关，最著名的是 NIKE, Addidas 或 Coca Cola 等。他们的帮助，使奥运会更加成功。

The Olympic Games date back to more than 2000 years ago in Greece. One generation after another of the competitors take part in them to compete for honor, for prize as well as for physical health, so getting rewarded with gold, silver or even bronze medal will be a great honor for every competitor. In addition, one after another country in the world is eager to host the Olympics and promises to the whole world that the coming Olympics will be the best one. They set up advanced stadiums and gyms with high-techs to bid for the Olympics. As a matter of fact, to host Olympics requires lots of money. So nowadays the Olympics are usually related with merchant business, or rather, with lots of advertisements, in which the most famous is NIKE, Addidas, Coca Cola etc. their help makes the Olympics more successful.