Lingling: When did the ancient Olympic Games begin, Yangyang?
玲玲：古代奥运会是什么时候开始的，阳阳？
Yangyang: They began in 776 BC, about 3000 years ago. I learned about them in the PE class.
阳阳：它开始于公元前776年，大约3000年以前。我在体育课上学习了关于古代奥运会的知识。
Lingling: Really? I thought they had a history of only about 100 years.
玲玲：真的吗？我以为它只有大约100年的历史。
Yangyang: Well, those are the modern Olympic Games. They are different from the ancient ones.
阳阳：嗯，那是现代奥运会。它与古代奥运会不同。
Lingling: What are the differences?
玲玲：有什么不同？
Yangyang: Well, in the ancient Olympics, there were no women. Only men could take part.
阳阳：嗯，在古代奥运会上，没有女人。只有男人可以参加。
Lingling: That wasn’t fair! Which country held the first Olympics?
玲玲：那不公平！哪个国家举办的第一届奥运会？
Yangyang: Greece. The Games were held in Olympia, a city in Greece.
阳阳：希腊。奥运会在希腊的一个城市奥林匹亚举办的。
Unit 5 Lesson 16 Listen and say英语课文翻译
Yangyang: The ancient Olympic Games stopped in Greece a long time ago. There were no games for about 1500 years.
阳阳：希腊的古代奥运会在很久以前就停办了。大约1500年没有比赛了。
Lingling: What a shame! When did people hold the first modern Olympics?
玲玲：真遗憾！人们什么时候举办的第1届现代奥运会？
Yangyang: They held them in 1896 in Athens, the capital city of Greece.
阳阳：他们于1896年在希腊的首都城市雅典举办的。
Lingling: Could both men and women take part in the Games?
玲玲：男人和女人都可以参加奥运会吗？
Yangyang: Sure they could. Also, there were more events.
阳阳：他们当然都可以。而且有了更多的赛事。
Lingling: Now, people from different nations can meet and get to know each other better.
玲玲：现在，来自不同国家的人可以见面，并能够更好地了解彼此。
Yangyang: Do you know the motto of the modern Olympics?
阳阳：你知道现代奥运会的口号吗？
Lingling: Yes, I do. It is “Higher, Faster, Stronger”．
玲玲：是的，我知道。是“更高、更快、更强”。
Unit 5 Lesson 17 Listen and say英语课文翻译
Sara: Beijing hosted the 29th Olympic Games. They were a great success. How many medals did the Chinese athletes win?
萨拉：北京举办了第29届奥运会。他们取得了巨大的成功。中国运动员获得了多少块奖牌？
Yangyang: They won 51 gold medals, 21 silver medals, and 28 bronze medals. China was number one in the gold medal table.
阳阳：他们获得了51块金牌、21块银牌和28块铜牌。中国是金牌榜上的第一名。
Sara: Wow, that’s great! It was such a big sports festival.
萨拉：哇，太棒了！那真是一场体育盛会。
Yangyang: At that time we had many visitors and athletes from all over the world in Beijing.
阳阳：那时在我们北京有许多来自世界各地的游客和运动员。
Sara: You must be very proud of your country and your city.
萨拉：你一定为你的祖国和你的城市感到非常自豪吧。
Yangyang: Yes. I love my country and I love Beijing.
阳阳：是的。我爱我的祖国，我爱北京。
