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Unit5 When did the ancient Olympic Games began?
Lesson 15
Listen and say
Lingling:When did the ancient Olympic Games begin,Yangyang?
玲玲:古代奥运会什么时候开始的,阳阳?
Yangyang:They began in 776 BC,about 3 000 years ago.I learned about them in the PE class.
阳阳:他们开始于公元前776年,约3000年前。我在体育课上学的。
Lingling:Really? I thought they had a history of only about 100 years.
玲玲:真的?我以为他们只有大约100年的历史呢。
Yangyang :Well,those are the modern Olympic Games.They are different from the ancient ones.
阳阳:嗯,这些都是现代奥运会。它们与古代的不同。
Lingling:What are the differences?
玲玲:有什么差异呢?
Yangyang:Well,in the ancient Olympics, there were no women. Only men could take part.
阳阳:在古代奥运会,没有女人。只有男性才能参加。
Lingling:That wasn’t fair!Which country held the first Olympics?
玲玲:那不公平!哪个国家举行了第一次奥运会?
Yangyang:Greece.The Games were held in Olympia, a city in Greece.People from all over the country went to Olympia to watch or to take part in the Games.
阳阳:希腊。奥运会在希腊的奥林匹亚举行。来自全国各地的人们去奥林匹亚观看或参加比赛。
Listen, look, and learn
When did the ancient Olympic Games begin?
古代奥