1、Unit 2The Olympic Games奥林匹克运动会,Modern Olympic Games四年一度的奥林匹克运动会让全世界不分种族、肤色和信仰的运动员聚集在五环旗下进行公平、友好的竞赛，充分展示人类的体能和精神力量。奥林匹克的永恒魅力是世界上任何一项活动都无法比拟的。,The time of the Summer and the Winter OlympicsModern Olympic Games，the international sports competition，are held every four years at a different site，in which
2、athletes from different nations compete against each other in a variety of sports.There are two types of Olympics，the Summer and the Winter Olympics.,Though they were held in the same year 1992，from 1994 on they were rescheduled (重新安排)For example，the Winter Olympics were held in 1994 and the Summer
3、Olympics in 1996.The Winter Olympics were held next in 1998，and the Summer Olympics in 2000.,The Olympic flag and the meaning it representsIt was Pierre de Coubertin who thought of the idea of the Olympic flag (five colored interlocking rings on a white background)Almost a century after the flags cr
4、eation，the six colors，the five rings (blue，yellow，black，green and red) and the background，still maintain their symbolism today.,These colors are found on all the flags of the world.The Olympic symbol，the five interlocking rings，represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of the athle
5、tes of the world at the Olympic Games.One of the most visible symbolsthe Olympic flame,The Olympic flame is one of the most visible symbols of the modern Games，which is a tradition from ancient Greece.During the ancient Games，at Olympia，a sacred (神圣的) flame lit by the sun burned continually on the a
6、ltar (圣坛) of the goddess，,Hera.The modern Olympic flame was first seen in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics where it burned constantly throughout the Games.The Olympic flame symbolizes purity，the effort for perfection and the struggle for victory；it also represents peace and friendship.,Something about th
7、e modern Olympic TorchThe tradition of the modern Olympic Torch began in 1936 at the Berlin Games.It represented a link between the ancient and modern Olympics，and has since remained as an Olympic custom.The torch is lit as it was in ancient times by the sun at Olympia and then passed from runner to runner in a relay to the host city.There，it is used to light a flame at the Olympic Stadium during the Opening Ceremony.,
