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写些奥运知识,精神或重大赛事 比如:<古代奥林匹克运会允许女人参加么> 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…… All free male Greek citizens were entitled to in the ancient Olympic Games, of their social status. Orsippos, a general from Megara; Polymnistor, a shepherd; Diagoras, member of a royal family from Rhodes; Alexander I, son of Amyndas and King of Macedonia; and Democritus, a philosopher, were all participants in the Games. Married women were not allowed to participate in, or to watch, the ancient Olympic Games. However, unmarried women could attend the competition, and the of , goddess of , was given a privileged position next to the . Although the ancient Olympic Games did not allow female participation, the Herean Games, staged every four years to honour , wife of , gave female athletes the chance to compete. 重点词汇 n. （希腊神话）得墨忒耳（掌农业，结婚，丰饶的女神） 不管 v. 参加 n. 女祭司 n. 肥沃, 丰产 n. 祭坛 n. 露天大型运动场 n. 赫拉 n. 宙斯 <古代奥运会项目:拳击、摔跤和标枪> Throwing: A leather strap was fixed to the shaft of the javelin to form a loop. When throwing, the athlete inserted his and second fingers into the , which allowed him to increase the distance the javelin travelled. : The opponents fought standing up, with bare hands. There were different types of hold. The person who first touched the ground three times was the loser. Boxing: The fighters' hands were protected by long leather . These ancestors of boxing gloves underwent numerous over time. Pieces of metal were added on the , making the much more violent. 重点词汇 javelin n. (投掷用的)标枪 thong n. 皮带 Modification n. 更改, 修改 knuckle n. 指节, 关节 insert v. 插 loop n. 环，（绳）圈 <福娃Mascots > Five Olympic mascots were unveiled exatly 1000 days before the Beiling Olympic opening ceremony . The long--anticipated mascots feature four of China's most popular animals--the fish,the panda,the Tibrtan antelope and the swallow .The fifth mascot is the brightly burning Olympic flame. Each of the mascots has a repeated two-syllable name. This type of name is a traditional way of showing affection for children in China.BeiBei is the fish,JingJing is the panda , HuanHuan is the Olympic flame,YingYing is the Tibetan antelope and NiNi is the swallow.When their names are put together---they say "Welcome to Beijing". The five elements of nature,including the sea,forest,fire,earth and sky are found in the mascot's origins and headpieces. These special headpieces also display the uniqur folk and culture of China. Each mascot also symbolizes a different blessing ---prosperity,happiness,passion,health and good luck. It is the first time more than three mascots will share the important duty of representing their host country .Han Meilin,chief of the mascot design team explained that ,"China has such a profound and diversified culture that no single mascot could possibly represent it !That is why we chose to produce five mascots instesd of one 正值北京奥运会开幕式前整整一千天之际，五个奥运会吉祥物揭开了神秘的面纱。人们翘首以待的奥运吉祥物代表了中国最受欢觃的四种动物——鱼、熊猫、藏羚羊及燕子。第五个吉祥物是熊熊燃烧的奥运圣火。 每个吉祥物都有一个叠音名字。在中国，叠音名字是对孩子们表示喜爱的一种传统方式。贝贝代表鱼，晶晶代表熊猫，欢欢代表奥运圣火，觃觃代表藏羚羊，而妮妮代表燕子。把他们的名字放在一起就是“北京欢觃您！” 吉祥物的訽形及头饰充分体现了包括大海、蒧林、火、大地及天空在内的大自然的五大元素。这些特别的头饰也充分展示了中国的民间艺术及传统文化。每一个吉祥物也代表着不同的祝福——繁荣、欢乐、激情、健康和好运。 这是第一次有三个以上的吉祥物共同承担代表东道国的重任。吉祥物设计组组长韩美林解释说：“中国有如此博大精深的文化，不是一个吉祥物就能完全展示出来的。所以我们选择设计出五个而不是一个的吉祥物。
