Every four years, the world comes together for two weeks of competition, comradery and national pride for the Olympic Games. Athletes from around the world have the chance to gain national and international fame while capturing the attention of spectators around the world.
每隔四年，全世界就會(huì)為了奧運(yùn)會(huì)而集合一次。這兩個(gè)星期充滿了競(jìng)爭(zhēng)、兄弟情和國(guó)家榮譽(yù)。來(lái)自世界各地的運(yùn)動(dòng)員都有機(jī)會(huì)獲得全球觀眾的注意，從而名動(dòng)全國(guó)乃至全世界。?

There is a rich history behind the founding and development of the Olympics that has many twists and turns. Ten of the historical Olympic facts are included below. Some of the facts may surprise you:
而在奧運(yùn)會(huì)在創(chuàng)辦和發(fā)展的道路上，也經(jīng)歷了各種風(fēng)波。以下是關(guān)于奧運(yùn)的十件事，其中有些也許會(huì)令你震驚不已。

1.Record of the Olympics dates back to 776 BC. But it is believed that the god greek demigod Heracles, son of Zeus founded the games many years before.
1. 關(guān)于奧運(yùn)會(huì)的記錄可追溯至公元前776年。但通常人們認(rèn)為是希臘神話中宙斯的兒子，大力士英雄赫拉克勒斯在更早的時(shí)候創(chuàng)辦了這些比賽。

2.The Olympics were created to honor 12 Olympian gods and were hosted in the gardens of the ancient Greek city Olympia.
2. 奧運(yùn)會(huì)的創(chuàng)辦是為了表達(dá)對(duì)奧林匹亞山上12位天神的尊敬。當(dāng)時(shí)，奧運(yùn)會(huì)在希臘古城奧林匹亞城中的花園內(nèi)舉行。

3.After 12 centuries, Roman Emperor Theodosius banned them in 393 AD under accusations of pagan motivations. But French Baron Pierre de Coubertin reinstated the Games in the late 19th century.
3. 在12個(gè)世紀(jì)之后，羅馬皇帝狄奧多西以這是異教徒居心不良的活動(dòng)為由，于公元393年禁止了奧運(yùn)會(huì)。然而在19世紀(jì)后期，法國(guó)男爵顧拜旦恢復(fù)了奧運(yùn)會(huì)比賽。

4.The first and only Games event was a 192 meter run; which is about 0.1 mile. The race was referred to as a stadio which is where the term stadium derives. Only men were allowed to compete in this event.
4.在第一屆現(xiàn)代奧運(yùn)會(huì)上，僅有一個(gè)比賽項(xiàng)目，即長(zhǎng)約0.1英里的跑步比賽，當(dāng)時(shí)的長(zhǎng)度是192米。這項(xiàng)比賽被稱為斯塔基奧，這也是如今“運(yùn)動(dòng)場(chǎng)”一詞的來(lái)源。當(dāng)時(shí)只有男人被允許參加比賽。

5.Women were allowed to compete in Equestrian events during the ancient Olympics. The first modern Olympics allowing women to compete (only in Tennis) was in 1900, in Paris, France. Additional sports were added over 30 years.
5. 古代奧運(yùn)會(huì)允許女性參加馬術(shù)的比賽項(xiàng)目。而在現(xiàn)代奧運(yùn)會(huì)中，直到1900年巴黎奧運(yùn)會(huì)女性運(yùn)動(dòng)員才被允許參加，而且比賽項(xiàng)目只限于網(wǎng)球。直到30年后，女性才得以參加其他項(xiàng)目的比賽。

6.The most decorated Olympian is American swimmer Michael Phelps. The swimmer broke a 48-year record held by Ukranian and former USSR athlete Larissa Latynina with 18 total medals (nine gold, five silver, four bronze). They were earned in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics. Michael Phelps broke this record during the 2012 London Olympics. His medal count is 15 gold, two silver, and two broze.?
6. 美國(guó)游泳名將“飛魚”菲爾普斯是歷史上獲得獎(jiǎng)牌數(shù)最多的奧運(yùn)會(huì)選手。他打破了由前蘇聯(lián)選手，烏克蘭人拉里莎-拉特尼娜創(chuàng)造的歷史，而這一歷史記錄已經(jīng)維持了48年。拉特尼娜在1956年、1960年和1964年三屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)中，共獲得了18塊獎(jiǎng)牌，其中9塊金牌，5塊銀牌，4塊銅牌。截止此次倫敦奧運(yùn)會(huì)，菲爾普斯打破了這一記錄。他總共獲得了15塊金牌，2塊銀牌和2塊銅牌。

7.The most decorated country competing in the Olympics is the United States. Over the span of 28 Olympic Games, the United States accumulated 2,511 medals (Based on records from 1896-2008).
7. 美國(guó)是贏得獎(jiǎng)牌數(shù)最多的參賽國(guó)家。自1896年至2008年，美國(guó)共參加了28屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)，總共獲得了2511塊獎(jiǎng)牌。

8.A Winter Olympics were added to the competition in 1924 in Chamonix, France. The original events were alpine and cross-country skiing, ice hockey, Nordic compined, ski jumping, speed skating and figure skating.?
8. 冬季奧運(yùn)會(huì)首次出現(xiàn)在1924年。第一屆冬奧會(huì)在法國(guó)夏蒙尼舉行。最初的比賽項(xiàng)目包括高山滑雪、越野滑雪、冰上曲棍球、北歐混合項(xiàng)目、跳臺(tái)滑雪、速度滑冰和花樣滑冰。

9.The most expensive Olympics to-date is Bejing, China in 2008. The country spent nearly $42 billion to host the event. While there is much debate over the cost of hosting the Olympics and the return value, many believe that the spike in international attention will positively affect tourism for many years.
9. 至今花費(fèi)最昂貴的奧運(yùn)會(huì)是2008年北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)。為了舉辦這屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)，中國(guó)花費(fèi)了將近420億美元（約2670億人民幣）。雖然關(guān)于如此高昂的代價(jià)和最終回報(bào)仍有爭(zhēng)議，很多人們相信如此在世界范圍內(nèi)收獲的注意力，將在很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間內(nèi)拉動(dòng)當(dāng)?shù)氐穆糜螛I(yè)。

10.British artist David Watkins designed the medals for the 2012 London Olympics. There is usually an architectural theme for all Olympic Games and the artists chosen to design medals must follow the guidelines for the Games.?
10. 英國(guó)藝術(shù)家大衛(wèi)-沃特金斯為此次2012倫敦奧運(yùn)會(huì)設(shè)計(jì)了獎(jiǎng)牌。通常，每屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)會(huì)有一個(gè)建筑學(xué)上的主題。而被挑中的藝術(shù)家需以此為方向設(shè)計(jì)獎(jiǎng)牌。