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The Ancient Olympic Games
古代奥林匹克运动会
The Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece in 776 B.C.
奥林匹克运动会起源于公元前776年的古希腊。
Every four years, the city of Olympia would hold athletic competitions to honour Zeus, the king of the Greek gods.
奥林匹亚市每四年就会举行一次体育比赛，向希腊众神之王宙斯致敬。
These competitions were open to any men who wanted to participate.
这些比赛对任何想参加的男人开放。
The ancient Greeks held the competitions until 393 A.D., when they were banned by a Roman emperor named Theodosius I.
古希腊人一直举办这一赛事，直到公元393年，一位叫狄奥多西一世的古罗马皇帝将其禁止。
Over 1500 years later, a man named Pierre de Coubertin decided to organize a modern version of the Olympic Games.
1500多年后，一个名叫皮埃尔·德·顾拜旦的人决定组织一场现代版奥运会。
The first event took place in Athens, Greece in 1896.
第一次比赛于1896年在希腊雅典举行。
After that, cities around the world began to take turns hosting the Olympics.
此后，世界各地的城市开始轮流举办奥运会。
Today, athletes from over 200 countries participate in the Olympics every two years.
如今，来自200多个国家的运动员每两年参加一次奥运会。
