Dialogue
A=AnnieD=DavidM=Mark
A: Where are you heading?
A: 你兩個要去什么地方?
D: Take a walk. We just had dinner. And you?
D: 散散步,大家剛吃過晚飯。
M: Annie, do you know Olympic Vow?
M: Annie, 你了解奧林匹克誓詞嗎?
D: Mark, you should know what Annie is named by our class mates, an Olympic Expert!
D: 馬克,你應該了解Annie被同學稱為何吧,奧運通啊!
A: Don't be kidding. In fact, the oath was composed by Pierre de Coubertin. At the opening ceremony, an athlete of the host country recites the following, In the name of all competitors, I promise that wewill take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding1 by the rules which govern us, in the true spirit of sportsmanship for the glory of sports and the honor of our teams.
A: 不要開玩笑了。其實,運動員宣誓誓言是由顧拜旦起草的。在開幕式上,由主辦國運動員宣讀誓詞:我代表全體運動員宣誓,我保證大家參加奧林匹克運動會,尊重和遵守體育規則,發揚體育道德精神,為體育爭光,為國家爭榮譽。
M: Did it start form the 7th Games?
M: 那是從第七屆開始的嗎?
A: Yes. Besides taking an oath by the athletes, the flag was raised from that time as well.
A: 是的。除去運動員宣誓外,會旗也是在這屆奧運會上首次升起的。
D: At that time, Belgium was destroyed during the WWI, and because of the lack of time, money and materials, the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp were not very impressive and not well documented. Anyhow, it set several No. 1 in the history of the Olympic Games.
D: 那時,比利時在一戰中遭到破壞,因為缺少資金、時間和物資,1920年在安特衛普舉行的那屆奧運會不是非常吸引人,也沒較好地文獻記載。但不管如何說,它也創下了奧運史上的幾個第一。