【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 She was so angry that she sai d to her farther that she woul d not m ary anyone who coul d not run faster than her. H er father sai d that she m ust m ary, so Atl anta m ade a bargai n wi th him . She sai d to him, ― These are m y rul es. When a m an says he wants to m ary m e, I wil l run agai nst him. If he cannot run as fast as m e, he wi l be ki l ed. N o one wil be pardoned. ‖ Many ki ngs and pri nces wanted to m arry Atl anta, but when they heard of her rul es they knew i t was hopel es. So m any of them sadl y went hom e, but others stayed to run the race. There was a m an cal led H i pom enes who was am azed when he heard of Atl anta’s rul es, ― Why are these m en so fooli sh?‖ hethought. ― Why wil they l et themsel ves be ki l ed because they cannot run as fast as thi s pri ncess?‖ H owever, when he saw Atl anta e out of her house to run, Hi ppom enes changed hi s mi nd. ― I wi l m ary Atl anta—or di e !― he sai d. The race started and al though the m an ran very fast, Atl anta ran faster. As Hi ppom enes watched he thought, ― H ow can I run as fast as Atl anta?‖ H e went to ask the Greek Goddess of Love for hel p. She prom i sed to hel p hi m and gave him three gol den appl es. She sai d, ― Throw an appl e i n front of Atlanta when she i s running past. When she stops to pi ck i t up, you wil l be abl e to run past her and wi n. ‖ Hi ppom enes took the appl es and went to the Ki ng. H e sai d, ― I want to m arry Atlanta. ‖ The Ki ng was sad to see another m an di e, but H ippomenes sai d, ― I wil l m arry her – or di e!‖ So the race began. Three i nspi ri ng stori es about the Ol ym pi c Gam es 1. The ki nd N orwegi an There i s a croscountry ski ng race whi ch i s part of the Wi nter Ol ym pics. In 2020 a Canadi an ski er, Sara Renner, was taki ng part i n the croscountry fi nal when her l eft pol e broke. Thi s was a seri ous probl em as she needed the pol e to hel p her travel qui ckl y through the deep snow. Im m edi atel y Bjornar H akensm oen , the coach of the Norwegian team, gave her another pol e. So Renner was abl e to get a sil ver m edal . H akensm oen sai d that he had onl y behaved as any god sportsm an shoul d, but Sara sai d that H akensm oen had shown everybody the true m eaning of sport. 2. The Speci al Ol ym pi c athl ete For athlete Eri c Wi l i am s gol d m edal s are ni ce, but good sportsm anshi p i s m ore i mportant. Eric has a l ow m ental abi li ty but this does not stop hi m from taki ng apart i n the Ol ym pics. In 2020 Eri c peted i n runni ng races and the l ong jum p. H e sai d, ― I’ve been peti ng i n the Speci al Ol ym pi cs ever si nce I was at hi gh school. It’s real y a good experi ence. You get to m eet di ferent athl etes and vol unteers and m ake al ki nds of fri ends. ― John Corbett, an anizer of the Speci al O l ym pi cs sai d, ― H e al ways does hi s best and has a wonderful tim e i n the progress. H e truly appreciates al the peopl e around hi m who are trying to hel p, and he m akes that apreci ation known. ― Let’s hope Eri c wi ns more m edal s i n the next Speci al O l ym pi cs! 3. The stubborn Afri can In 1968 a Kenyan athl ete Ki p Keino peted i n the 1500 m etres runi ng race. At that tim e he was very il l and i n great pai n. Although he had reached the standard for the fi nal of the race he deci ded at fi rst not to take part. H owever, just before the race was goi ng to start he changed hi s mi nd. H e ran from hi s room and arri ved at the race track a few m i nutes before the race was about to begi n. Surprisi ngl y, he won the race, fini shi ng wel ahead of everyone el se and showing what true courage and perseverance can achi eve. It was no wonder that Ki p Kei no becam e the onl y Kenyan sportsman ever to appear on the cover of the worl d fam ous sports m agazi ne Sports i l ustrated. Uni t 3 WHO AM I? O ver tim e I have changed quite a l ot. I began as a cal cul ati ng machi ne in France i n 1642. Al though I was young I coul d sim pli fy di fi cul t sum s. I devel oped very slowly and it tok nearl y two hundred years before I was bui lt as an anal ytical machine by Charl es Baggage. After I was programmed by an operator who used cards with holes,I coul d ―thing‖l ogical y and produce an answer quicker than any person. At that time it was considered a technological revolution and the start of my ―artifical intel igence‖. In 1936 my real father,Al an Turing,wrote a book about how I coul d be made to work as a ―universal machine‖to solve any difficult mathematical probl then on, I grew rapi dly both i n si ze and i n the 1940s I hd grownas l arge as a room , and I wonderes if I would grow 沙棘枝條環(huán)保制漿年產(chǎn) 50000噸瓦楞紙項目 可行性研究報告 journey on March 18th , 2020 to find out about the presentday O lym pi c Gam es. He i s now intervi ewi ng Li Yan, a vol unteer for the 2020 Ol ym pi cs Gam es. P: My nam e i s Pausani as. I li ved i n what you cal ― Anci ent Greece‖ and I used to wri te about the Ol ym pic Gam es a l ong tim e ago. I’ ve e to your tim e to fi nd out about the presentday Ol ym pic Gam es because I know that i n 2020 they were hel d in m y hom el and. May I ask you som e questi ons about them odern O lym pi cs? L: Good heavens! H ave real y e from so l ong ago? But of course you can ask any questions you l i ke. What woul d you li ke to know? P: H ow often do you hol d your Gam es? L: Every four years. There are two m ain sets of Gam es—the Wi nter and the Sum mer O lym pi cs, and both are hel d every four years on a regul ar basi s. The Wi nter Ol ym pics are usual y hel d two years before the Summ er Gam es. O nly athl etes who have reached the agreed standard for thei r event wil l be admi tted as petitors. They m ay e from anywhere in the worl d. P: Wi nter Gam es? H ow can the runners enjoy peti ng i n wi nter? And what about the horses? L: O h no! There are n