【導(dǎo)讀】L:Goodheavens!Havereallyefromsolongago?Butofcourseyoucanaskanyquestionsyoulike.Whatwouldyouliketoknow?Andwhataboutthehorses?L:Ohno!Therearenorunningracesorhorseridingevents.Insteadtherearepetitionslikeskiingandiceskatingwhichneedsnowandice.That’swhythey’recaledtheWinterOlympics.It’sintheSummerOlympicsthatyouhavetherunningraces,togetherwithswimming,sailingandalltheteamsports.P:Isee.Earlieryousaidthatathletesareinvitedfromalovertheworld.DoyoumeantheGreekworld?Allthoseevents,allthosecountriesandevenwomentakingpart!Wherearealltheathleteshoused?L:ForeachOlympics,aspecialvilageisbuiltforthemtolivein,amainreceptionbuilding,severalstadiumsforpetitions,andagymnasiumaswell.P:That’ssoundsveryexpansive.DoesanyonewanttohosttheOlympicGames?P:Didyousaymedals?Soeventheolivewreathhasbeenreplaced!Ohdear!Doyoupeteforprizemoneytoo?

　　

【正文】 ore the race was about to begin. Surpri singl y, he won the race, fi ni shi ng wel l ahead of everyone el se and showi ng what true courage and perseverance can achi eve. It was no wonder that Ki p Kei no becam e the onl y Kenyan sportsm an ever to appear on the cover of the worl d fam ous sports m agazi ne Sports il lustrated. Unit 3 WHO AM I? Over tim e I have changed qui te a l ot. I began as a cal cul ati ng m achi ne in France i n 1642. Al though I was young I coul d sim pl i fy diffi cul t sum s. I devel oped very sl owl y and i t took nearl y two hundred years before I was bui lt as an analytical machine by Charles I was programmed by an operator who used cards wi th holes,I coul d ―thing‖logical y and produce an answer quicker than any 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 could be made to work as a ―universal machine‖to sol ve any difficul t mathematical probl then on,I grew rapidly both in size and in the 1940s I hd grownas l arge as a room , and I wonderes i f I woul d grow journey on March 18th , 2020 to find out about the presentday O lym pi c Gam es. H e i s now intervi ewi ng Li Yan, a vol unter for the 2020 Ol ym pi cs Gam es. P: My name 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 pi c Gam es a l ong tim e ago. I’ ve e to your tim e to fi nd out about the presentday Ol ym pi c Gam es because I know that i n 2020 they were hel d i n m y hom el and. May I ask you som e questi ons about them odern O l ym pi cs? L: Good heavens! H ave real ly e from so l ong ago? But of course you can ask any questi ons you li 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 mai n sets of Games—the Wi nter and the Summ er O l ym pi cs, and both are hel d every four years on a regul ar basi s. The Wi nter Ol ym pi cs are usual ly hel d two years before the Summ er Gam es. O nl y 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 no runni ng races or horse ri di ng events. Instead there are peti ti ons li ke ski i ng and i ce skati ng whi ch need snow and i ce. That’s why they’re cal ed the Wi nter O l ym pi cs. It’s in the Sum m er O l ym pi cs that you have the runni ng races, together wi th swimm ing, sai li ng and al l the team sports. P: I see. Earl i er you sai d that athl etes are i nvi ted from al over the worl d. Do you m ean the Greek worl d? O ur Greek ci ti es used to pete agai nst each other just for the honour of wi nni ng. N o other countri es coul d joi n in, nor coul d sl aves or women! L: N owadays any country can take part i f their athl etes are good enough. There are over 250 sports and each one has its own standard. Wom en are not onl y al owed, but pl ay a very im portant rol e i n gymnasti cs, athl eti cs, team sports and … P: Please wai t a mi nute! Al l those events, al l those countri es and even wom en taki ng part! Where are al l the athl etes housed? L: For each O l ym pi cs, a speci al vi l age i s buil t for them to l i ve i n, a m ai n recepti on buil ding, several stadi um s for peti ti ons, and a gym nasi um as wel l. P: That’s sounds very expansi ve. Does anyone want to host the O l ym pi c Gam es? L: As a m atter of fact, every country wants the opportuni ty. It’s a great responsi bi li ty but also a great honour to be chosen. There’s as m uch peti tions am ong countri es to host the O lym pi cs as to wi n Ol ym pi c m edals. The 2020 Ol ym pics wi l be hel d i n Bei ji ng. P: O h yes! You m ust be very proud. L: Certai nl y. And after that the 2020 Ol ym pics wi l be hel d i n London. They have already started pl anni ng for i t. A new vi l age for the athletes and al the stadi um s wil l be bui lt to the east of London. N ew medal s wil l be designed of course and … P: Di d you say m edal s? So even the ol ive wreath has been repl aced! O h dear! Do you pete for pri ze m oney too? L: N o, we don’t. It’s stil l al l about bei ng abl e to run faster, jum per hi gher and throw further. That’s the m otto of the O l ym pi cs, you know—― Swi fter, Hi gher and Stronger.‖ P: Wel , that’s a good news. H ow interesti ng! Thank you so m uch for your tim e. The story of Atl anta Atl anta was a Greek pri nces. She was very beauti ful and coul d run faster than any m an i n Greece. But she was not al l owed to run and wi n gl ory for hersel f i n the O l ym pi c Gam es. 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 arry, so Atlanta 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 arry m e, I wi l run agai nst him . If he canot run as fast as m e, he wil l be kil l ed. N o one wi l be pardoned.‖ Many ki ngs and pri nces wanted to marry 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 l ed H i ppom enes who was am azed when he heard of Atl anta’s rul es, ― Why are these m en so foli sh?‖ hethought. ― Why wil l they l et them sel ves be kil l ed because they canot run as fast as thi s pri ncess?‖ H owever, when he saw Atl anta e out of her house to run, H i ppom enes changed hi s mi nd. ― I wil l m arry 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 Godess of Love for hel p. She prom i sed to hel p him and gave hi m th