【正文】 try to sell (a product) promise n. 1. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future: There is little or no promise that he will recover. 2. a verbal mitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future v. 1. give grounds for expectations: The results promised fame and glory. 2. make a promise or mitment 3. promise to undertake or give: I promise you my best effort. 4. make a prediction about。 hold without crowding: The theater admits 300 people. replace v. 1. put something back where it belongs: Replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it. 2. substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected): He replaced the old razor blade. 3. put in the place of another。 permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of: admit someone to the profession 2. allow to enter。 measure oneself against others medal n. an award for winning a championship or memorating some other event host n. a man who receives guests: He acted as host to his father’ s friends. China is the host country for 2020 Olympic Games. v. be the host of or for: We hosted 4 couples last night. magical adj. possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers: a magical spell interview n. 1. the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited)。 frank: my honest opinion 5. habitually speaking the truth: an honest man 6. worthy of being depended on: an honest working staff 7. 用心 愛(ài)心 專(zhuān)心 121 號(hào) 編輯 11 free from guile: His answer was simple and honest ancient adj. 1. very old: an ancient mariner 2. in or of times long ago: ancient Rome and Greece 3. having existed since a very early time: ancient history/customs pete v. to try to win sth. in petition with someone else: John peted for a place at their school, but didn’ t get it. pete for something。 Field, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightlifting, Wrestling Traditions The Olympic Anthem The Olympic anthem was written by the Greek national poet Costis Palamas and posed by Greek musician Splros Samaras. It was first sung at the 1896 Games. The IOC adopted it as the official Olympic anthem to crown olympic ceremonies at the 1958 IOC Session in Tokyo. The Olympic Motto The Olympic motto “ swifter, higher, stronger” es from three Latin words” citus, altius, fortius” , which actually mean” faster, higher, braver” . The French educator, Baron Rerre de Coubertin, who revived the ancient Olympic Games and in 1896 led the first modern 01ympic Games in Athens, borrowed the phrase from a Dominican priest Henri Dinon. introduced these words while presenting athletic prizes at a college in how did these words bee the motto of the Olympic Games? It was Michel 用心 愛(ài)心 專(zhuān)心 121 號(hào) 編輯 10 Breal who introduced this phrase at the closing dinner of the congress for the reestablishment of the modern Olympic Games on June 23, the International Olympic Committee formally adopted this phrase as the official motto of the Games. The Olympic Creed The Olympic creed was also introduced at the 1896 Games. As stated by Pierre de Coubertin, the creed is as follows:” The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.” The Olympic Flag It was Pierre de Coubertin who conceived the idea of the Olympic flag with five coloured interlocking rings on a white backround. The rings represent the union of the five continents and the meeting of the athletes from all around the world at the Olympic Games. Today, almost a century after the flag’ s creation, the six colours, those of the rings (blue, yellow, black, green, red) and that of the white background which stands for peace, still maintain their symbolism and can be found in flags across the world. The Olympic flag was first used during the Antwerp Games in 1920. The Olympic Oath “ In the name of all the petitors, I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams.” At the opening Ceremony of each Games, one athlete from the host country takes Olympic oath on behalf of all peting athletes. This particular gesture of sportsmanship was introduced at the 1920 Games in Antwerp, Belgium. A coach or team official takes a similar oath at each Opening Ceremony. The Olympic Flame The Olympic flame is one of the most visible symbols of the modern Games. Its tradition has survived from the Games of ancient Greece, where a sacred flame, ignited by the sun, burned continually on the altar of the goddess Hera. The modern Olympic flame was first lit in 1928 at the Amsterdam Olympic Games, where it burned throughout the petitions. It has bee a major symbol for solidarity among nations and embodies the Olympic spirit enpassing the ideals of purity, the endeavour for perfection, the struggle for victory, friendship and peace. The Torch Relay During the 1896 Games in Athens, young inspired sportsmen had anised the first torch relays. However, the tradition of the Olympic torch officially began at the Berlin Games in 1936. As in ancient times, the torch is lit by the sun in Ancient Olympia, then passed from runner to runner in a relay to the host city, where it is used to light the Olympic Stadium’s flame during the Games’ Opening Ceremony. The flame then burns until it is extinguished at the Closing Ceremony. Section 3: Words and expressions from unit 2 THE OLYMPIC GAMES honest adj