【正文】 wonderful time in the progress. He truly appreciates all the people around him who are trying to help, and he makes that appreciation known. “ Let’s hope Eric wins more medals in the next Special Olympics! 3. The stubborn African In 1968 a Kenyan athlete Kip Keino peted in the 1500 metres running race. At that time he was very ill and in great pain. Although he had reached the standard for the final of the race he decided at first not to take part. However, just before the race was going to start he changed his mind. He ran from his room and arrived at the race track a few minutes before the race was about to begin. Surprisingly, he won the race, finishing well ahead of everyone else and showing what true courage and perseverance can achieve. It was no wonder that Kip Keino became the only Kenyan sportsman ever to appear on the cover of the world famous sports magazine Sports illustrated. Unit 3 WHO AM I? Over time I have changed quite a began as a calculating machine in France in I was young I could simplify difficult developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles I was programmed by an operator who used cards with holes,I could “thing”logically and produce an answer quicker than any that time it was considered a technological revolution and the start of my “artifical intelligence”.In 1936 my real father,Alan Turing,wrote a book about how I could be made to work as a “universal machine”to solve any difficult mathematical then on,I grew rapidly both in size and in the 1940s I hd grownas large as a room , and I wonderes if I would grow journey on March 18th ,2022 to find out about the presentday Olympic Games. He is now interviewing Li Yan, a volunteer for the 2022 Olympics Games. P: My name is Pausanias. I lived in what you call “ Ancient Greece” and I used to write about the Olympic Games a long time ago. I’ve e to your time to find out about the presentday Olympic Games because I know that in 2022 they were held in my homeland. May I ask you some questions about themodern Olympics? L: Good heavens! Have reallye from so long ago? But of course you can ask any questions you like. What would you like to know? P: How often do you hold your Games? L: Every four years. There are two main sets of Games—the Winter and the Summer Olympics, and both are held every four years on a regular basis. The Winter Olympics are usually held two years before the Summer Games. Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will be admitted as petitors. They may e from anywhere in the world. P: Winter Games? How can the runners enjoy peting in winter? And what about the horses? L: Oh no! There are no running races or horse riding events. Instead there are petitions like skiing and ice skating which need snow and ice. That’s why they’re called the Winter Olympics. It’s in the Summer Olympics that you have the running races, together with swimming, sailing and all the team sports. P: I see. Earlier you said that athletes are invited from all over the world. Do you mean the Greek world? Our Greek cities used to pete against each other just for the honour of winning. No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or women! L: Nowadays any country can take part if their athletes are good enough. There are over 250 sports and each one has its own standard. Women are not only allowed, but play a very important role in gymnastics, athletics, team sports and … P: Please wait a minute! All those events, all those countries and even women taking part! Where are all the athletes housed? L: For each Olympics, a special village is built for them to live in, a main reception building, several stadiums for petitions, and a gymnasium as well. P: That’s sounds very expansive. Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games? L: As a matter of fact,every country wants the opportunity. It’s a great responsibility but also a great honour to be chosen. There’s as much petitions among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals. The 2022 Olympics will be held in Beijing. P: Oh yes! You must be very proud. L: Certainly. And after that the 2022 Olympics will be held in London. They have already started planning for it. A new village for the athletes and all the stadiums will be built to the east of London. New medals will be designed of course and … P: Did you say medals? So even the olive wreath has been replaced! Oh dear! Do you pete for prize money too? L: No, we don’t. It’s still all about being able to run faster, jumper higher and throw further. That’s the motto of the Olympics, you know—“ Swifter, Higher and Stronger.” P: Well, that’s a good news. How interesting! Thank you so much for your time. The story of Atlanta Atlanta was a Greek princess. She was very beautiful and could run faster than any man in Greece. But she was not allowed to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games. She was so angry that she said to her farther that she would not marry anyone who could not run faster than her. Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a bargain with him. She said to him, “ These are my rules. When a man says he wants to marry me, I will run against him. If he cannot run as fast as me, he will be killed. No one will be pardoned.” Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of her rules they knew it was hopeless. So many of them sadly went home, but others stayed to run the race. There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when he heard of Atlanta’s rules, “ Why are these men so foolish?” hethought. “ Why will they let themselves be killed because they cannot run as fast as this princess?” However, when he saw Atlanta e out of her house to run, Hippomenes changed his mind. “ I will marry Atlanta—or die !“ h