The Modern Olympics
现代奥运会
The modern Olympics started in Athens, Greece in 1896.
现代奥运会于1896年起源于希腊雅典。
Its motto is "Faster, Higher, Stronger".
它的格言是“更快、更高、更强”。
The Olympic rings are a symbol of the Olympic Games.
奥运环是奥运会的象征。
There are five rings, and they stand for the five parts of the world.
一共有五环，代表着世界上的五部分。
The colors of the rings are blue, yellow, black, green and red.
五环的颜色是蓝、黄、黑、绿和红。
You can find at least one of these colors in the flag of each country in the world.
你可以在全世界所有国家的旗帜上至少找到其中一种颜色。
There are Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics.
有夏奥会和冬奥会。
They are both held every four years.
都是每四年举办一次。
The Winter Olympic Games are usually held two years before the Summer Olympic Games.
冬奥会一般比夏奥会早两年。
Nowdays, the Olympic Games are held by different cities in turn.
现在，奥运会由不同国家轮流举办。
People from all over the world meet to compete and become friends.
世界各地的人们聚在一起参加比赛并缔结友谊。
The Olympics are becoming more and more popular.
奥运会越来越受欢迎。
In the future, more cities will have the chance to hold the Olympics and the Olympic Games will be more exciting.
未来，更多城市将有举办奥运会的机会，奥运会也会越来越精彩。
