the International Olympic Committee 国际奥林匹克委员会(简称国际奥委会)

　　②delighted/dI'laItId/adj.愉快的，高兴的

　　be delighted to do 因做......而高兴

　　③significance/sIɡ'nIfIkəns/n.重要性，意义

　　(be) of significance 重要的

　　④Olympia/ə'lImpIə/n.奥林匹亚(希腊古城)

　　⑤Greece/ɡriːs/n.希腊

　　⑥every four years 表示"每四年(一次)"，相当于 every fourth year。

　　奥林匹克运动会

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　　同学们、老师们，下午好。作为国际奥委会的一名成员，我非常高兴应邀前来贵校，跟大家谈谈奥运会的历史和重要性。我将跟大家分享一下有关奥运会的一些有趣的史实和故事，然后我们会有时间来讨论一些问题。

　　大家知道古代奥林匹克运动会是何时开始的吗？是在公元前776年。直到公元394年，奥运会一直在希腊的奥林匹亚举行，每四年一次，这样持续了将近12个世纪。

　　Some of the sports from the ancient Olympics are still seen today, such as the long jump, wrestling⑦ and running. At the ancient Olympics, by tradition⑧ the athletes were all men and they had to compete wearing no clothes⑨ . Single women were allowed to take part in their own competition, at a separate festival in honour of⑩ Hera, the wife of the Greek god Zeus. Today, both male⑪ and female athletes from around the world can take part, no matter what⑫ nation⑬ they come from.

　　The contemporary⑭ Olympics were first held in 1896, in Athens. It was a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin, who⑮ brought the Olympics back to life⑯. He dreamt that the Olympics would make it possible for people of all countries to live side by side in peace⑰. Now people all over the world are helping to realize this dream. Among them are many well­known⑱ athletes⑲.

　　⑦wrestling/'reslIŋ/n.摔跤运动

　　⑧tradition/trə'dIʃn/n.传统；风俗　　by tradition 根据传统

　　⑨compete/kəm'piːt/vi.比赛；竞争

　　compete with/against 与......竞争

　　wearing no clothes为现在分词短语作方式状语。

　　⑩honour/'ɒnə(r)/n.尊敬；荣幸；节操；荣誉 vt.尊敬，尊重(某人)

　　in honour of 为向......表示敬意

　　⑪male/meIl/n.& adj.男性(的)

⑫no matter what 引导一个让步状语从句。