1、Translation of Unit 5Book 1Translate the following paragraph into ChineseThe first written records of the ancient Olympic Games date to 776 BC.有关古代奥林匹克运动会的最早文字记载可追溯至公元前776年。The ancient Olympics were held every four years between August 6 and September 19 during a religious festival honoring Zeus(宙斯)
2、古代奥运会每4年举办一次，在8月6日与9月19日之间的一个纪念宙斯的宗教节日期间举行。The first modern Olympics were held in Athens,Greece,in 1896.第一届现代奥运会于1896年在希腊雅典举办。The Olympic symbol consists of five interlaced(交错的；交织的)rings of equal dimensions damn()n(面积，大小),representing the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes fro
3、m throughout the worldthroughout the world at the Olympic Games.奥运会的标志由五个大小相同的套环组成，代表着五大洲的联合和来自世界各地来自世界各地运动员的大聚会。The Olympics truly took off(事业腾飞)as an international sporting event after 1924,when the 8th Olympic Games were held in Paris.奥运会真正腾飞,成为一项国际体育盛会是在1924年之后，即第8届奥运会在巴黎举办之后。Some 3,000 athletes
4、 from 44 nations competed that year,and for the first time the Games featured a closing ceremony.这一年，来自44个国家约3,000名运动员同场竞技，并且第一次在奥运会上增加了闭幕式这一仪式。The Winter Olympics debuted(问世)that year,including such events as figure skating,ice hockey,bobsledding and the biathlonbaln;-ln(冬季两项运动即越野滑雪和射击相结合的运动).同年，冬季
5、奥运会首次亮相，比赛项目包括花样滑冰、冰球、雪橇和冬季两项运动。Eighty years later,when the 2004 Summer Olympics returned to Athens for the first time in more than a century,nearly 11,000 athletes from 201 countries competed,breaking the then recordbreaking the then record of participating countries.80年后，2004年夏季奥运会在相隔一个多世纪后再次在雅典举办
6、来自201个国家的近11,000名运动员展开竞技，创下创下参赛国数量之最数量之最。Translate the following paragraph into English:太极拳（Tai Chi）是一种武术（martial arts）项目，也是一种健身运动，在中国有着悠久的历史。Tai Chi is a kind of martial arts,and a fitness exercise as well.It has a long history in China.太极拳动作缓慢而柔和，适合任何年龄、性别、体型的人练习。With slow and gentle movements,Ta
7、i ChiTai Chi is suitable for people of any age,sex,or body type to practice.太极拳既可防身，又能强身健体，因而深受中国人的喜爱。It can be used to provide self-defense as well as build the body.Therefore,it has become very popular among Chinese people.太极拳在发展的过程中，借鉴并吸收了中国传统哲学、医术、武术的合理内容（element），成为特色鲜明的一项运动。During its developm
8、ent,Tai Chi borrowed and absorbed desirable elements from traditional Chinese philosophy,medicine,and martial arts,and it has developed into a sport with unique features.作为中国特有的一种运动形式，太极拳也越来越受到众多外国朋友的喜爱。As a unique sport in China,Tai Chi is also gaining increasing popularity among many foreign friends.
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