奥运知识—马拉松并不是古代奥运会的比赛项目

　　你知道吗，马拉松并不是古代奥运会的比赛项目；古代奥运会法规中规定，腐败的裁判或对手要受鞭刑；柏拉图曾是奥运会的冠军……

The famous marathon race did not exist in the ancient Games. The starting pistol of the first Olympic marathon was fired on 14 April 1896 at 2 p.m.

Famous Greeks attended, or even participated in the ancient Olympic Games: the philosopher Socrates, Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle and even the father of medicine, Hippocrates. The philosopher Plato (427-347) was a double winner of the pankration.

The 14 articles of the Olympic regulations included an article on corruption¹: any corruption of a judge or an opponent would be punished by whipping. 

whip  v. 鞭打，抽打             　　　
marathon  n. 马拉松
Socrates, Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle  n. （古希腊哲学家）苏格拉底，毕达哥拉斯，柏拉图，亚里士多德

1 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。