奥运知识—奥林匹克精神之古代篇:团结的盛会

The Games organised at Olympia led to the development of the Panhellenic Games, which also included:

- The Games at Delphi (Pythian Games)
- The Games at Corinth (Isthmian Games)
- The Games at Nemea (Nemean Games)

These Games were special because they brought the Greek¹ world together at a time when Greece was not single state, but a series² of city-states (politically and economically independent communities). From Greece and the colonies³ (in Italy, North Africa and Asia Minor), people travelled to take part in or attend these Games, inspired by the shared feeling of belonging to the same culture or religion.

文章大意

　　在奥林匹亚召开的古代奥运会直接促成了泛希腊运动会的形成、发展，它还包括在德尔菲、科林斯和尼米举办的奥运会。它的特别之处是，在一定时期将全希腊的人带到一起，因为当时希腊还不是一个统一的国家，只是一些城邦（政治和经济独立的实体）。由文化或宗教的共同归属感所激励，人们从希腊本土或希腊殖民地（在意大利，北非和小亚细亚）赶来参加这个盛会。

1 Greek   

adj.希腊(人)的，希腊语的；n.希腊人；希腊语

参考例句：

• The Greek seaman went to the hospital five times.这位希腊海员到该医院去过五次。
• Delta is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet.δ是希腊字母中的第四个字母。

2 series   

n.连续；系列

参考例句：

• The students have put forward a series of questions.学生们提出了一系列问题。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

3 colonies   

n.殖民地( colony的名词复数 )；（侨民等）聚居区；（动植物的）群体；（来自同一地方，职业或兴趣相同的）聚居人群

参考例句：

• They amassed huge wealth by plundering the colonies. 他们通过掠夺殖民地聚敛了大笔的财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• But throughout the colonies, people relied primarily on small farms and self-sufficiency. 但就整个殖民地来说，人们主要依靠小型农场，过着自给自足的生活。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件