中小学英语作文《The Olympic Games》

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　　The Olympic Games are held every four years in a different city in the
world. Athletes from different countries compete in a variety of sports which
are divided into winter and sum mer games.
        　　The Olympics began in Greece more than 2 700 years ago. The first recorded
Olympic competition was held in 776 B. C. It was held in an outdoor stadium and
about forty thousand people watched the event. The first thirteen Olympics
consisted of only one race running. The games had been held regularly for about
1 200 years. Then, in the year 397 the Olympics were prohibited by the Roman
Emporor.
        　　It was not until 1896 that the first Olympics of modern times were held in
Athens. From then on the games are held every four years rugularly. The Olympics
have become the world's most important athletic events and a symbol of sporting
friendship of all the people of the world.
        （责任编辑 陈奕璇）