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A perfect fusion of athletics and aesthetics, gymnastics ranks among the defining sports of the Olympic Games. Mixing strength and agility with style and grace, the high-flying acrobats have provided many of the most breathtaking Olympic spectacles of the past quarter-century.
Nadia Comeneci's perfect 10 score at the 1976 Montreal Games, the first ever awarded, remains the high-water mark for most gymnastics fans. The 14-year-old Romanian achieved the seemingly impossible seven times in Montreal, a feat so unexpected that the scoring technology was set up for only three digits. Her 10.00s were displayed as 1.00.
Gymnastics has a long, proud history. The sport can be traced back to ancient Greece, where such skills featured in the ancient Olympic Games. Ancient Rome, Persia, India and China practised similar disciplines, mostly aimed at preparing young men for battle. The word itself derives from the Greek word gymnos, meaning naked - dress requirements for athletes in those days were minimal, to say the least.
词汇跟踪：
fusion 联合，合并
athletics 运动
aesthetics 美学
acrobat 杂技演员，特技演员
spectacle 场面，壮观
agility n. （动作）敏捷，轻快
digit 数字
相关词汇：
屈体跳 piked jump
山羊 buck
足尖跑 running on toes
高杠 high bar
肩倒立 shoulder stand
吊杠 hanging bar
侧空翻 side airspring
吊环 hand ring
规定动作 required routine
横杠 bar
蹦床 bounding table
双杠 parallel bars
鞍马 pommeled horse
高低杠 asymmetrical bars
平衡木 balance beam
平衡梯 balancing
体操凳 gym bench
文化链接：“体操：源于古希腊语，其意大利语为“裸体技艺”，因为他们当时都是赤身裸体进行操练的，后被欧美国家采用。我国则称为“体操”。它的含义和内容随着时代的变迁而有所不同。现代体操起源于18、19世纪。当时欧洲先后出现德国、瑞典、丹麦等体操流派，它们不仅推动了体操运动的进一步发展，也为现代体操的形成奠定了基础。1952年赫尔辛基奥运会把体操列为正式比赛项目。 |
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发表于 2016-7-9 22:28:59