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1、高考资源网（ ），您身边的高考专家第46篇The Origin of the Olympic GamesHow did the Olympic Games get started? The ancient Olympic Games were primarily a part of a religious festival in honor of Zeus(宙斯),the father of the Greek gods and goddesses. The festival and the games were held in Olympia The Greeks that came to
2、the Sanctuary(圣地;庇护所) of Zeus at Olympia shared the same religious beliefs and spoke the same language. The athletes were all male citizens of the city-states from every corner of the Greek world, coming from as far away as Spain in the west and the Black Sea (Turkey) in the east.From 776 BC, the Ga
3、mes were held in Olympia ever four years for almost 12centuries. Additional athletic events were gradually added until, by the 5th century13C,the religious festival consisted of a five-day program The athletic events included: three foot races as well as the five contests discus(铁饼),javelin（标枪)，long
4、 jump, wrestling, foot race), boxing and other events. Additional events were added throughout the course of the history of the Olympic Games. The marathon was not an event of the ancient Olympic games. The marathon is a modem event that was first introduced in the Modern Olympic Games of 1896 in At
5、hens, a race from Marathon-northeast of Athens- to the Olympic Stadium, a distance of 40 kilometers.奥运会的起源奥运会是如何开始的？古奥运会最初是向希腊众神之父宙斯表示敬意(in honour of)的宗教节日(religious festival)的一部分。这个节日和运动会在奥林匹亚举行。来到奥林匹亚宙斯圣地的希腊人有着同样的宗教信仰(belief)，使用相同的语言。运动员(athlete)是来自希腊世界各个城邦的男性(male)公民，最远的来自西部的西班牙和东方的黑海地区（土耳其）。从公元前
6、776年开始，运动会每四年在奥林匹亚举行一次，持续了近12个世纪。其他的运动项目逐渐地(gradually)增加，到公元前5世纪为止，这个宗教节日由五天的节目组成(be consisted of)。运动项目包括：3个田径项目、5项全能（铁饼、标枪、跳远、摔跤和赛跑）、拳击及其他项目。在奥运会的历史上，其他项目不断增加。马拉松不是古代奥运会的项目。马拉松是一个赛跑项目，它是在1896年的雅典现代奥运会上首次被列为竞赛项目的，当时的路线是从雅典东北的马拉松镇到奥运会场馆，长度为40公里。第47篇Calling an AmbulanceThe Emergency number in Australi
7、a is Three Zeroes (000).This is a free call from any phone, even a phone box or mobile phone.When dialing 000 there is a short recorded message stating that you have dialed the emergency number, then an operator will ask which service you require -ambulance, police or fire.In the event of a medical
8、emergency, ask for AMBULANCE.You will be connected to the ambulance operations centre and asked a standard set of questions by the operator. Answering these questions helps us get an ambulance to you as quickly as possible.It is important to stay calm and speak slowly. Once you have answered these q
9、uestions the first available ambulance will be sent。Additional questions will then be asked by the operator, who will also provide further assistance or explicit instructions depending on the situation.Remain calm and do not hang up until the operator has obtained the required information Interprete
10、r servicesAll callers should dial Triple Zero (000) in an emergency, regardless of their level of English.If an operations centre officer experiences difficulty in understanding a caller they may access the interpreter service. The interpreter service will contact the emergency caller and establish
11、a three-way conversation with the operations centre to facilitate(使容易) communication.打电话叫救护车（ambulance）澳大利亚的急救号码是三个零(000)。这是一个你可以使用任意电话拨打(dial)的免费号码，即使是在电话亭或用手机拨打也一样。当拨打000时会有一个很短的(short)录音信息告诉你拨打了急救号码，然后一个接线员(operator)会问你需什么服务救护车、警察(police)还是灭火。如果是紧急医疗事件，要救护车。你的电话会被接到紧急救助中心，接线员会按标准程序提一些问题。回答这些问题有助于
12、我们将救护车尽可能快地开到你所在的地方。保持冷静，说话要慢，这很重要。一旦你回答完这些问题，第一辆可以派遣的救护车就会被派出。然后接线员会问更多的问题，并会根据情况提供进一步的帮助(assistance)或明确的(explicit)指导。继续保持冷静，不要挂断电话，直到接线员已获得需要的信息。翻译员(interpreter)服务。不管(regardless of)英语水平如何，所有的求助者在紧急情况下都应当拨三个零(000)。如果急救中心的官员在理解上有困难，他们可能会使用翻译员服务(access the interpreter service)。翻译员服务中心会和求助者联系，并与急救中心建立
13、三方会谈通道，以帮助交流。第48篇What is an Ambiguous Headline?Newspaper headlines are designed to grab(抓住) a readers attention by simply stating the main meaning of an article. “Aluminum Prices Fall Again. “ Antique Store Broken Into Again or Iran Celebrates Revolution Anniversary would be examples of straightforw
14、ard headlines which set the reader up for the details(细节) to follow. Unfortunately, some newspaper copy editors working on strict deadlines or other pressure .situations can create an ambiguous headline, a confusing or misleading headline with often humorous connotations(意义). For example, when two c
15、ars were stolen in Washington, the headline read Two Cars Were Reported Stolen By The Washington Police Yesterday”.什么是有歧义的（ambiguous）大字标题(headline)?新闻大字标题是通过描述一篇文章(article)的大意来吸引读者眼球的。“铝(aluminum)价再次下跌”、“古董(antique)店再次被盗”、或者“伊朗庆祝(celebrate)革命胜利周年(anniversary)”是典型明白易懂的(straightforward)标题，很容易吸引读者阅读下面的
16、详细内容。不幸地是，一些新闻报纸的文字编辑(copy editor)，因为严格的截稿时间(deadline)或其他方面的压力，可能会写出一些容易引起歧义的、令人迷惑或误导人的标题，而且常常带有幽默风趣的(humorous)隐含意义。例如，当华盛顿有两辆车被偷时，报纸标题为“Two Cars Were Reported Stolen By The Washington Police Yesterday(本句可以理解为锯华盛顿警方报导昨天两辆车被偷走，也可以理解为据报导昨天两辆车被华盛顿的警察偷走)”。第49篇My apartment had 2 small rooms with bare walls. But the landlord said the building was designed by a famous archit
