主题：【讨论】奥运问答题．．．．．． -- Databa

1. What did the winners in the ancient Olympic Games held in Greece win for coming first?

No medals were awarded in the ancient Olympics. A winner received an olive wreath to wear on his head. Second and third placings received nothing.

１．古希腊运动员，如果获胜，得到什么奖励？

　　橄榄圈．

2. The earliest Olympic event was a running race called a 'Stade'. Which modern event is closest to the distance they ran?

200 metre run.

２．最早的奥运项目是一名叫＇Stade＇的赛跑．最接近于现在的哪个项目？

　　200 米跑．

3. In the Ancient Olympics what did the competitors wear?

The runners were nude.

３．古希腊运动员竞赛时穿啥子？

　　啥都不穿．

4. The "pankration" was an event in the Ancient Olympic Games dating from 648 BC. It combined which two skills?

The pankration was a combination of boxing and wrestling, where gouging and biting were forbidden.

４．古代奥运项目＇pankration＇起源于公元前648年，它要求哪两项技能？

　　拳击和摔跤．

5. Which famous Greek philosopher actually won two pankration events?

The philosopher Plato (427-347) was a double winner of the pankration.

５．古代希腊哪个很牛的哲学家赢了两次pankration？

　　柏拉图．

6. In which year were the Olympics televised for the first time?

1936 Berlin Games were the first to be televised.

６．哪次现代奥运开始直播？

　　１９３６柏林奥运会．

7. Why was Italian Dorando Pietri who "won" the 1908 London Olympic marathon disqualified?

On 24 July 1908, Dorando Pietri won the Olympic Marathon in London, but was disqualified due to the help he received across the finishing line.

７．为啥子意大利人Dorando Pietri被取消了１９０８伦敦马拉松金牌？

　　被认为撞线时，接受了旁人的帮助．

8. How old was Luigina Giavotti when she won silver in gymnastics in the 1928 games - she remains the youngest ever medal winner.

Luigina Giavotti was 11 years and 302 days old when she won a gymnastics silver medal in 1928.

８．１９２８奥运会，Luigina Giavotti 得奖牌时多大？

　　１１岁３０２天．

9. If you have a beard which Beijing Olympic event could you NOT compete in?

Gymnastics, when it is too long, you might accidentally press on it when doing exercise and thus causing one to fall.

９．如果有胡子，不能参加北京奥运会的哪个项目？

　　体操．

10．Liu Xiang became the first Chinese track and field Gold Medal winner at the Athens 2004 Games. He is the hot favorite to repeat that feat on home soil next month. What is his event?

110 metre hurdle.

１０．刘翔的比赛项目是啥子？

　　１１０跨栏．