关于奥运的小知识，双语的（英语加中文翻译）

Question

学校要求做双语小报，关于奥运的。各位帮忙找点资料（介绍奥运的起源啊，五连环啊，项目等等）资料不要太多（一张A4纸上要放得下），各方面的都稍微介绍一下就行了，我急着用啊！！拜托了！

Answer 1

The Olynpic Games
The Olympic Games, first held in 776BC, has a history of more than one thousand yiars. The Games is held every four years.
Many countries try their best to bid forhosting the Olympic Games. And every country does its best to get more medals in the Games. In 2000, the city of Sidney held the 27th Olympic Games. Over one hundred countries all over the world took part in it. We won 28gold medals that year. China, a major sport country, will hold the 29th Olympic Games in 2008. People from all walks of life are participating in various activities and making good preparations for it.
There are five rings on the Olympic flag, which are considered to symbolize, the five continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and America. The Olympic motto is: "Swifter, higher, stronger." The Games can promote the understanding and friendship among different peoples and different nations.
奥林匹克运动会
公元前776年首次举办的奥运会，已经有一千多年的历史了。奥运会每四年举办一次。
许多国家尽他们最大的努力争办奥运会。每个国家在运动会中都争取拿更多的奖牌。2000年，悉尼举办了第27届奥运会，全世界100多个国家参加了这次盛会。那年我国获得了28枚金牌。中国作为一个体育大国，将于2008年举办第29届奥运会。各条战线的人们正在为奥运会做着各项准备。
奥运会的会旗上有五个环。五环被认为象征着五大洲：欧洲、亚洲、非洲、澳洲和美洲。奥运会的口号是：“更高，更快，更强。”奥运会能够促进各民族以及各个国家之间的理解和友谊

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Answer 2

What do the Olympic rings mean？
The colours of the interlinked Olympic rings were chosen by the International Olympic Committee （IOC） ， to represent the union of the 5 continents ， Australia ， Africa ， America ， Asia and Europe and further signify the meeting of the worlds athletes at the Olympic Games.

The plain white background of the Olympic flag is symbolic of peace throughout the games .

The five colours of the rings from left to right are blue， black and red across the top with yellow and green along the bottom ， these colours may be found on most flags of the world and officially hold no other particular significance ， although some believe each colour represents a particular continent.

Blue =Europe

Yellow =Asia

Black =Africa

Green =Australia

Red =America

The Olympic rings are the official trademark of the I.O.C.

奥运五环代表什么？

国际奥委会选择五个相连的圆环作为其标志，并选择了相应的色彩。五个圆环代表五大洲：大洋洲、非洲、美洲、亚洲和欧洲。更深一层的意思是代表着全世界的运动员都聚集在奥林匹克运动会上。

朴素的白色背景寓意着和平。

五种颜色从左到右分别是：上方三个蓝、黑、红，下方黄和绿。这五种颜色都为各国国旗上的常见颜色，而且没有被赋予特殊含义。但是也有人认为，这五种颜色分别代表着五大洲。
蓝 =欧洲
黄 =亚洲
黑 =非洲
绿 =大洋州
红 =美洲