British Olympics 英国奥林匹克

1British Olympics 英国奥林匹克2British Olympics 英国奥林匹克A Look at the 1908 and 1948 Olympics 回顾1908 和1948 年奥林匹克运动会In May building work began on the massive Olympic Park in east London, the site of the 2012 Games. As well as being the venue for many events during the games, the park will feature shops, restaurants and accommodation for over 17,000 athletes and officials. The budget of the 2012 games is currently £9.35bn (127.2bn RMB), but this could still rise.London’s previous Olympic organisers had to make do with less time and fewer resources .Rome was scheduled to host the 1908 Olympics, but the eruption of Vesuvius in 1906 forced the Italian government to divert its resources towards the stricken city of Naples.London rose to the challenge of putting on the games at short notice . The White City Stadium was built in ten months at a cost of £60,000 (820,000 RMB). The infield of the stadium featured a swimming pool and stages for wrestling and gymnastics.London was next scheduled to host the 1944 Games but war postponed this event until 1948. Shortages of food, resources and capital meant this was always going to be a spartan Olympics. A temporary running track was laid at Wembley Stadium for the athletics. Britain was unable to build an Olympic village, but put the visiting athletes up in schools and army barracks , while some British athletes simply lived at home.These games have gone down in history as the ‘Ration Book Olympics’. It was the era of food rationing in Britain, and some athletes brought food from their countries to share with their competitors . The Argentineans brought 100 tons of meat and Iceland offered frozen mutton. The US flew enriched white flour daily from Los Angeles.At a time when the public were being urged to be careful in their consumption of food, this magnanimity was not welcomed by everyone. Dr Magnus Pyke at the Ministry of Food described America as having a "disregard for geography and expense".Food security is once again a matter of public concern but it is very unlikely that competitors will be asked for their ration books in the 2012 Olympic Park!3Glossary 词汇表make do with- 将就，凑合resources – 资源eruption of Vesuvius -维苏威火山爆发divert – 转移 stricken – 受灾的 rose to the challenge – 接受挑战（应付某种复杂局面）putting on – 举办 at short notice – 临时（即刻） infield – （体育场）内场spartan – 简朴的 put the visiting athletes up - 招待参赛运动员barracks – 兵营gone down in history – 史上留名 Ration Book -（定量）配给票证簿 competitors – 竞争对手 enriched white flour – 强化面粉 consumption – 消费 magnanimity – 大方disregard – 忽视Food security – （确保）粮食供给1. Reading Quiz 阅读测验Are these sentences true or false? Circle the correct answer.以下句子哪句是真?哪句是假？请圈出正确答案。

1. The 2012 Olympics might cost more than the current budget. True / False2. Naples was originally scheduled to host the 1908 Olympics. True / False3. In 1908, The swimming and gymnastics events took place in the middle ofthe athletics circuit. True / False4. London built the 1948 Olympic Village in ten months. True / False5. Some people thought that the USA spent too much money flying flour to the athletes in 1948. True / False42. Olympic Vocabulary 奥林匹克词汇Look at this picture from the 1948 Olympics and match the words to the correct letters.请看以下1948年奥林匹克运动会图片并将正确的表达填入横线中。

A: _______ B: _______ C: _______ D: _______ E: _______the infield the crowd the track Olympic officials athletes53. Vocabulary Exercise 词汇练习Complete the sentences with the following words. You will need to use each word once.请用以下词汇或短语完成每个句子。

注意每个短语或词汇只能使用一次。

officials crowd competitors disregard at short noticego down in history rose to the challenge track make do with 1. The length of the _______ in most stadiums is 400 metres.2. Steve Redgrave will _______ as one of Britain’s greatest Olympic athletes.3. In the 2004 Olympics, Liu Xiang was much faster than his _______.4. If Liu Xiang wins in Beijing, the _______ will go absolutely wild!5. Olympic _______ have the final say over who wins events.6. In 1908, London _______ of staging the Olympics _______.7. In 1948, some athletes had to _______ homemade clothes.8. When building a stadium, it is important not to _______ how it will be used after the Olympics have finished.64. Wordsearch 单词搜索Try to find the words associated with Olympic sports in the puzzle below.There are seven words or phrases to find. Words can be written horizontally (g ), vertically (i ) or diagonally (m ).请在下面的字谜游戏中，找出与奥林匹克运动有关的英语单词或短语来。