There were many beautiful buildings in ancient (古代的) Rome (罗马), but the living conditions for ordinary people were bad. Most of their homes were so poorly made that they fell down or were fire hazardous (危险的) with their steep (陡), narrow wooden stair ways. Most people were packed (挤满) into apartment (公寓) buildings that rose six to twelve floors, above the ground. The apartments were rooms about three metres square, and each building housed about five hundred people.
These tall buildings faced each other across streets only three metres wide, so no sunlight reached the ground. Even so, apartments were costly, though cheaper places could be found outside Rome. But people wanted to be near their work and entertainment (公众娱乐). So the streets became crowded and it was hard to move quickly. At night, the streets were filled with noise as food and supplies were brought into the city on carts.
There were many beautiful buildings in ancient (古代的) Rome (罗马), but the living conditions for ordinary people were bad. Most of their homes were so poorly made that they fell down or were fire hazardous (危险的) with their steep (陡), narrow wooden stair ways. Most people were packed (挤满) into apartment (公寓) buildings that rose six to twelve floors, above the ground. The apartments were rooms about three metres square, and each building housed about five hundred people.
These tall buildings faced each other across streets only three metres wide, so no sunlight reached the ground. Even so, apartments were costly, though cheaper places could be found outside Rome. But people wanted to be near their work and entertainment (公众娱乐). So the streets became crowded and it was hard to move quickly. At night, the streets were filled with noise as food and supplies were brought into the city on carts.
B The Ancient Olympic Games古代奥林匹克运动会
According to historical records,the first (1) Olympic Games can be traced back to 776 BC.They (2) dedicated to the Olympian gods and were staged on the (3) plains of Olympia.They continued for nearly 12 centuries,(4) Emperor Theodosius decreed in 393 A.D.that aU such"pagan cults" (5) banned.
The oldest myth which concerns the beginning of the (6) Games is that of Idaios Daktylos Herakles.According to other (7) ,Zeus,the father of humanity,fought and defeated Cronus in a (8) for the throne of the gods.Finally,the well-known (9) Herakles is mentioned who staged games in Olympia in honour (10) Zeus,because the latter had helped him conquer Elis when (11) went to war against Augeas.
Through the 12 centuries of (12) Olympic Games,many wonderful athletes competed in the stadium and (13)hippodrome of ancient Olympia’s sacred area,moving the crowds with (14) great achievements.Although mortal,th
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