首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] Nowadays the Olympics are perhaps the best known games of anc
[originaltext] Nowadays the Olympics are perhaps the best known games of anc
游客
2025-01-12
11
管理
问题
Nowadays the Olympics are perhaps the best known games of ancient Greece but at the time those staged at Delphi were just as important. The Pythian games—more a celebration of the arts than sport—began in the 6th century BC and included musical and literary contests. Recently an international group has been trying to revive the event. This year’s venue was the city of Kuching in Malaysian Borneo.
I’d flown in from Kuala Lumpur to the promise of a thousand performers from forty different countries. They were to compete in disciplines like dance, song, music, weaving, film-making and storytelling in a revival of the ancient Greek games held at Delphi. And I was looking forward to spending some time in a city that many reckon to be the prettiest in Malaysia.
No one in the International Delphic Committee’s small office was in joking mood. Heads were being held in hands. The games were collapsing around them. Apparently the Russians had split acrimoniously from the Delphic movement a year before and were now sending letters threatening to put a stop to the event. No one had taken the matter particularly seriously until, with just days to go, the hosts, Malaysia, announced they were pulling out. So the committee arrived to find no organisation, no funding, and no competitors from Malaysia taking part. Other countries, concerned at the tone of the Russians’ letters, had also quit. With less than a day before the opening ceremony there seemed to be precious little left to open.
But if anyone had hoped to derail the Delphic Games, they’d counted without the South Africans who’d arrived in force two days earlier. And they’d pretty much taken over the running of the show, even working through the night to salvage the competition. What’s more, they’d persuaded some local performers to take part in the opening ceremony.
With an hour to go I wandered into the dining hall to find Iban musicians from upriver in Borneo wearing loincloths, taking pictures of Zulu warriors who were in turn photographing Korean dancers in traditional costume. And it was clear from the laughter that no one much cared about the chaos. They were busy getting into the spirit of the games—and building friendships across cultures.
But it wasn’t until the dancers stepped out on stage that evening that I really understood the Delphic dream.
First came the South Africans with a thundering, primal and utterly compelling display by four lithe men and a voluptuous woman whose like must have inspired ancient carvings of fertility goddesses. They were followed by a trio from Germany, a stately frauline twirling around the stage with a glass of wine balanced on her head, courted by two gentlemen in a balletic ode to the grape. It was wonderfully German. And then an exquisite duo from Delhi with a selection from the Indian classical repertoire.
All the performers spoke of the same thing—of chatting, sitting and eating the same food together but then going on stage to represent completely different worlds. They found taking part exhilarating they said, and I found it equally so to watch. I have no idea whether these games will grow—but I truly hope they do—for though the Olympics are a spectacular study in determination, the Delphics seem to offer more—a bridge of understanding.
Perhaps one the Russians in time will cross again.
16. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Pythian Games?
17. How many disciplines are there in the games?
18. Which of the following statements is true about the situation before the opening ceremony?
19. What’s the spirit of the games according to the speaker?
20. How does the speaker feel about the games?
选项
A、The Olympics were as important as the Pythian Games in ancient Greece.
B、The Pythian Games have been staged at Delphi since the 6th century BC.
C、The Pythian Games were more like a celebration of the arts than sport.
D、The city of Kuching in Malaysian Borneo shall host the venue this year.
答案
B
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3909083.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]1.Bullying,forcingunacceptabledemandsontheotherthroughco
[originaltext]1.Bullying,forcingunacceptabledemandsontheotherthroughco
[originaltext]I’dliketotalkaboutInquiryPagecollaboratory.We’vehad
[originaltext]I’dliketotalkaboutInquiryPagecollaboratory.We’vehad
[originaltext]I’dliketotalkaboutInquiryPagecollaboratory.We’vehad
[originaltext]I’dliketotalkaboutInquiryPagecollaboratory.We’vehad
[originaltext]W:AlaaMerhiisjust23,likemanyyoungLebaneseatthecoreof
[originaltext]W:AlaaMerhiisjust23,likemanyyoungLebaneseatthecoreof
[originaltext]W:AlaaMerhiisjust23,likemanyyoungLebaneseatthecoreof
[originaltext]EightUSDemocraticpresidentialhopefulsdebatedtheIraqwa
随机试题
交(竣)工验收的公路桥梁静载试验,静力荷载效率应取0.95~1.05。()
分析企业资产结构是否合理,通常是与()的比率进行比较。[2013年11月真题]A
根据我国《中华人民共和国印花税暂行条例》的规定,下列各项不属于印花税纳税人的有(
(2018年真题)某公司2008年销售收入为1亿元,销售成本为8000万元,20
除另有规定外,下列浸出制剂需按照《中国药典》中规定的方法进行不溶物和相对密度检查
连接面静脉与翼静脉丛的静脉为( )。A.面横静脉 B.面深静脉 C.上颌静
A企业为增值税小规模纳税人,2020年度发生部分经营业务如下: (1)1月份
下列商品中,属于消费税征收范围的是( )。A.空调机 B.锂原电池 C.汽车
青藏铁路作为基础设施,其投资的提供方式是()。A.政府独资建设 B.地方主管
甲建设单位与乙勘察设计单位签订了勘察设计合同。合同约定,设计费为150万元,定金
最新回复
(
0
)