the ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of Zeus; held every 4 years beginning in 776 BC

the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country

Tonight, we witness the birth of the Youth Olympic Games and share with the world this historic moment.

今晚，我们一同见证青年奥林匹克运动会的诞生，与全世界共同分享这一历史时刻。

I am confident that, with the support of the IOC and the Olympic Family, and together with you, we will deliver a high-standard Olympic Games with distinctive features.

我相信，在国际奥委会和国际奥林匹克大家庭支持下，我们一定能够共同把北京奥运会办成一届有特色、高水平的奥运会。

So to sponsor the Olympic Games in China, which is our fastest growing market around the world, it was a clear, clear decision that this something we wanted to do.

所以，赞助在中国举行的奥运会是一个很明确的决定，这是我们想要做的。中国是我们在全球增长最快的市场。

The London 2012 Olympic Games will be the 「most green and sustainable」 games to date, and IT will play its full part.

届时，伦敦2012奥运会将会是「最绿色、最可持续发展的」奥运盛会，IT将充分发挥它的作用。

The forlorn scene on a recent Monday afternoon is a far cry from the images of the 2008 Olympic Games playing out on giant screens 100m above the tourists' heads.

这一幕发生在最近某个周一下午的荒凉景象，与游客们头上100米高处巨大显示屏上2008年奥运会赛场的画面截然不同。

And next year there will be an important quinquennial party conclave, followed by the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008.

明年将会有一次重要的五年一次的党的秘密会议，紧接着就是2008年北京奥运会。

Dope test officials of the Beijing Olympic Games are volunteers chosen by the China Anti-Doping Agency, most of them doctors.

北京奥运会中的兴奋剂检查官是由中国反兴奋剂中心挑选出的志愿者，大多数是医生。

The reverse side had the Acropolis site with the caption in Greek "International Olympic Games in Athens in 1896.

奖牌背面为雅典卫城遗址，印有希腊文「1896年雅典国际奥林匹克运动会」字样。

A total of 16 people are working for the commission and they all know what it takes for a successful Olympic Games organization.

总共有16人在为评估团工作，他们都知道组织一次成功的奥运会需要哪些条件。

Even in the best of times, staging an Olympic Games is an extraordinary feat.

即使在最好的时候，筹办一届奥运会仍是不平凡的壮举。

The Olympic Games were held in honor of Zeus, the father of the gods.

当时举办奥林匹克运动会是为了纪念众神之父--宙斯。

The 2008 Olympic Games is drawing near. All of us are looking forward to it.

2008年奥运会离我们越来越近了，许多人都期待着这次奥运会。