Sports are full of wonderful moments, but perhaps
36 is as exciting as the finish of the marathon. It is the longest, hardest
37 of all. The name “marathon” comes from a village in
38 . A famous battle was
39 there in the year 490 BC. When the Greeks had beaten the Persians, a soldier
40 all the way
41 Marathon to Athens, more than 40 kilometers to
42 people the good
43 . When the modern Olympic Games
44 in 1896, the organizers knew this
45 . The marathon has been a race
46 that time.
In the ancient world the Olympic Games were held
47 four years of 1000 years. They were an important part of life. In the
48 Games we try to copy their
49 . The finest sportsmen in the world are collected in one place
50 at least the finest “amateurs（业余爱好者 ） ” are. An amateur is someone who does not earn
51 money from sport. It is often difficult to say who is an amateur and who is not. It is
52 that Olympic athletes do not earn large amounts of money like professional （职业的）sportsmen. But Olympic athletes are often students or teachers of a
53 . They have to
54 a lot of time training. Their governments pay for their training travel and pocket money, 55 they want them to win. Some people think this changes the Olympics. They feel that the Games are now a political marathon.
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