Olympic Heroes

Olympic Heroes

奥运英雄

Going for gold. The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece in 1896. American James Connolly was the first medal winner. The first Winter Olympics were in 1924. The first Champions Medals were not gold but silver.

冲击金牌。第一届现代奥林匹克运动会于1896年在希腊雅典举办。 美国人詹姆斯·康诺利是首位奖牌得主。首届冬季奥林匹克运动会于1924年举办。 最初的冠军奖牌不是金牌，而是银牌。

Since then, many of the world's top athletes have gone for Olympic gold. But some have to fight harder than most to become Olympic champions.

从那以后，世界上许多顶尖运动员都为奥运金牌奋力拼搏。 但有些人要比大多数人付出更多努力，才能成为奥运冠军。

Hard times. The 1936 Olympics were held in Germany. The German leader, Adolf Hitler, was a Nazi. He believed that the white German people were better than all others.

艰难岁月。 1936年奥运会在德国举办。 当时的德国领导人， 阿道夫·希特勒是一名纳粹分子。 他认为白种德国人比其他所有种族都更优秀。

He didn't even want black athletes to take part in the Olympics.

他甚至不允许黑人运动员参加奥运会。

Jesse Owens. This man showed that black athletes could be great champions. He broke 11 Olympic records at the Berlin Games and won four gold medals.

杰西·欧文斯。 这个男人证明了黑人运动员也能成为伟大的冠军。 他在柏林奥运会上打破了11项奥运纪录，赢得了四枚金牌。