6 The Games expand

Chapter 6 The Games expand After a very successful beginning, the IOC decided to hold the Olympics every four years, in a different city each time. In 1900, the Games were held in Paris, France. This time women could enter, but only in 'ladylike' sports, such as golf and tennis.

在非常成功的开始之后，国际奥委会决定每四年举办一次奥运会，每次在不同的城市举行。 1900年，奥运会在法国巴黎举行。 这一次，女性可以参加比赛，但只能参加高尔夫球和网球等“淑女”运动。

After the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, USA, the IOC awarded the 1908 Games to Rome, Italy. Then Mount Vesuvius erupted and the Olympics were quickly shifted to London, UK.

1904年圣保罗奥运会后。 国际奥委会将1908年奥运会的主办权授予意大利罗马。 后来维苏威火山爆发，奥运会很快就转移到了英国伦敦。

For the London marathon, King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra wanted to watch the start from Windsor Castle. So the race had to be lengthened to exactly 42.195km (26 miles 385 yards). Since then, every marathon race has been this distance.

在伦敦马拉松比赛中，爱德华七世国王和亚历山德拉王后想在温莎城堡观看起跑。 因此，比赛必须延长到42.195公里（26英里385码）。 从那以后，每一场马拉松比赛都是这个距离。

It was at the London Olympics that people first heard de Coubertin's Olympic 'creed'- a set of ideas that summed up what he thought the Olympics were all about. THE IMPORTANT THING ABOUT THE OLYMPIC GAMES IS NOT TO WIN BUT TO TAKE PART. JUST AS THE IMPORTANT THING IN LIFE IS NOT THE TRIUMPH BUT THE STRUGGLE...

在伦敦奥运会上，人们第一次听到顾拜旦的奥林匹克“信条”，这是他对奥林匹克的一套理念的总结。 奥林匹克运动会最重要的事情是参与，而不是取胜。 正如生活中重要的不是胜利，而是奋斗……

After the 1920 Games in Antwerp, Belgium, the IOC decided there were enough sports on snow and ice to have a separate winter competition. The first Winter Olympics took place in Chamonix, France, in 1924 and included skiing, figure skating and ice hockey. Since 1992, it has taken place two years after the Summer Olympics.

1920年比利时安特卫普奥运会后，国际奥委会决定，冰雪项目的数量已经足够多，可以单独设立冬季比赛。 第一届冬季奥运会于1924年在法国夏蒙尼举行，比赛项目包括滑雪、花样滑冰和冰球。 自1992年以来，它一直在夏季奥运会的两年后举行。

Over the years more events have been added as new sports have become more popular. In 1896 (Athens) there were 9 sports and 52 events, in 1952 (Helsinki, Finland) there were 17 sports and 149 events, and by 2004 (Athens again) there were 28 sports and 301 events. Sports that have been added more recently include ice dancing in 1976 (Innsbruck, Austria),

多年来，随着新的运动项目越来越受欢迎，越来越多的项目被添加进来。 1896年（雅典）有9个大项52个小项，1952年（芬兰赫尔辛基）有17个大项149个小项，到2004年（再次雅典）有28个大项301个小项。 最近加入的项目包括1976年（奥地利因斯布鲁克）的冰舞，