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The First Olympic Games: Honor, Sport, and Peace
首届奥运会：荣誉、体育与和平
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Held in Olympia, Greece in 776 BCE, the first recorded Olympics honored Zeus with footraces and sacrifices.公元前776年，首届有记载的奥运会在希腊奥林匹亚举行，以赛跑和献祭向宙斯致敬。
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Only freeborn Greek men could compete, but city-states paused wars during the sacred truce called the 'Ekecheiria'.只有古希腊自由民男子可参赛，但各城邦在神圣休战期‘埃凯彻里亚’期间暂停战争。
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Winners received olive wreaths and lifelong fame—not money, but poems and statues celebrated their names.优胜者获橄榄枝冠和终身荣耀——虽无奖金，但诗歌与雕像传颂其名。
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Events expanded over centuries to include wrestling, boxing, chariot racing, and pentathlon competitions.数百年间，赛事逐步扩展至摔跤、拳击、战车赛及五项全能等项目。
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Women couldn’t enter the stadium, yet priestesses of Hera held their own games nearby every four years.女性不得进入体育场，但赫拉女祭司每四年在附近举办专属运动会。
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The Games ended in 393 CE when Roman Emperor Theodosius banned pagan festivals.公元393年，罗马皇帝狄奥多西下令禁止异教庆典，奥运会随之终结。
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Pierre de Coubertin revived them in 1896, hoping sport would build international friendship and mutual respect.顾拜旦于1896年复兴奥运会，希冀体育能促进国际友谊与相互尊重。
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Today’s Olympics carry forward that ideal—even if challenges remain, the dream of unity through effort endures.当今奥运会延续这一理想——纵有挑战，通过努力实现团结的梦想依然长存。