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Unit2 The Olympic Games-Using Language

Using Language Reading and Listening

The Story of Atlanta Atlanta was a Greek princess.

She was very beautiful and could run faster than any man in Greece. But she was not allowed to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games.

She was so angry that she said to her father that she would not marry anyone who could not run faster than her. Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a bargain with him.

She said to him, " These are my rules. When a man says he wants to marry me, I will run against him.

If he cannot run as fast as me, he will be killed. No one will be pardoned." Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of rules they knew it was hopeless.

So many of them sadly went home, but others stayed to run the race. There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when he heard of Atlanta's rules, " Why are these men so foolish? " he thought.

" Why will they let themselves be killed because they cannot run as fast as this princess? " However, when she saw Atlanta come out of her house to run, Hippomenes changed his mind.

" I will marry Atlanta-or die! " he said. The race started and although the man ran very fast, Atlanta ran faster.

As Hippomenes watched he thought, " How can I run as fast as Atlanta? " He went to ask the Greek Goddess of Love for help.

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