1.Glory and Dream (光荣与梦想) 1
2.General Overview (概述) 4
3.Athletic Events in Prehistory (史前运动事件) 8
4.History of the Olympic Games (奥运历史) 13
5.History of the Olympic Games(continued) (奥运历史)续 18
6.The Olympic Festival in Antiquity (古代奥运) 26
7.The Origin of Olympic Games (奥运起源) 30
8.Why Were the Ancient Olympics Revived? (为什么古代奥运会复兴？) 35
9.IOC (国际奥委会) 40
10.The Olympic Mascots (奥运吉祥物) 44
11.The OLympic Movement (奥运会) 51
12.The Olympic Movement(continued) (奥运会(续)) 56
13.The Olympic Movement(continued) (奥运会(续)) 61
14.Ceremony (仪式) 66
15.Sydney Olympic Venue (悉尼奥运会场) 71
16.The Ecstasy (喜悦) 76
17.The Agony (痛苦) 80
18.Sydney Olympic Mascots (悉尼奥运吉祥物) 85
19.So Long,Sydney (再见，悉尼) 91
20.China s Historic Breakthrough (中国的历史性突破) 96
21.History of Beijing (北京的历史) 101
22.Beijing s Bid For the Olympic Games (北京申办奥运) 107
23.Why does Beijing Apply to Host 2008 Summer Olympic Games (北京为什么申办2008年奥运会) 112
24.Greener Beijing to Greet Great Olympics (绿色北京迎奥运) 117
25.Beijing is Qualified as a Host City of the Olympiad (北京，合格的奥运申办城市) 122
26.Chinese Hearts Unite (万众一心) 127
27.Where History and Fashion Meet (北京，传统与现代的融合) 133
28.Where History and Fashion Meet(continued) (北京，传统与现代的融合(续)) 139
29.Swifter,Higher,Stronger (更快，更高，更强) 145
30.Olympians with Changed Nationalities (改变国籍的奥运选手) 149
31.Farewell after Stellar Career (告别辉煌) 152
32.Quit (辞职) 158
33.Olympians in Politics (退役从政) 162
34. Dream Team .Win Gold but Lose Mystique (梦之队，不再是神话) 165
35.Olympic Gold Medal Is Found in a Taxi (金牌，失而复得) 171
36.Fans even Sift Rubbish for Olympic Memorabilia (寻觅奥运痕迹) 175
37.Key to Olympic Gold (夺金秘方) 180
38.1 bronze brings 1 billion to ecstasy (一块铜牌，十亿人为之疯狂) 183
Appendix(附录) 187
Sports Terms(奥运项目) 187