古希腊奥运会如何处罚违规运动员?_BEC初级作文

古希腊奥运会如何处罚违规运动员?

就在奥林匹亚的古运动场──公元前776年举行第一次奥运会的地方──的入口外，有一系列人称宙斯像群（Zanes）的残破基座。这些基座是当年那些青铜雕像的遗存（据信最早的青铜像可以追溯到公元前338年），那些青铜雕像所立之处是当年奥运会的耻辱之路。

If an athlete broke his Olympic oath - common violations included bribery, tardiness, cowardice, lying and fraud - he was fined and forced to purchase a statue of Zeus. The name of the athlete and, in some cases, his father's name plus his Greek city-state were inscribed on the base of the statue, which was then placed along the entranceway to the great stadium.

如果一名运动员违反了自己的奥运誓言──常见的行为包括行贿、迟到、胆怯、说谎和欺诈──他就会被处以罚款并被迫买一尊宙斯（Zeus）的雕像，这名运动员的名字，有时候还有他父亲的名字以及他所在的希腊城邦国家的名字，要刻在雕像的底座上，雕像随后会沿大体育场的入口通道置放。

Why statues to Zeus? Greek myth held that Zeus had defeated Kronos in a wrestling match for possession of the earth, so Olympic competition, held close to the god's massive temple, was seen as a sacred act or privilege, available only to a select few. As athletes neared the field of play, herded by priests and whip-bearers, they were reminded of all who had offended Zeus and disgraced their home communities. They were made to understand that cheaters would be immortalized in stone.