Unit 2 The Olympic Games第一学时 Reading and ComprehensionThe Olympic flagOn the Olympic flag,the rings appear on a white background(背景).Pierre de Coubertin,the father of the modern Olympic Games,explains the meaning of the flag:“The Olympic flag has a white background,with five interlaced(交织的;交错的)rings in the centre:blue,yellow,black,green and red
This design is symbolic(象征的;象征性的);it represents(代表;象征) the five continents of the world,united by Olympism,while the six colors are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time
”Combined in this way,the six colors of the flag , (including the white of the background)represent all nations
At the Olympic Games,the flag is brought into the stadium during the opening ceremony ( 开 幕 式 ) . After its arrival , the flag is li