The Olympic Games is a worldwide famous sport event. Every four years the best sportsmen of every country united in national teams meet each other in one selected city to find out who is the strongest, fastest and the sturdiest person in the world. There are two types of these games: summer and winter ones, because all sports are conditionally divided according to seasons.
The event was first organized by the ancient Greeks at the Olympus more than 2,700 years ago. Modern games are very different from the first ones and quantity of played sports changes every time depending on their popularity. Summer sports usually include synchronized swimming, volleyball, rhythmic-sportive gymnastics, pole vaulting, athletics, etc. The most popular winter sports are hockey, bobsledding, figure skating, biathlon and skiing. As it was noted before, the programme is changeable: the most popular sport stays, the less popular one disappears for some time (rugby, motor sports and golf).
The winners in every competition get gold, silver and bronze medals and every sportsman desires to win the golden award. It is a big honor for every country to be a host for Olympic Games, because this is a chance to show its power, financial capabilities and the highest hospitality to guests from other countries by means of organization, opening/closing ceremonies of event and Olympic torch relay.
перевод
Олімпійські Ігри є всесвітньо відомим спортивною подією. Кращі спортсмени всіх країн об'єднуються в команди, що представляють нації, зустрічаються в спеціально обраному місті кожні чотири роки для того щоб з'ясувати, хто з них найсильніший, швидкий і витривалий. Існує два види таких ігор: зимові та літні, так як всі види спорту можна умовно розділити щодо сезону.
Цей захід було вперше проведено Древніми Греками на Олімпі більше 2700 років тому. Сучасні ігри дуже далекі від тих, що проводилися першими, і кількість учасників видів спорту щоразу змінюється в залежності від їх популярності. Літні види спорту зазвичай включають в себе синхронне плавання, волейболу, художньої гімнастики, стрибки з жердиною, атлетика і т.д. Найбільш популярними Зимовими видами є хокей, бобслей, фігурне катання, біатлон і біг на лижах. Як вже було зазначено раніше, програма мінлива: найбільш популярні види спорту залишаються, а менш популярні зникають на якийсь час (регбі, мотоспорт і гольф).
Переможці змагань отримують золоті, срібні та бронзові медалі і кожен спортсмен мріє про золотій нагороді. Для кожної країни є великою честю приймати у себе Олімпіаду, так як це шанс показати свою міць, фінансові можливості і високий рівень гостинності по відношенню до гостей з інших країн за до організації заходів, церемоній відкриття і закриття гри і естафета з Олімпійським вогнем.
Flowers
Объяснение:
Flowers
It seems to me that flowers are the most amazing creation on Earth. Thanks to their wonderful properties, they are able to purify the air in the room and be medicines. But most, perhaps, most importantly, they are an adornment and delight the eye of everyone who loves them.
There are always flowers in our family, we have them everywhere: on the windowsills, and on the balcony, and in the garden, and on the table in a crystal vase.
I have love for these amazing plants from my mother, she has long been engaged in floriculture, all the time she is planting new varieties, especially she loves roses. Helping
her in the garden, I hear many very interesting stories about these amazing flowers. She knows a lot, reads a lot, so I want to share my knowledge. Believe me, this is very interesting and sometimes just amazing.
There is, for example, such a flower as “raymondia puia”, it blooms once in a lifetime, but blooms only when the plant reaches the age of one hundred and fifty years! This flower is recognized by scientists in the world as the most rarely blooming on the entire planet. It is a pity that after flowering it dies. There is a flower clock, which was invented by Karl Linnaeus, who lived in Sweden.
He, studying flowers, found out that some species
can bloom, and at this time they are greatly modified. Carrying out his research and understanding what flowers bloom at what time, he laid them out in the form of hour hands and got a unique “device” for determining the time. One problem - they didn’t want to bloom, if it was cloudy, give them the sun!
From my mother, I learned that the smallest flower is “floating duckweed”, it reaches 1 mm, and the largest is about ninety centimeters from Rafflesia Arnoldi. I also learned that some flowers naturally grow in places where there are some types of minerals, prospectors use this feature, and flowers, as pointers, help them in their search. Some flowers, such as roses, have rich symbolism that is directly related to relationships among people.
The meanings of the language of flowers are complex and very diverse. So, for example, red roses, as a sign of respect, love, are given for serious celebrations to mothers and grandmothers. White roses mean purity and innocence, so they are often given to young ladies by young men in love.
The pink color of the flower means sympathy, that's what they get on the first date. Mom has a very interesting story about creamy white roses, she now receives them every year from dad on their wedding day, this has become a tradition in our family from the very first day of my parents' life together.
Knowing about mom's love for flowers, dad often tries to pamper her, bringing into the house not only bouquets of roses, but also an armful of field daisies, or a small, but so great-smelling bunch of lilies of the valley. It's always a pleasure to receive flowers!
