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More than 2,800 years ago, the people of ancientancient (adj)Belonging to a time very long ago in history.≈ Synonym: old🇺🇿UZ: qadimgi🇷🇺RU: древний Greece organized a sporting eventsporting event (noun)An organized occasion where people compete in physical activities or games.≈ Synonym: athletic competition🇺🇿UZ: sport tadbiri🇷🇺RU: спортивное мероприятие that would become one of the most famous traditionstradition (noun)Customs or beliefs passed down through many generations.≈ Synonym: customs🇺🇿UZ: an'analar🇷🇺RU: традиции in history. The first Olympic Games were heldhold (verb)To organise an event.≈ Synonym: organise🇺🇿UZ: o'tkazmoq (tadbir)🇷🇺RU: проводить (мероприятие) in 776 BCE in a small town called Olympia, in honor ofin honor ofAs a way of showing respect for someone or something.≈ Synonym: to honor🇺🇿UZ: sharafiga🇷🇺RU: в честь the god Zeus. Athletes from different Greek city-statescity-state (noun)Independent cities that govern themselves like small countries.≈ Synonym: independent cities🇺🇿UZ: shahar-davlatlar🇷🇺RU: города-государства traveled to Olympia to competecompete (verb)To take part in a contest, trying to win against others.≈ Synonym: contend🇺🇿UZ: musobaqalashmoq🇷🇺RU: соревноваться, and the games quickly grew into a majormajor (adj)Very important or big.≈ Synonym: main🇺🇿UZ: asosiy, yirik🇷🇺RU: крупный, главный cultural eventcultural event (noun)An occasion connected to the customs, arts, or beliefs of a society.≈ Synonym: cultural occasion🇺🇿UZ: madaniy tadbir🇷🇺RU: культурное событие.
The ancient Olympics looked very different from the modernmodern (adj)Belonging to the present time, not the past.≈ Synonym: present-day🇺🇿UZ: zamonaviy🇷🇺RU: современный versionversion (noun)A form of something that is a little different.🇺🇿UZ: versiya, ko'rinish🇷🇺RU: версия. There were far fewer sports, including running, wrestlingwrestling (noun)A sport in which two people try to force each other to the ground.≈ Synonym: grappling🇺🇿UZ: kurash🇷🇺RU: борьба, boxingboxing (noun)A sport in which two people fight with their hands.🇺🇿UZ: boks🇷🇺RU: бокс, and chariot racingchariot racing (noun)A sport in which drivers race small carts pulled by horses.≈ Synonym: cart racing🇺🇿UZ: aravachalar poygasi🇷🇺RU: гонки на колесницах. Athletes competed completely nakednaked (adj)Not wearing any clothes.≈ Synonym: unclothed🇺🇿UZ: yalang'och🇷🇺RU: обнажённый, which was normal in Greek athletic cultureathletic culture (noun)The customs and attitudes a society has about sports and physical activity.≈ Synonym: sports tradition🇺🇿UZ: sport madaniyati🇷🇺RU: спортивная культура at the time. Only free Greek men were allowedallow (verb)To let someone do something.≈ Synonym: permit🇺🇿UZ: ruxsat bermoq🇷🇺RU: разрешать to take parttake part (phrasal)To join an activity with other people.≈ Synonym: participate🇺🇿UZ: qatnashmoq🇷🇺RU: участвовать; women were not permittedpermit (verb)Allowed to do something by rule or law.≈ Synonym: allowed🇺🇿UZ: ruxsat berilgan🇷🇺RU: разрешено to compete or even watch most events.
Winning at the ancient Olympics brought enormousenormous (adj)Extremely large in size or amount.≈ Synonym: huge🇺🇿UZ: juda katta🇷🇺RU: огромный honorhonor (noun)Great respect or a feeling of pride given to someone.≈ Synonym: respect🇺🇿UZ: sharaf, hurmat🇷🇺RU: честь. Championschampion (noun)The winner of a competition.≈ Synonym: winner🇺🇿UZ: chempion🇷🇺RU: чемпион received a simple wreathwreath (noun)A circular decoration made of leaves or flowers, often worn on the head.≈ Synonym: garland🇺🇿UZ: gulchambar🇷🇺RU: венок made of olive leavesolive leaf (noun)The leaves of the olive tree, used to make a symbolic crown.≈ Synonym: olive branches🇺🇿UZ: zaytun barglari🇷🇺RU: оливковые листья rather than gold medalsmedal (noun)A metal disc given as a prize.🇺🇿UZ: medal🇷🇺RU: медаль, but they returned home as heroeshero (noun)A person who is admired for doing something brave or great.≈ Synonym: champion🇺🇿UZ: qahramon🇷🇺RU: герой. Some cities even tore down part of their walls to welcomewelcome (verb)To greet someone in a friendly way.≈ Synonym: greet🇺🇿UZ: kutib olmoq🇷🇺RU: приветствовать, встречать a victoriousvictorious (adj)Having won a contest or battle.≈ Synonym: winning🇺🇿UZ: g'olib🇷🇺RU: победоносный athlete, believing that a city with such a champion needed no walls for protectionprotection (noun)The state of being kept safe from harm or danger.≈ Synonym: safety🇺🇿UZ: himoya🇷🇺RU: защита.
The games were held every four years, and this period became known as an OlympiadOlympiad (noun)The four-year period between one Olympic Games and the next.≈ Synonym: four-year cycle🇺🇿UZ: Olimpiada davri🇷🇺RU: олимпиада (период). During the games, a sacred trucesacred truce (noun)A holy agreement to stop fighting for a period of time.≈ Synonym: holy ceasefire🇺🇿UZ: muqaddas sulh🇷🇺RU: священное перемирие was declareddeclare (verb)Announced officially and publicly.≈ Synonym: announced🇺🇿UZ: e'lon qilindi🇷🇺RU: объявлено across Greece, allowing athletesathlete (noun)People who are trained in and compete in sports.≈ Synonym: sportspeople🇺🇿UZ: sportchilar🇷🇺RU: спортсмены and spectatorsspectator (noun)People who watch an event, such as a sports competition.≈ Synonym: onlookers🇺🇿UZ: tomoshabinlar🇷🇺RU: зрители to travel safely even if their city-states were at warat warIn a state of fighting between countries or groups.≈ Synonym: fighting🇺🇿UZ: urushda🇷🇺RU: в состоянии войны. This truce shows how important the Olympics were to ancient Greek societysociety (noun)A large group of people who live together with shared customs and laws.≈ Synonym: community🇺🇿UZ: jamiyat🇷🇺RU: общество.
The ancient Olympic Games continued for nearly twelve centuries until they were bannedban (verb)Officially forbidden or stopped by law or order.≈ Synonym: prohibited🇺🇿UZ: taqiqlangan🇷🇺RU: запрещено in 393 CE. Centuries later, in 1896, the modern Olympics revivedrevive (verb)Brought back to life or use after it had stopped.≈ Synonym: restored🇺🇿UZ: qayta tikladi🇷🇺RU: возродил the traditiontradition (noun)Customs or beliefs passed down through many generations.≈ Synonym: customs🇺🇿UZ: an'analar🇷🇺RU: традиции, though today's games include far more sports, both men and women, and athletes from almost every country in the world. The spiritspirit (noun)The general feeling or attitude of something.≈ Synonym: atmosphere🇺🇿UZ: ruh🇷🇺RU: дух of competitioncompetition (noun)An event in which people try to win against others.≈ Synonym: contest🇺🇿UZ: musobaqa🇷🇺RU: соревнование that began in Olympia still lives on today.
In your own words, write a short summary of what you just read (70–100 words). Don't copy sentences — explain the main ideas.
Every highlighted word from this story with its meaning in Uzbek 🇺🇿 and Russian 🇷🇺, and an example. Tap 🇬🇧 or 🇺🇸 to hear the word or the sentence in a British or American accent.
| # | 🇬🇧 | 🇺🇿 | 🇷🇺 | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ancientadjective | qadimgi | древний | We visited the ancient ruins of Termez. |
| 2 | sporting eventnoun | sport tadbiri | спортивное мероприятие | The World Cup is the biggest sporting event on the planet. |
| 3 | traditionnoun | an'analar | традиции | Making sumalak is a Navruz tradition. |
| 4 | holdverb | o'tkazmoq (tadbir) | проводить (мероприятие) | The meeting will be held on Monday. |
| 5 | in honor of | sharafiga | в честь | A party was held in honor of the retiring teacher. |
| 6 | city-statenoun | shahar-davlatlar | города-государства | Athens and Sparta were powerful Greek city-states. |
| 7 | competeverb | musobaqalashmoq | соревноваться | Over two hundred athletes will compete in the marathon. |
| 8 | majoradjective | asosiy, yirik | крупный, главный | Tashkent is a major city in Central Asia. |
| 9 | cultural eventnoun | madaniy tadbir | культурное событие | The music festival is the biggest cultural event of the year. |
| 10 | modernadjective | zamonaviy | современный | This modern hospital has the latest equipment. |
| 11 | versionnoun | versiya, ko'rinish | версия | I prefer the old version of this app. |
| 12 | wrestlingnoun | kurash | борьба | Wrestling is very popular in Uzbekistan. |
| 13 | boxingnoun | boks | бокс | Uzbekistan has many boxing champions. |
| 14 | chariot racingnoun | aravachalar poygasi | гонки на колесницах | Chariot racing was exciting and very dangerous. |
| 15 | nakedadjective | yalang'och | обнажённый | The baby was naked after his bath. |
| 16 | athletic culturenoun | sport madaniyati | спортивная культура | The school has a strong athletic culture — everyone plays a sport. |
| 17 | allowverb | ruxsat bermoq | разрешать | Phones are not allowed in the exam room. |
| 18 | take partphrasal verb | qatnashmoq | участвовать | Fifty students will take part in the competition. |
| 19 | permitverb | ruxsat berilgan | разрешено | Photos are not permitted inside the museum. |
| 20 | enormousadjective | juda katta | огромный | They live in an enormous house with ten bedrooms. |
| 21 | honornoun | sharaf, hurmat | честь | It's an honor to meet you. |
| 22 | championnoun | chempion | чемпион | She became the national champion at sixteen. |
| 23 | wreathnoun | gulchambar | венок | They laid a wreath of flowers at the monument. |
| 24 | olive leafnoun | zaytun barglari | оливковые листья | The peace symbol shows a dove with an olive leaf. |
| 25 | medalnoun | medal | медаль | Our team won three gold medals. |
| 26 | heronoun | qahramon | герой | The firefighter became a local hero. |
| 27 | welcomeverb | kutib olmoq | приветствовать, встречать | The whole family came to welcome us at the airport. |
| 28 | victoriousadjective | g'olib | победоносный | The victorious team celebrated in the streets. |
| 29 | protectionnoun | himoya | защита | This cream gives protection from the sun. |
| 30 | Olympiadnoun | Olimpiada davri | олимпиада (период) | An Olympiad was the four-year period between the Games. |
| 31 | sacred trucenoun | muqaddas sulh | священное перемирие | During the sacred truce, all fighting had to stop. |
| 32 | declareverb | e'lon qilindi | объявлено | The government declared a national holiday. |
| 33 | athletenoun | sportchilar | спортсмены | Professional athletes train every day. |
| 34 | spectatornoun | tomoshabinlar | зрители | Thousands of spectators filled the stadium. |
| 35 | at war | urushda | в состоянии войны | The two countries were at war for ten years. |
| 36 | societynoun | jamiyat | общество | Education is important for a healthy society. |
| 37 | banverb | taqiqlangan | запрещено | Smoking is banned in all restaurants. |
| 38 | reviveverb | qayta tikladi | возродил | The town is trying to revive its old crafts. |
| 39 | spiritnoun | ruh | дух | The spirit of the festival was happy and friendly. |
| 40 | competitionnoun | musobaqa | соревнование | There's a lot of competition for jobs in the city. |