{"id":8482,"date":"2014-02-14T14:13:49","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T14:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=8482"},"modified":"2014-07-15T18:39:07","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T18:39:07","slug":"some-fascinating-facts-about-the-2014-winter-olympics-in-sochi-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/some-fascinating-facts-about-the-2014-winter-olympics-in-sochi-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Fascinating Facts about the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi \u2013 Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marhaba! I hope you had the time to tune in and watch any of the games at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. If you have not, I encourage you again to take a look! I am confident you found the listening comprehension exercise from the previous post <\/a>interesting and useful.<\/p>\n

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In this post, I present you with the answers. I am also sharing a video of my favorite game at the Olympics: the biathlon competition! It combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It\u2019s a training video and really captures how hard this competition really is! If you want to watch any of the games, I really encourage you to watch this game!<\/p>\n

Answers: <\/span><\/p>\n

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1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u063a\u0627\u0628\u062a \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0645\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0639\u0646 \u0631\u0648\u0633\u064a\u0627 \u0627\u0631\u0628\u0639\u0629 \u0648\u062b\u0644\u0627\u062b\u064a\u0646 \u0639\u0627\u0645\u0627.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. The Olympics were last held in Russia 34 years ago.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u0628\u0644\u063a\u062a \u062a\u0643\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0641 \u062f\u0648\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0645\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u062a\u0648\u064a\u0629 \u062e\u0645\u0633\u064a\u0646 \u0645\u0644\u064a\u0627\u0631 \u062f\u0648\u0644\u0627\u0631 (\u0648\u0642\u062f \u0627\u0639\u062a\u0628\u0631\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0627\u063a\u0644\u0649 \u0628\u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0645\u0628\u064a\u0627\u062f).<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

2. The cost of the Winter Olympic Games reached 50 billion dollars (and it has been considered the most expensive in the history of the Olympics).<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u062a\u064f\u0642\u064a\u0645 \u0631\u0648\u0633\u064a\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0631\u0629 \u0648\u0633\u0637 \u0627\u062c\u0631\u0627\u0621\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0645\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0645\u064f\u0634\u062f\u062f\u0629 \u0648\u0642\u062f \u062a\u062d\u0648\u0651\u0644\u064e\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062f\u064a\u0646\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0649 \u0642\u0644\u0639\u0629 \u062d\u0635\u064a\u0646\u0629 \u0645\u0646\u0642\u0637\u0639\u0629 \u0639\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Russia is holding the Games amidst heightened security measures, and the city has been transformed into a fortified fortress cut out from the rest of the world.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u0631\u0641\u0636 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633 \u0628\u0648\u062a\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u064a\u0642\u0627\u0638 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0639\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0645\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u062d\u0641\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0641\u062a\u062a\u0627\u062d \u0644\u0643\u0648\u0646\u0647 \u0644\u064a\u0633 \u0631\u064a\u0627\u0636\u064a\u0651\u0627\u064b.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

4. President Putin has refused to light the Olympic flame at the Opening Ceremony because he is not an athlete.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u064a\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0643 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0631\u0629 \u0646\u062d\u0648 \u0633\u062a\u0651\u0629 \u0622\u0644\u0627\u0641 \u0631\u064a\u0627\u0636\u064a \u0645\u0646 \u062d\u0648\u0627\u0644\u064a \u062a\u0633\u0639\u064a\u0646 \u062f\u0648\u0644\u0629.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

5. Participating in the Games are about 6,000 athletes from around 90 countries.<\/span><\/p>\n