1960的關鍵時刻
The first Winter Olympics were held in 1924.
第一屆冬季奧運在1924年舉行。
hold(v.)舉辦，舉行
It was not a fascinating and interesting event until the 8th Winter Olympics were held in 1960 in Squaw Valley, California.
直到1960年在加州斯闊谷舉行的第八屆冬季奧運前，它並不是個吸引人又有趣的活動。
fascinating(adj.)吸引人的
How did the Games become so popular and spectacular?
這個競賽如何變得這麼受歡迎又盛大呢？
spectacular(adj.)壯觀的，巨大的
Rarely known, it has something to do with the fairy tale kingdom of Walt Disney.
很少人知道它與迪士尼童話王國有關。
rarely(adv.)很少地known(adj.)知道的fairy tale童話故事kingdom(n.)王國
To make an ineffectively managed ski resort prosper, its founder, Alexander Cushing, strived to hold the Olympics in Squaw Valley.
為了使一間經營不善的滑雪度假村繁榮起來，它的創辦者——亞歷山大．邱辛努力爭取在斯闊谷舉行奧運比賽。
ineffectively(adv.)無效果地manage(v.)管理，經營ski(n.)滑雪resort(n.)度假勝地prosper(v.)繁榮founder(n.)創辦者strive(v.)力爭
The Squaw Valley Winter Olympics unexpectedly got the support of the Walt Disney creative team regardless of the fact that they had no experience or background in holding sporting events.
斯闊谷冬季奧運意外地得到華特迪士尼創意小組的支持，儘管他們沒有任何經驗與舉辦體育賽事的背景。
unexpectedly(adv.)出乎意料地，想不到地support(n.)支持creative(adj.)創意的regardless(adv.)不管，無論如何experience(n.)經驗background(n.)背景
The team is responsible for designing the torch relay, the opening and closing ceremonies, the award ceremonies and the venue layout.
這個小組是負責設計火把接力、開幕與閉幕、頒獎典禮以及會場佈置。
responsible(adj.)負責的design(v.)設計torch(n.)火把relay(n.)接力ceremony(n.)典禮，儀式award(n.)獎，獎項venue(n.)會場，舉行地點layout(n.)佈局，佈置
In addition to inviting Hollywood stars to the ceremonies, Disney recruited young musicians to play at the Olympics.
除了邀請好萊塢明星參加典禮之外，迪士尼招募年輕的音樂家在奧運演出。
recruit(v.)招聘musician(n.)音樂家play(v.)演奏
The very first athlete villages were started by the creative team as well.
最初的選手村也是由這個創意小組建立的。
athlete(n.)運動員village(n.)村莊，村落
The cost of the Squaw Valley Olympics ended up being 20 times the original budget, i.e. 20 million US dollars.
斯闊谷奧運的成本最終變成原來預算的二十倍，也就是兩千萬美元。
cost(n.)成本end up最終成為，以……告終times(det.)倍original(adj.)原先的，起初的budget(n.)預算i.e.也就是，即
The Disney design became the model used worldwide, and it transformed the Winter Olympics from the simple games that they once were into a grand sports event.
這個迪士尼的設計成為全世界使用的模型，並將冬季奧運從曾經的單純比賽轉變成盛大的體育賽事。
model(n.)模型worldwide(adv.)全世界地transform(v.)轉變once(adv.)以前，曾經grand(adj.)重大的，雄偉的