專八人文知識精講(13)：英國體育運動

1. Many international sports were introduced by theBritish who take their leisure time very seriously. Thereis widespread participation in sport in Britain.
許多國際體育項目是由認真對待休閑時間的英國人引進的，在英國，人們廣泛參與體育。

2. Football ( or "soccer" as it is colloquially called ), the most popular sport inEngland as well as in Europe, has its traditional home in England where it wasdeveloped in the 19th century.
足球（口語叫"soccer"）,在英格蘭和歐洲是最受歡迎的運動，其傳統老家在英格蘭，出現于19世紀。

3. The game "Rugby" was invented at Rugby School in Warwich shire in the early19th century.
英式橄欖球比賽19世紀初創立于沃爾威克郡的拉格比學校，因此而得名。

4. Cricket, the most typically English of sports, has been in existence since the16th century. On an international level, 5-day Cornhill Test Matches.
板球，是英國人最典型的體育運動，自從16世紀以來已存在。國際比賽是5天的康希爾決賽。

5. Although tennis has been played for centuries, the modern game originated inEngland in late 19th. The main tournament is the annual Wimbledon fortnight, oneof the 4 tennis "Grand Slam" tournaments.
盡管網球已打了好幾個世紀，但現代比賽卻起源于19世紀末的英格蘭。主要比賽是一年一度的溫布爾登兩周賽，這是四大滿貫網球錦標賽之一。

6. There is a considerable following and participation of athletics in Britain. Forexample, the London Marathon, which takes place every spring.
英國參加田徑的人很多，例如倫敦的馬拉松塞，每年春季舉行。

7. The home of golf is Scotland where the game has been played since the 17thcentury and naturally the oldest golf club in the world is there: The HonourableCompany of Edinburgh Golfers. The Walker Cup for amateurs and the Ryder Cup forprofessionals.
高爾夫球的故里是蘇格蘭，自從17世紀以來這項運動就在那兒盛行。全世界最古老的高爾夫俱樂部也在那里：愛丁堡高爾夫球會員榮譽公司。業余球員參加沃爾克公開賽，職業球員參加雷德爾杯。

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