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Another popular sport, cricket, is originally from the UK, and has been exported to and followed in countries influenced by it,
另一項受歡迎的運動——板球起源于英國，已經(jīng)流傳到了受影響的國家，而且有許多虔誠的追隨者，
such as Australia, India, Pakistan, Kenya and South Africa.
例如，澳大利亞、印度、巴基斯坦、肯尼亞和南非。
Patience is a must to enjoy the game, because it seems very slow and boring for those who do not quite grasp cricket.
耐心是享受這項運動的必備條件，因為對那些不怎么控球的人來說，板球似乎是一項很慢很無聊的運動。
For fans of this sport, though, it is an art form.
然而，對這項運動的愛好者來說，這卻是一種藝術(shù)。
Even quiet and serious scholars can become excited about it.
甚至那些安靜而嚴(yán)肅的學(xué)者也會為之興奮不已。
Cricket is usually considered a summer sport in Australia, and throughout the country you will see players dressed all in white, hitting and running after the ball.
在澳大利亞，板球通常被認(rèn)為是一項夏季運動，在澳大利亞全境，你都會看到身著全套白色運動服的運動員，在球場上來來回回?fù)舸蚝妥分鸢迩颉?/div>
Is Australia a sporting nation?
澳大利亞是一個運動之國嗎？
Of course it is, as any Australian will tell you.
任何澳大利亞人都會告訴你，當(dāng)然是。
The statistics prove it.
統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù)證明了這一點。
In most international competitions, Australia is among the winning nations.
在大多數(shù)國際比賽中，澳大利亞都在獲勝國之列。
At the Olympic Games in particular, Australian performers often win a greater percentage of medals than many of the other countries.
特別是在奧運會上，澳大利亞運動員通常比他們的許多國家贏得更大百分比的獎牌。
For example, at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, only the USA, China, Russia, the UK and Germany won more medals than Australia.
例如，在2008年的北京奧運會上，只有美國、中國、俄羅斯、英國和德國在獎牌總數(shù)上超過澳大利亞。
Considering Australia's small population, its outstanding performance in the Olympic Games was really amazing.
考慮到澳大利亞較少的人口，澳大利亞人在奧運會上的突出表現(xiàn)確實令人驚嘆。
So, while a high percentage of Australians may be people who watch sports rather than do them, Australia is indeed a great sporting nation!
所以，雖然澳大利亞人在體育方面只看不練的人數(shù)可能占了很高的比例，澳大利亞的確是一個運動大國！
